I gone and done it now....

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After failing in the classified to grab a 70-300 IS I've gone and made the fatal mistake and bought my first L, a brand new, shiny 70-200 f4.

Can't wait for morning to go and take it for a test run.
 
Nope the non-IS, will have to wait for a lottery win for 2.8 and/or IS lol
 
290 ??? Wow, total bargain...I paid 360 for mine and thought I'd done pretty well. Excellent lens.
 
They don't come round at that price very often!

Think I better get round to sorting some insurance now, think I would cry if anything happened to it.

Here's my first shot with it, just a quick snapshot of my lad after footy. The IQ improvement reminds me of when I first got my nifty fifty over a kit lens

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just offloaded a 70-300 IS USM and replaced it with a 70-200 F4 L , should be with me on wednesday , boy am i looking forward to it :thumbs:
 
I badly need this lens, its next on the list, seems to get great reviews on here.
 
paulyoung666 said:
just offloaded a 70-300 IS USM and replaced it with a 70-200 F4 L , should be with me on wednesday , boy am i looking forward to it :thumbs:
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Glad you stuck to your price as it made me buy this instead :thumbs:
 
If you've never owned one before, you're in for a nice surprise. It's so much smoother and quieter than any other non L lens I've used.
 
paulyoung666 said:
so is the percieved goodness of the 'L' worth it then ? , this will be my first 'L' as well ........
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Never had the 70-300 compare it to, just a 75-300 which isn't worth comparing.

As for the 'L', it feels just right, very nice to hold. Took a few bird shots with it today (not long enough really and had to crop) but that's not what it was bought for, will be giving it a good run out next week to do my son's footy team photos.
 
I think you made a very good decision - you would have regretted it if you had bought the 70-300 actually, the price difference is quite small but the performance is a lot better on the 70-200 F4L!
 
Yep, I'm officially addicted.

This pic is from yesterday. Must say I'm not a real birdy person and it's been cropped a bit but fairly happy with my snap of a Nuthatch

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I'm going to get the IS version of this lens in a dew weeks and it will be my first L lens as well and after that I already got my eyes on two other L lenses I want to get. My bank account going to get busy !

I tested the IS version of this lens and the IS is bloody amazing
 
jonneymendoza said:
I'm going to get the IS version of this lens in a dew weeks and it will be my first L lens as well and after that I already got my eyes on two other L lenses I want to get. My bank account going to get busy !

I tested the IS version of this lens and the IS is bloody amazing
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not jealous...... much ;)
 
just had a play with mine and it is so sharp i nearly cut myself :eek: , was hoping to get out and play with it this weekend but it looks as though i am going to be working o'time , mind you , the money can go towards the next 'L' , didnt someone mention this 'L' buisness was addictive ...........
 
Phil789 said:
This was my first L lens too...had it less than a week. Havn't really been out shooting properly with it but very impressed so far :naughty:
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paulyoung666 said:
just had a play with mine and it is so sharp i nearly cut myself :eek: , was hoping to get out and play with it this weekend but it looks as though i am going to be working o'time , mind you , the money can go towards the next 'L' , didnt someone mention this 'L' buisness was addictive ...........
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I'll look forward to the pics
 
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