Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM II
$2,469.00
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16 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II review
If you want to be a pro photographer, there are a number of must-have lenses. Exactly which you need depends on what you shoot, but of all the pro lenses the 70-200mm f/2.8 is probably the most popular.
15 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Review
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the latest incarnation of Canon's 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.
Pros:
- Excellent weather sealed build
- Lightening quick focusing
- Effective four stop stabiliser
- Very sharp at all apertures and focal lengths
Cons:
- Price may be beyond some people's budget
- Falloff of illumination towards the corners at 200mm
12 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM ($2,499) is a lens that you'll often see attached to the cameras of wedding and event photographers, photojournalists, and sports shooters. It's got a very useful short telephoto to telephoto zoom range, a maximum f/2.8 aperture throughout its focal range, and...
Pros:
- Sharp from edge to edge
- Optically stabilized
- Constant f/2.8 aperture
- Includes hood and tripod collar
Cons:
- Some distortion at 70mm
- Heavy
- Expensive
12 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Review
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens is the go-to telezoom for many a pro shooter; its excellent optics make it a clear Editors' Choice. The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM ($2,499) is a lens that you'll often see attached to the cameras of wedding and event photographers, photojournalists, and sports shooters. It's got a very useful short telephoto to telephoto zoom range, a maximum f/2.8 aperture throughout its focal range, and an image stabilization system. It puts all this in a package that, while on the heavy side, is compact for a telezoom, and its sharpness is impeccable. It's priced according to its performance, but Canon shooters who rely on their equipment to pay the bills will recognize the value packed into this lens. It's a clear Editors' Choice winner for telezoom lenses. The 70-200mm($2,199.00 at Amazon) clocks in at 7.8 by 3.5 inches (HD) and 3.3 pounds, but its diameter is increased if you opt to use the included tripod collar. Its front element accommodates 77mm filters; it doesn't rotate, nor does the lens extend, when adjusting zoom or focus. The zoom ring is placed toward the base of the le...
Pros:
- Sharp from edge to edge
- Optically stabilized
- Constant f/2.8 aperture
- Includes hood and tripod collar
Cons:
- Some distortion at 70mm
- Heavy
- Expensive
7 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Review
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II lens has been around for nearly a decade now, but it remains one of the best 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses on the market. In fact, when Canon recently updated it with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM III, they kept the mark II's optical formula and only added new...
15 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Review
Revamped version of a pro classic - is this Canon's best zoom lens?
Pros:
- Fantastic peak resolution
Cons:
- Expensive
13 years ago
Fantastic glass, absolutely top class professional gear
Truly a fabulous mid range telephoto. Bit heavy but it will be worth the weight when you see the results. I immediately purchased a uv filter to protect the front glass. Would recommend this. The optics are truly amazing, and the focus mechanisms are spot on. Well, is it worth it...
15 years ago
Bought this lens a few days ago to replace my 70-200 F4L. It's big, heavy and expensive. But it's also the best zoom lens Canon has ever produced. I'm completely happy. It's just as sharp as any prime I have.
15 years ago
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Review
This is a really lovely lens to use. It has perfect balance when mounted on a Canon EOS 5D Mk II, its removable tripod-mounting collar falling neatly into the user's left palm. The rubber-grip zoom ring is perfectly placed and offers just the right amount of resistance.
Pros:
- Fantastic peak resolution
Cons:
- Expensive
15 years ago
It was time to move up from my 70-200 F4L and the older f2.8 version's were not an option due to their week performance at f2.8 so I bit the bullet. So far this lens almost stays permanently on my 5D MKII and it has earned it's money back several times over.
Pros:
- Very very sharp
- Too sharp actually at times
- weather sealing
- nice new locking hood design
- Improved IS over older versions
- can really hand hold to 3 real stops under
- 3D like rendering of subjects in circle of confusion ( Almost Pentax limited lens like
- great colour rendering and contrast,...
Cons:
- PRICE
- I don't know of Pentax patented it but a hood window to adjust polarizing filters or similar would be nice
- Strange bokeh
- it's a bit harsh with back ground high lights and can make some hard yet still round halos.
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