This is a review of the canon EF 70-200mm F4.0 non IS lens. I have own this lens for just over 2 years and it is the best lens I have ever owned. I brought this lens because I wanted to replace my sigma 70-300mm lens which I got in a bundle with the camera which is a good lens for the ￡200, that is...

super fast; cheap; razor sharp

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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.

Excellent optical quality; Superb build quality; Very effective image stabilisation; Fast to focus; Sealed against weather and dust; Light weight

Sometime miss-focuses near minimum focus distance

Marketing our Egyptian Arabian horses depends first on eye catching photography. So I need moving & posing shots. I was greatly impressed with the extreme fast focus & rapid shots I got. (Horses never stand still for very long.) I didn't know my Canon 20D could fire shots this fast!

Consistent Output; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Rugged

Introduction: The Canon 70-200F4L is the cheapest "L" series lens in the market. It has a very good range and extremely good image quality. Summary: Canon has released 4 different 70-200 lenses (from cheapest to most expensive order); 70-200F4L USM 70-200F4L IS USM 70-200F2.8 USM 70-200F2.8 IS USM...

The common strengths on the 70-200F4L are; - Picture quality stays sharp all the way up to -200mm; - Zoom barrel doesn't extend (comfortable; - USM; very fast focusing

The common weaknesses on the 70-200F4L are; - No Image Stabalization; - Heavy

For years I have looked at the Canon 'white' lense and wanted one. Now, due to being able to upgrade to digital and Smifu's amazing prices, I actually own one. What a lense! Lighter than I expected and much clearer than the old Canon lenses (I got all my old gear out to compare).

Hands on

This has been one of the best lenses I have ever had as a multifunction lens the best it the canon 50mm f-1.2 L series This lens is in addition to several other "L" series lenses that I own I shoot with a 5D Mark II, Canon 7D and the 450D (aks) the SXi.

Good zoom lens compact , Light weight ,Easy to use and to carry around , This is my second copy of this lens , It seems the first one i owned was little sharper than this one both of the lenses got some dust particles inside the front element after about one week of use dust is very small and has no...

Easy to use; Compact; Build quality

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.

Superbly sharp; relatively light; useful range; superb IS

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This is my first L, but I got chance to try with other L lenses including 100-400. But so far this is one of the sharper L lenses. Comparing it with Canon 50 f/1.4, Rokinon 85 f/1.4(boken king), Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro(non-IS) and others for sharpness on 40D, nothing can beat my 50mm f/1.4.

My first L lens and is sharp; I had it exchanged once and the second is really good; Focal length is right for walk around to parks and play grounds in sunlight; I already knew its slower aperture and lack of IS and no complains on that; Good bokeh on longer side

My first copy was not good at f/4, but 1-stopped down, its is razor sharp but I returned for an exchange and got a fantastic(may be it is how it is) lens; No cons for me so far