Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
EF Mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
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Reasons to Buy Canon EF 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Canon EF 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Wide end |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM is compatible with cameras that have a Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM has a maximum diameter of 71mm and total length of 115mm when not extended. It weighs 420g / 14.8 oz.
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM has a filter thread of 58mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM:
Focal Range
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM has a focal range of 90-300mm and 3.3X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 144 - 480mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Canon 75-300mm f4.0-5.6 IS USM in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Zoom Method
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.25x and has a minimum focusing distance of 1.5m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.25x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
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Aperture
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4.5 and a minimum aperture of f38 at 90mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f45 at 300mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
90mm
|
F4.5 |
F38 |
|
300mm
|
F5.6 |
F45 |
Optical Formula
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 9 groups .
Body Colour
Canon 90-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM is available in Black color.
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