Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300 mm 1:4-5.6 III Zoom issues

[katwoman85]

Hi All.  I just got this zoom lens and having trouble with it on AF.  Every time I try to zoom to take photos of birds in trees or on wires or anything far away, the lens just keeps spinning and spinning and never really focuses.  I tried changing the settings to Portrait mode, Sports/Fast Moving, Landscape, etc.  No luck. Getting annoyed with this.  The camera I have is a Canon EOS Rebel T100.  

If I switch to MF, it just snaps a picture and I don't want that.  I would rather it AF.

Hope someone can shed some light on this.  

Thanks!

[katwoman85]

Bought directly from Walmart (but online).  I am going to call B&H.  Best bet is to ask people that work in a camera shop.  I am going to ask them at B&H what kind of lens they would recommend for bird photography and see what they say.  Thanks for your info. Still having some issues.  I am going to look at a few pictures I took with the zoom lens with the settings you recommended and see how they look.

[rs-eos]

As kvbarkley asked above though, was it really Walmart?

If I search walmart.com for that lens, only one entry was Adorama (a trusted Canon dealer).  All the others is who knows what kind of third-party seller.

I would personally not trust Walmart and instead go directly to a known Canon dealer such as B&H or Adorama.

[jrhoffman75]

Agree. My Wal-Mart sells three entry Rebels and the clerks are the same as cover men’s underwear and lawn supplies.

[Waddizzle]

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@rs-eos wrote:

As kvbarkley asked above though, was it really Walmart?

If I search walmart.com for that lens, only one entry was Adorama (a trusted Canon dealer).  All the others is who knows what kind of third-party seller.

I would personally not trust Walmart and instead go directly to a known Canon dealer such as B&H or Adorama.

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Totally agree with this observation.  The big box stores have an "online marketplace" feature, which tries to initiate Amazon.  Every product offered for sale is not sold by Walmart.  Walmart is not an online retailer I would recommend for camera gear.  

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If you can send it back for a full refund, then do so immediately.

[katwoman85]

Spent about 20 minutes on the phone with B&H and bought a lenses from them.  I have purchased Canon cameras and equipment from them way back in 2000 (back in the day when cameras used film).