Canon 70-300 DO lens

[tringbirds]

I am still looking to buy a travel lens!! Does anybody use a Canon 70-300 DO lens and how do they rate it. Reviews from the net suggest it is a good travel lens but some problems with lens flare. Any comments would be very helpful. Thank you

[K-Lex]

I'd agree with that. Yes it's a good travel lens but is useless more wide angle. Also consider the 28-300 Canon lens. Don't like this lens myself for more reasons than I care to mention but a friend of mine thinks the world of his. Depends what your budget is though. If you have a £1000 budget, I think I'd be looking at a Canon 17-85 IS (competent if not overwhelming lens) and adding a Sigma 70-200 2.8 - nice lens, not quite as good as the Canon equivalent but still very good, and a 1.4x TC. That lot should set you back around a grand or so.
Your option, the Canon 70-300. I've never used one, or seen one for that matter so can't offer an opinion on it but it gets 8/10 on FredMiranda - some complaints about build quality and distortion at zoom extremes but otherwise looks good.

[baillieswells]

I am still looking to buy a travel lens!! Does anybody use a Canon 70-300 DO lens and how do they rate it. Reviews from the net suggest it is a good travel lens but some problems with lens flare. Any comments would be very helpful. Thank you

When travelling (including a safari in South Africa) I use a Canon 17mm-85mm IS lens, and a Canon 70mm-200mm f4 L lens, and a 1.4 converter. That takes me from 17mm -280mm. I bought the 70mm-200mm lens before the IS version became available. If you can afford the latter, all the better.

[tringbirds]

Thank you for your replies. I keep erring towards the 70-200 option with a 1.4, but it is the combination of weight, (scope,tripod etc), when travelling with some of the budget airlines that unfortunately I have to travel with on the trip through S.Amer. NowI have narrowed it down to a couple of lens I am going to test then out at the nearest Canon Pro centre. Thanks everybody.

[Tectortony]

I use the 70-300DO lens, its a cracker,the results I have had are top rate, you MUST use the lens hood and you will need to up the contrast a little.
If for some reason I lost or damaged mine I would get another without any hesitation.

[tringbirds]

Thank you for your enthusiastic reply. Have you any images that I may view?

[tringbirds]

Have just found your gallery!!!