I recently purchased the 75-300IS. 1.Will the 550EX flash work well with this lens. 2.What is your take on the overall quality of this lens for portraits, sharpness etc. 3.Any other info, advice in regards to using this lens for more of a "photojournalistic" feel to weddings. Thanks

-- David Pascolla (dpascola@mail.slocs.k12.ca.us), July 01, 1999

Answers

(1) Yes. You will need and ElanII or EOS-3 to take full advantage of the flash though (E-TTL, FEL etc.).

(2) Good quality at 75mm, dropping to fair at 300mm. 8x10 prints should be fine unless you are really critical.

(3) Most wedding pros (and many consumers) demand MF quality, so you might be pushing the limits for many shooting hand held 35mm, even with an IS lens, unless you're also shooting MF "formals"

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), July 12, 1999.