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Mar 07, 2007
Great Lens!
33 of 36 found this helpful I recently sold my EF75-300 Canon F/4-5.6 Zoom lens and replaced it with a EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM lens. I like to take pictures of Raptors (Hawks, Eagles, etc.)in flight and found that the IS USM lens focuses faster and has a sharper image compared with the 75-300. I also like the image stabilization - I can take hand held pictures at 1/60th second (70 mm) and still get a clear image. Overall, its a great value for the money, and a major improvement. Highly recommended!
Jul 03, 2006
Great Small Digital Camera
7 of 8 found this helpful I recently purchased a Canon S80 as a back-up to my Digital Rebel, and to reduce the load of lenses, filters and accessories that I am carrying. This is the third camera of it's type that I've purchased and it by far is the best!
What's to Like: Right size to carry - not too large or small. Has a wide angle lens. Fast startup time. When shooting in continuous mode, it has a decent enough shot to shot time. Many of the same controls as my Digital Rebel. Overall picture quality is OK. Makes a great suplemental camera to a digital SLR. Has a very good dynamic exposure range for a digital camera - better than the Digital Rebel.
What's Not to Like: In normal, single shot mode, slow shot to shot time; even worse with flash. Picture quality, especially sharpness, not as good as digital SLR even though it's 8 megapixels vs. 6 on Digital Rebel - especially when the SLR has a decent lens on it. Lack of dynamic stabilization.
Overall, the S80 has plenty of pluses as a supplement to a Digital SLR, and makes an excellent choice for casual photography.
Dec 02, 2012
Outstanding DLSR
This is an outstanding camera! I purchased it to replace an older Canon 30D. It's lighter weight, has better performance at higher ISO ratings, and has useful features like the HDR - to improve capability of photographing scenes containg both bright as well as dark areas. The flexible touch screen on the back is handy, as well. Altogether I'm very pleased.