Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM. When testing 70-300 mm devices we've mentioned time and again that there is a wide range of those instruments, coming from different producers, available. The users of Canon reflex cameras have an especially impressing array at their disposal.

The Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS is a wonderful lens. It's made mostly of alloy; even its filter threads are metal.

As I looked forward to creating the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM Lens review, I knew that Canon's introduction of this lens was going to make my life more difficult - but in a good way.

Telephoto lenses are a topic of conversation among photographers perplexed by the range of options and wide disparity of costs. Lenses with equal focal lengths that differ in price by more than £1,000 are not unusual, and although we may baulk at the cost we know the more expensive models offer superior sharpness, focusing and depth of field.

With the introduction of a new Canon L lens comes much excitement within the Canon community. But what of the latest one - the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L? Is it all it's cracked up to be? We take a look at this new off-white tele zoom to see if it makes the perfect zoom to take with you on a photographic outing.