The EF 28–300mm 3.5–5.6L IS USM lens is a
superzoom lens made by
Canon Inc.
The lens has an
EF-type mount, which fits the
Canon EOS line of cameras.
When used on a
digital
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EOS body with a
field of view compensation factor of 1.3x, such as the
Canon EOS-1D Mark III, it provides a narrow field of view, equivalent to a 36–390mm lens mounted on a
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frame body. With a 1.6x body such as the
Canon EOS 400D
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, it provides a narrower field of view, equivalent to a 45–480mm lens mounted on a 35mm frame body.
This lens has a push-pull type zoom mechanism
and can be used for many types of photography, because of its large focal length range. It is used mostly for
press photography
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, and also for
travel photography
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.
See also
*
Canon EOS
*
Canon EF lens mount
*
Canon L lens
References
External links
Canon EF lenses
Superzoom lenses
Camera lenses introduced in 2004
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