The Canon EF 75 to 300 mm Telephoto Lens: A First-Timer's Dream?

Hey guys, it's David Frankie here from GARP, and I'm excited to share with you my latest acquisition - the Canon EF 75 to 300 mm telephoto lens. I picked this baby up for just $100 from One Sell a Day.com, which I have to say, was a bit of a mixed bag. Honestly, I'm not totally thrilled with their customer service, but hey, who needs that when you can save $100 on a great camera lens? That being said, I think it's worth noting that this lens is not the crème de la crème, but for $100, I believe it's an amazing entry-point into the world of telephoto photography.

As soon as I took this lens out of its box, I was struck by its weight. It's definitely got some heft to it! I have to admit, I'm a bit surprised by how heavy it is considering its relatively compact size. However, I've heard that this isn't necessarily a bad thing - sometimes, the more weight you can get behind your lens, the better it's going to perform. We'll see about that as we put it through its paces.

One of my main concerns with this lens was its autofocus capabilities. From what I've heard, it's not exactly lightning-fast, but honestly, I'm not too fussed. For $100, I figure you get what you pay for, and if this lens can give me the depth of field I need to take some amazing shots, then I'm more than happy to overlook its minor quirks. Plus, I've got my trusty 50mm (a.k.a. "the nifty50") and a new 40mm lens on hand, which should give me plenty of options.

Speaking of which, let's take a look at the autofocus switch! As you can see, it's pretty straightforward - just flip this little lever to switch between autofocus and manual focus mode. Simple enough, right? Now, I know some of you might be thinking, "Wait a minute, David - isn't that lens with the slower autofocus going to cause issues?" And to that, I say... maybe. But again, for $100, I think it's worth taking a chance on.

Now, let's talk about my current lens collection. As you can see, it's starting to grow nicely! I've got my trusty 18-55mm stock lens, which does an amazing job for what it is - and then there's the nifty50, which has become a reliable workhorse in my kit bag. But now, with this new telephoto lens on board, I'm feeling like I've got some real firepower to take on any photography challenge that comes my way.

If you're interested in checking out this lens for yourself (or any of the other lenses I mentioned), all of those links are right below. And hey, if you do decide to grab one, be sure to let me know what you think! I'd love to hear about your experiences with these lenses and share some of my own tips and tricks along the way.

Thanks so much for watching, guys - don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe for more photography-related videos, as well as some fun photography tests where we put all these new toys to the test! And until next time... see you tomorrow.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys War David Frankie here from GARP this is the Canon EF 75 to 300 mm telephoto lens that I got for just $100 from one sell a day.com which I'm not totally pleased with their experience honestly and I might make a rant video in a few days we'll see depending on how I feel uh but I did save $100 on those thing now I've heard it's not the best lens ever I hear it's okay but for $100 guys I mean I think it's a great first telephoto lens cuz I do not have a telephoto lens um yet well now I do I guess since I'm taking it out right now and take out of the box there you go really this thing is like suctioned on there you go wow it's definitely got some nice weight to it so put in that box aside let's take the lens out of the plastic wow this thing is heavy jeez look at that wow okay guys I am so freaking excited to try this out you do have your autofocus and manual focus switch right here I've heard the autofocus is not the best and it's kind of slow but that's honestly not a big deal I mean again $100 guys the same price I paid for this this is my 50 mm also known as the nifty50 and I also got the 40 mm for Christmas there you go actually let's move back here and finally last but not least my stock lenss 18 to 55 mm which does a great job for what it is so this lens I'm really excited to use because this is going to give me a nice depth of field depending upon my focal length and I might be using this for videos we're not I mean I'm not really sure I don't know why I just said we it's just me who does all this but wow this is definitely very very heavy compared to all these I mean this is light it's very cheap plastic this is actually kind of heavy for its size and this is about average again not a high quality lens but it's pretty average but this lens I'm really excited use let's take it off wow look at that insane very cool I cannot wait to see how this performs let's put the lens cap right back on and let's end the video right there let's let's do what uh by size there you go so as you can see my lens collection is quickly growing which is awesome um and if you are interested in this lens or any of these lenses all of those links to Amazon or gear poop are right below guys thank you so much for watching stay tuned for more photography related videos as well as uh photography test related videos where I show what this lens can do as well as my new 40mm which I still have not showed you and the 50 mm actually this one's not really a huge deal but these three I definitely want to do videos on all right that's it see you tomorrowhey guys War David Frankie here from GARP this is the Canon EF 75 to 300 mm telephoto lens that I got for just $100 from one sell a day.com which I'm not totally pleased with their experience honestly and I might make a rant video in a few days we'll see depending on how I feel uh but I did save $100 on those thing now I've heard it's not the best lens ever I hear it's okay but for $100 guys I mean I think it's a great first telephoto lens cuz I do not have a telephoto lens um yet well now I do I guess since I'm taking it out right now and take out of the box there you go really this thing is like suctioned on there you go wow it's definitely got some nice weight to it so put in that box aside let's take the lens out of the plastic wow this thing is heavy jeez look at that wow okay guys I am so freaking excited to try this out you do have your autofocus and manual focus switch right here I've heard the autofocus is not the best and it's kind of slow but that's honestly not a big deal I mean again $100 guys the same price I paid for this this is my 50 mm also known as the nifty50 and I also got the 40 mm for Christmas there you go actually let's move back here and finally last but not least my stock lenss 18 to 55 mm which does a great job for what it is so this lens I'm really excited to use because this is going to give me a nice depth of field depending upon my focal length and I might be using this for videos we're not I mean I'm not really sure I don't know why I just said we it's just me who does all this but wow this is definitely very very heavy compared to all these I mean this is light it's very cheap plastic this is actually kind of heavy for its size and this is about average again not a high quality lens but it's pretty average but this lens I'm really excited use let's take it off wow look at that insane very cool I cannot wait to see how this performs let's put the lens cap right back on and let's end the video right there let's let's do what uh by size there you go so as you can see my lens collection is quickly growing which is awesome um and if you are interested in this lens or any of these lenses all of those links to Amazon or gear poop are right below guys thank you so much for watching stay tuned for more photography related videos as well as uh photography test related videos where I show what this lens can do as well as my new 40mm which I still have not showed you and the 50 mm actually this one's not really a huge deal but these three I definitely want to do videos on all right that's it see you tomorrow\n"