So I was beyond excited when I was FINALLY able to get a new camera lens! After having the Canon 18-55mm lens for over a year and a half, it was time to upgrade. I started out with the 18-55mm which is fantastic to start out with, so when I got more interested in pursuing photography, my family bought me the 75-300mm lens and let me tell you it was worth it! I really wanted the lens quick as Spring Break was just coming around the corner so I would have a lot of time to play with it.

I got the lens off of Amazon.com through the bulk packaging option. Ultimately, the lens was about $40 cheaper buying it that way which was perfect – I didn’t want to pay the extra $40 to get the unnecessary manufactured packaging. The lens arrived on time in two days (free two day shipping!) and as soon as I got it Friday afternoon, I couldn’t put it down! I immediately started taking pictures. I was so amazed at how huge of an upgrade this lens was! The 18-55mm lens never really got me anywhere as far as far-distance pictures goes, and now that I have this, it will be a breeze!

Anyways, enough babbling! Here are a few of my favorite pictures I took of my Boston Terrier, Muffin, on Friday and Saturday. She’s such a cutie! Feel free to click on the images to see a larger version.

I love when she puts one of her legs up – it shows how bubbly her personality is!

By far my favorite shot!

When I had my 18-55mm lens, it was so hard for me to get a good picture of Muffin without her shying away from the camera or turning away too quickly. She didn’t like how I would have a giant box-looking-thing right in front of her face! But now that I have this new lens, it’s so much easier for me to take amazing quality pictures of Muffin from far away, but have it look like I was right in front of her!

Now I will share some of my pros and cons with the lens!

Pros: 

• Auto-focus is INCREDIBLY quick. As compared to the 18-55mm lens, the auto-focus is much quicker and smoother.
• The distance range. I am always going to sporting events, so having a greater distance to shoot from will come in handy!
• The focus. I am amazed at how well images are focused, I absolutely love bokeh and blurred backgrounds, and with this lens, you will get just that!

Cons:

• The lens is (obviously) a bit heavy, but who cares?! It’s totally worth it after a while as the quality of the pictures are amazing. Plus, it doesn’t feel heavy after a while of taking so many pictures. 😀 (A good way to build up muscle, no?)
• The distance range is also a con. Don’t expect to use this lens if you’re trying to capture something just 2 feet in front of you, because the lens won’t register it. From my experience with this photoshoot, when Muffin was walking up to me or right in front of me, the camera wouldn’t focus at 75mm because she was too close to me. If I would have to guess, the best distance from you to your subject would be around 4 or 4.5 ft from your subject for the 75mm range.

Well that’s about it for my thoughts/review on the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM lens. I will definitely be sharing much more of my shots with this lens. I cannot wait to see what else I can get out of this!

Let me know what you think about the lens if you have it, or if you’re still trying to decide if it’s worth it or not! I would also love to know what you think about these few test shots.

Until next time,

Lexi*