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Canon 70-200mm IS USM Lens For Canon

70-200mm IS USM Lens For Canon
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Canon 70-200mm IS USM Lens For Canon

  • Reviewed by: bluejeff

    05-17-07

    Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

    Strengths: 1. Less weight than other 3 versions2. IS (4 stops)3. Weather-sealed4. Sharp

    Weaknesses:1. No tripod ring2. Different filter size means you need to buy more filters.3. Expensive

    Overall Evaluation: This is my first white lens from Canon and I am very satisfied with it. The weight is light, the color is beautiful and real, and the sharpness is amazing.This 4th 70-200mm in the Canon series (other three are f/2.8IS, f/2.8, and f/4) is the most updated one. The long-waited IS feature with f/4 is now available at about five hundred dollars more with just a little bit more added weight to the 70-200mm f/4.Upon testing, I found the IS feature really works well. I can now shoot 200mm with 1/50 or less easily (without tripod). If it doesn't have IS, I am sure all my pictures will look blurry. The new lens also features weather-seal, which prevents dust and water coming into the lens. When you pair it with the same featured body, you will have a fully-sealed gear.

  • Reviewed by: rieko1004

    03-22-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Light weight and very sharp image

    Weaknesses:Not F/2.8 and eat battery a lot

    Overall Evaluation: I was going to buy 70-200MM with F2.8, but the lens is really heavy and expensive. I care about weight more than anything else. I am a wedding photographer and I am woman, so I don't wan to carry the heavy lens for few hours. However, the previes 70-200MM with F4 didn't have a IS, so there was nothing I want to buy. When I Canon has new lens which is light weight and with F4, I bought the lens right away. I was still thinking that the lens has F2.8, but when I started useing this lens, I realized that I can go 1/30 with handhold because of IS and light weight. I want recomend this lens to everybody especially woman photographers!

  • Reviewed by: KPBara

    03-16-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: 4-Stop IS. Sharpness wide open edge to edge over entire zoom range.

    Weaknesses:None.

    Overall Evaluation: The 70-200 f/4L non-IS was my favorite for 2 years and I was reluctant to let it go but decided that I need IS. I am happy to report that the latest generation IS indeed works. I get sharp pictures 8 out of 10 times at 1/20 sec at 200mm (=4 stops for my 20D), and even a few at 1/8 sec (> 5 stops). What I didn?t anticipate is the outstanding image quality even compared to my non-IS, which was razor sharp except at the longest end. The IS is stunningly sharp wide open, from corner to corner, from 70mm right through 200mm. At 70 and 105 mm, it is as sharp wide open as my 24-105 f/4L is at 5.6, but easily beats that lens in the corners. Even the non-IS?s superb build quality was improved upon due to dust/moisture resistance. This seems to make the focus and especially zoom rings even more solidly smooth. Finally the price is reasonable to me considering that it is as if you had four prime lenses combined into one body.

  • Reviewed by: realshopmaster

    02-28-07

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Image Stabalization (IS), sharpness, contrast, color rendition, light weight

    Weaknesses:price a little bit high, white color

    Overall Evaluation: 70-200mm covers the most useful range of photography in my opinion. Previously, there were three versions of 70-200mm zooms from Canon: F4, F2.8 and F2.8 IS. In order to get the IS, many people had no choice but to get the F2.8 IS, despite being nearly twice as heavy and three time more expensive. Within weeks after getting my F4 zoom, I traded it for the F2.8 IS because I found myself constantly struggling to keep up with shutter speed of 1/200 second or more at the long end.Now the new F4 IS zoom weighs about the same as the F4 with almost the identical physical dimension. The IS enables me to shoot as slow as 1/30 second. I found it as least as sharp as my F2.8 IS. It is such a joy to use the new lens after years of lugging around the heavier and bulkier F2.8 IS. The F4, which is too slow for most indoor sports, is perfect for outdoor sports, casual shootings in parks and schools, parties and vacations, portrait and landscape. $500 price premium over the non-IS F4 version is hard to forget initially, but it is worthwhile in my opinion. For $500 more, you can get the F2.8 IS. It is always debatable as to which IS version to buy. There is no good answer unless you purchase both IS lenses.

  • Reviewed by: Piotr1

    02-11-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: IS is amazing, best of all canon lens.Fast Focus, Great Colors, Sharp!

    Weaknesses:Bit Bulky with the hood attached. Price.

    Overall Evaluation: If you like the zoom range then don't hesitate to get this lens. Its worth the upgrade over the regular 70-200 f4 even though its a lot more money. The IS is simply awesome.

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