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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L Telephoto Lens

User Rating:

(12 reviews)

Price Range: $1,179 to $2,049

Bizrate User Review.

A close up on a distant lens

by snt , Jun. 27, 2008

Comments:
I do sports and birding and I needed a fast tele with IS. This fits the bill. It's heavy, but worth its weight.

QuickTake:

Pros: great piece of glass. Clean and crisp pictures in low light.

Cons: wished it could be 250 at 2,8

Recommended: No

Bizrate User Review.

It's everything you'd expect from L glass.

by rfields , Jun. 26, 2008

Comments:
This lens fills a need in my camera bag. When used with a 1.6 crop factor camera it gives me a great deal of versatility and quality at a walk around weight. I had no idea that my Canon EOS 400D xti was capable of such a sharp image. This lens has made me rethink my need to up grade to a 40D or 5D. For the truly great images or the shots in low light situations a tripod becomes a must. The 70-200 works really well with a Kenko 1.4x Teleplus Pro yielding an effective 448mm, but demands a tripod for good results. Of course an image stabilized version of this lens would be nice but comes with a weight and cost penalty.

QuickTake:

Pros: Razor sharp hand held images, perfect images when used with a tripod and great build quality.

Cons: No image stabilization, but then I knew that.

Recommended: No

Bizrate User Review.

Awesome Lens; amazing clarity

by AbhiKaushik , Jun. 23, 2008

Comments:
Although this lens is heavy but it is a superb lens of landscape photography and portrait photography.

QuickTake:

Pros: Very Sharp, Super fast

Cons: Heavy

Recommended: No

Bizrate User Review.

Caono 70-200/2.8L IS

by pugz , Jun. 19, 2008

Comments:
This is the lens you have always dreamed of and never thought you would own. Now that I have it I feel more complete as a person and have set my sights higher.

QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent functionality, clear image quality, sturdy construction, envy of peers

Cons: Weight, chromatic abberation on some images

Recommended: No

marketnews.ca Professional Review.

Hands-On Review: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM SLR Lens

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Boasting the widest aperture available with any current SLR lens, this f/1.2 model is unusually heavy/expensive because of the oversized optical elements that are required. By comparison, Canon's EF 85mm f/1.8 model is more compact and weighs a full 600 g

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QuickTake:

Pros: Attractive design, Scroll ball is comfortable and easy to use, Works with Windows and Mac systems, Integration with Tiger is flawless

Cons: Side buttons are hard to squeeze, Comfort could be improved

alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

by alaTest

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 2297 reviews of Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 93/100 and users 91/100. Comparing these reviews to 25800 other Lenses & Filters reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent.

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bobatkins.com Professional Review.

Canon EF 70

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The 70-200/2.8 lens is one of the most popular professional lenses. Just about every camera and lens maker has at least one in their lineup and Canon has two (plus two more f4 versions). It's popular because it covers a very useful focal length range and

Review Verdict: the EF 70-200/2.8L IS USM isn't a cheap lens. Even with the current $125 instant rebate (good though Feb 17th 2008), the price is around $1585. However you get excellent optical performance and a very effective Image Stabilization system. With the additio

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L Telephoto Lens

by alaTest

Comments:
alaTest collected and analysed 0 reviews of Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L Telephoto Lens from international magazines and websites and compared these to 742415 reviews for other Miscellaneous.

Review Verdict: No score.The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.

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luminous-landscape.com Professional Review.

Canon EF 70 - 300mm f4.5-5.6 DO IS USMA Field Test Report andAn Optical Analysis Using__________________________________________________________

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Both lenses started shipping in late May and I had an opportunity to use them on location photographing moose and other wildlife as well as landscape in Algonquin Park in northern Ontario. These lenses have also been subject to a bench test using DxO Anal

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