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captain jack
11-02-2008, 17:02
Has anybody out there got experience of the canon 70-200mmf/2.8. I am in the market for one but cannot decide between the standard & the IS version (extra cost u no). I know the IS system works but I hear bad stories of it being poor on focusing, could be back focus or just user error!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Any & all advice welcome, but in a hurry, need it for shoot in next couple of weeks.
-has anybody out there got one for sale?
John:shrug:
I have 70-200 f/2.8 L IS
superb bit of kit
no problems with focus
and IS is just marvellous!
my advice - sell something/someone and buy the lens!
captain jack
11-02-2008, 17:07
Thanks Mike, Out of curiosity,what body r u using . Sorry -( just read ur kit list) Looks like the wife is to go then!
John
My 70-200mm 2.8L IS works just fine on my 20D and my 1DMK2n. Tack sharp lens and very positive fast focusing.
Get the IS version if you can stretch to it - it's well worth it.
i also have 70-200 2.8Lis and i can say its brilliant, currently using canon 40d
:thumbs:
Canon Bob
11-02-2008, 17:32
I've had the f/4, f/2.8 and now the f/2.8 IS. I had an overlap each time to be able to compare them side by side and couldn't detect any sharpness differences in the same conditions.
I would put them in the order above as far as usefulness goes....with the proviso that size and weight isn't a deterrent for you.
Bob
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Looks like the wife is to go then!
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publish pictures - you might get an offer!!! :nuts:
captain jack
11-02-2008, 17:51
publish pictures - you might get an offer!!! :nuts:
Photos' of for sale items are supposed to show how good the item looks!! wouldn't wish to frighten all you fine fellows out there. :bonk:
captain jack
11-02-2008, 20:26
Thanks all for the response, probably yake a look at the IS version then.
John
Find myself agreeing with Canon Bob, although I haven't owned the non IS version.
Do you need the F2.8 or would the F4 IS version be worth looking at?
captain jack
12-02-2008, 07:59
Find myself agreeing with Canon Bob, although I haven't owned the non IS version.
Do you need the F2.8 or would the F4 IS version be worth looking at?
I want the extra speed for a fashion shoot. (lucky SOAB aint I all the way to London just to snap dresses.
Thanks for the advice, I guess all the 70-200's are good because nobody's selling one.:cuckoo:
John
macky799
12-02-2008, 08:09
I have 70-200 f/2.8 L IS
superb bit of kit
no problems with focus
and IS is just marvellous!
my advice - sell something/someone and buy the lens!
:agree: I have one and its a stunning lens
Agree, simply stunning lense. Weighty but worth it.
StewartR
13-02-2008, 10:56
We have three versions of the 70-200L at LensesForHire; the f/4 IS, the f/2.8 non-IS and the f/2.8 IS. The two f/2.8 versions are much bigger and heavier than the f/4 version - to an extent which quite surprised me at first. Optically there's nothing to choose between them though - they are all superb and they all focus really quickly and accurately.
Depending on the layout of the place where you'll be doing the fashion shoot, you might find a prime lens useful as an alternative - smaller, lighter, and cheaper. We currently have a customer covering London Fashion Week with a 200mm f/2.8 prime, and the 135mm f/2 is a great lens too. Just a thought.
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Depending on the layout of the place where you'll be doing the fashion shoot, you might find a prime lens useful as an alternative - smaller, lighter, and cheaper. We currently have a customer covering London Fashion Week with a 200mm f/2.8 prime, and the 135mm f/2 is a great lens too. Just a thought.
This is the case with most things, the 70-200 was useless at a Wedding recently and I would have murdered the groom [a mate] for a 85mm prime.
+1 too for the weight of the damn thing :eek:
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