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From Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM: A zoom lens by Canon for Full frame cameras, 70-300mm f/4-5.6. Specs - Maker: Canon - Focal length: 70-300mm (zoom) - Maximum aperture: f/4-5.6 (it gets darker as you zoom in) - Made for: Full frame sensors - Mounts: Canon EF - Stabilised: yes - Autofocus: yes What it frames like - On full frame (Canon EF): as marked, 70-300mm. - On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 112-480mm on full ...

From Landscape: Lenses: - A wide zoom, around 16-35mm on full frame or 10-24mm on APS-C, is the classic landscape lens: big skies, strong foregrounds. - A standard zoom, 24-70mm or similar, covers most scenes. - A telephoto zoom, 70-200mm or longer, is underrated: it picks out layers of hills, a lone tree, or light on a distant ridge. You don't need fast apertures for landscapes, since you'll usually shoot between f/8 and ...

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