That was a well put together review and very informative.
While it may not be the best zoom on the market, for my budget and my needs at present, it will suffice as my second lens for the Canon.
I took a shot of the moon tonight with the 90-300mm lens in manual focus mode, Av-5.6, ISO 800, noise reduction off- maybe i should have this on

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Image is as is, no touchups, it looks o.k.