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Canon EF 70-200mm F4 L IS USM

Rating 4.7 76 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
price $1,199.00 - $1,498.00
The Digital Picture
19 years ago

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens Review

Take one of Canon's most popular lenses, the Canon 70-200mm f/4 L , add an up-to-4-stop Image Stabilizer and you get the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens. If you don't need the subject-action-stopping and background-blurring capabilities of the faster Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS Lens , this lens...
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Bob Atkins
17 years ago

Canon EF 70-200/4L IS USM and EF 50/1.2L USM

The EF50/1.2L is a totally new optical design (there was an old FD 50/1.2L) and uses a molded aspheric rear element (the 50/1.0L used two very expensive ground and polished aspherics). It has a true ring type USM motor and a high speed CPU for fast focus.
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photodo
17 years ago

REVIEW: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at how this compact telephoto zoom lens performs. Canon's EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM costs around £800 and has an Image Stabiliser, silent Ultrasonic focusing with full time manual override and is sealed against dust and moisture.
Pros:
  • Excellent optical quality
  • Superb build quality
  • Very effective image stabilisation
  • Fast to focus
  • Sealed against weather and dust
  • Light weight
Cons:
  • Sometime miss-focuses near minimum focus distance
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Pop Photo
17 years ago

Lens Test: Canon 70-200mm f/4L EF IS USM AF

Hands on
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SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
17 years ago

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens Review

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is the latest addition to Canon's range of 70-200mm telephoto zooms and fills in the whole in Canon's lineup previously consisting of two faster f/2.8 variants (EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM) and another f/4 version (EF 70-200mm f/4L USM).
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slrgear.com
14 years ago

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM review by cpe1991

I bought this lens for a safari holiday based on these reviews. They are right - it is a fantastic lens. It is relatively light and well balanced on my 7D and I can walk around all day with the camera in my hand. It is tack sharp at all focal lengths, excellent contrast and colour.
Pros:
  • Superbly sharp
  • relatively light
  • useful range
  • superb IS
Cons:
  • None
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LensTip.com
13 years ago

I use this for outdoor sports and love the image quality and the ease of use. I upgraded from the non IS to the IS some time ago and IQ is just as good.
Pros:
  • Great build and image quality, especially sharpness and contrast
  • Light enough to carry around and hand-hold
Cons:
  • None I can think of practically
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Camera Labs
13 years ago

Canon EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM

Canon's EF 70-200mm f4.0L IS USM really delivers the goods on both cropped and full-frame bodies. The range may not extend as far as 70-300mm models, but the optical quality is superb and as an 'L' lens, the build quality is also excellent.
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Practical Photography
11 years ago

Part of Canon's professional L-series, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM boasts in-built image stabilisation. It's the IS in the name that distinguishes the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM from the cheaper 70-200mm f/4L USM.
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Roberts Camera
8 years ago

The optical Image Stabilization in the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens provides up to an incredible four stops of shake correction-a first for Canon IS lenses. The use of fluorite UD lens elements provides excellent optical performance in terms of resolution and contrast.
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