70-300 vs 28-300: Does anyone have both these lenses and which do you feel is the better lens.

Christm Loc: Howell, Michigan

Does anyone have both these lenses and which do you feel is the better lens.

Leon S Loc: Minnesota

Don't have the 28-300, but I can't fault the 70-300. For what you will pay for it, its a bargain. The 28-300 has a better vr and longer range, and cost twice as much. That's the only advantage I see in it.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Christm wrote:

Does anyone have both these lenses and which do you feel is the better lens.

I DO Have them both, and use my 28-300mm almost daily. The 70-300mm has not been out of the shop in months except to rent it to people wanting to try one. Both are very good lenses, but the focal range of the 28-300mm is a clear winner, as is the VR II system.

Christm Loc: Howell, Michigan

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be looking very closely to the 28-300. What about the weight difference, is there any?

drmarty Loc: Pine City, NY

Christm wrote:

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be looking very closely to the 28-300. What about the weight difference, is there any?

I use my 28-300 as a walk around lens and it performs very well for me. It is a tad heavy but balances well on both my D800 and my D600. The extra range on the wide end often means I don't have to carry another lens.

Alois

Both of them are " good " none is " great ".

gsconsolvo Loc: Ruidoso, New Mexico

MT Shooter wrote:

I DO Have them both, and use my 28-300mm almost daily. The 70-300mm has not been out of the shop in months except to rent it to people wanting to try one. Both are very good lenses, but the focal range of the 28-300mm is a clear winner, as is the VR II system.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Christm wrote:

Does anyone have both these lenses and which do you feel is the better lens.

Christm, when people start talking about VR, it gets confusing.
You ARE talking about Canon lenses, correct?
SS

Christm Loc: Howell, Michigan

SharpShooter wrote:

Christm, when people start talking about VR, it gets confusing.
You ARE talking about Canon lenses, correct?
SS

Nikon

amehta Loc: Boston

SharpShooter wrote:

Christm, when people start talking about VR, it gets confusing.
You ARE talking about Canon lenses, correct?
SS

Nice, but we all knew it was the Nikons being discussed, for the simple reason that nobody seems to actually have the Canon 28-300mm L lens, it is so big it loses the whole benefit of an "all purpose, walk-around" lens.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

amehta wrote:

Nice, but we all knew it was the Nikons being discussed, for the simple reason that nobody seems to actually have the Canon 28-300mm L lens, it is so big it loses the whole benefit of an "all purpose, walk-around" lens.

Not to mention the ridiculous pricing! :thumbup:

amehta Loc: Boston

MT Shooter wrote:

Not to mention the ridiculous pricing! :thumbup:

Yes, but the Nikon 80-400mm costs as much, so it's hard to throw stones at anyone's pricing model.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

amehta wrote:

Yes, but the Nikon 80-400mm costs as much, so it's hard to throw stones at anyone's pricing model.

Yes, but that's an 80-400mm, TOTALLY different lens.
The lens in question is Canons 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 IS at $2689.
The comparable Nikon of SAME specs is the Nikon 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VR at $1046.
You are saying the Canon is 2 1/2 time the lens?

amehta Loc: Boston

MT Shooter wrote:

Yes, but that's an 80-400mm, TOTALLY different lens.
The lens in question is Canons 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 IS at $2689.
The comparable Nikon of SAME specs is the Nikon 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VR at $1046.
You are saying the Canon is 2 1/2 time the lens?

Well, it is white. ;-)

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

28-300 is pretty bad beyond 150mm. So is the 70-300, but the 70-300 is a little better.

For a walk around lens you might want to take a look at the 24-120 F4. Still not perfect, but leagues ahead of both of the others. For some reason the lens manufacturers can't seem to get this zoom range right. Take a look at DXO Mark and other reviews, neither the 70-300 or the 28-300 get high ratings. You never mentioned what camera you are using.

I have used both on a D700 and a D800. I would save my money or get the 24-120. My $.02