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Phil Bonner
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p.1 #1 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


Each of the two photos, below, was shot with either the 135L or the 70-200 IS. Can you tell which is which?

http://www.pbase.com/image/56509567.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/56509558.jpg



Feb 25, 2006 at 03:48 PM
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p.1 #2 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


can you tell us what f-stop you used for each?

(the first image on my screen look soft/oof)







Edited by d10d on Feb 25, 2006 at 03:54 PM GMT



Feb 25, 2006 at 03:52 PM
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p.1 #3 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


First one is 135.




Feb 25, 2006 at 03:54 PM
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p.1 #4 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


My guess is the bottom one is the 135L...


Feb 25, 2006 at 03:54 PM
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p.1 #5 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


bokeh and spearation makes it obivous (to me) that the bottom one is the 135L


Feb 25, 2006 at 04:11 PM
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p.1 #6 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


Yup. Assuming they were both shot wide-open, the bottom one looks like it's the 135L


Feb 25, 2006 at 04:17 PM
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p.1 #7 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


none of them



Feb 25, 2006 at 04:18 PM
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p.1 #8 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


I would guess the bottom one is the 135, but I would think the 70-200 should be able to get separation and blur the background at 2.8.

Dan



Feb 25, 2006 at 04:55 PM
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p.1 #9 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


bottom = 135L


Feb 25, 2006 at 05:03 PM
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p.1 #10 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


The fact that all of the posters here have made different guesses illustrate why the 70-200IS is my lens of choice in this range. The additional IS, the zoomrange and more applications of that compensate more than enough for the extra stop speed for me. I bought the zoom after thorough comparison between these pieces of glass and because of the minor differences that I could find (sensitivity to flare in the zoom being the biggest difference) and have never looked back to any other piece of glass in this zoomrange. The only exception might be the 85L, that is a very a seductive lens in this range, but any other could not make me sell my most favorite zoom. It's the glass whith the highest EOSfun factor to me!


Feb 25, 2006 at 05:10 PM
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p.1 #11 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


EOSfun, have you ever made a post where you didn't manage to work your name into the post somewhere?


Feb 25, 2006 at 05:24 PM
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p.1 #12 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


Mostly everyone guessed correctly, the 1st one is the 70-200IS @ f/5.6 and the 2nd is the 135L at F/5.

Here's 2 more just for comparison:

70-200IS @ f/2.8

http://www.pbase.com/image/56487839.jpg

135L @ f/5

http://www.pbase.com/image/56487852.jpg




Feb 25, 2006 at 05:27 PM
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p.1 #13 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


EOSfun, have you ever made a post where you didn't manage to work your name into the post somewhere?

Not that I know! Don't you think it's EOSfunny?



Feb 25, 2006 at 05:33 PM
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p.1 #14 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


1st is 135 then 70-200


Feb 25, 2006 at 06:53 PM
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p.1 #15 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


mfoto wrote:
1st is 135 then 70-200


DOH ...was wrong



Feb 25, 2006 at 06:55 PM
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p.1 #16 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


wow the 135L looks so much better than the 70-200


Feb 25, 2006 at 06:57 PM
Phil Bonner
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p.1 #17 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


In the 2nd set of shots, the 135 was clsoed down and the subject was closer so it is more noticeably better. But the zoom takes a nice, acceptable, shot! I use the 135 when I can and switch off to the zoom as needed for reach and quick framing. In most cases the prints are virtually the same.


Feb 25, 2006 at 07:10 PM
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p.1 #18 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


The only way to fairly ask this question is to post comparison pics taken at the same focal length and the same f stop... eg. compare the 70-200 set to 135@ f2.8 and the 135 @ f2.8, too... Otherwise, people will just assume the pic with the shallower DOF is the 135, which, IMHO, is why the 2nd photo got more votes. Having both of these lenses myself, I am absolutely certain that comparison pics shot at the same FL and f stop would be absolutely indestinguishable when resized for posting here. The only possible way you can see a difference between these two lenses at 135 and matching f stops, is to pixel peep 100% crops, and to really look carefully. The marginal difference will never show in a resized pic.


Feb 25, 2006 at 11:46 PM
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p.1 #19 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


Your right Roy about the closeness in image quality between these two lenses. With all things being equal, which in this informal comparison, they were not, it would take a practiced eye to distinguish the photos between the two.

I've been seeing this question come up a lot lately and thought I'd post what I had available.



Feb 25, 2006 at 11:56 PM
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p.1 #20 · 135L or 70-200 IS?


RoyPertchi wrote:
The only way to fairly ask this question is to post comparison pics taken at the same focal length and the same f stop... eg. compare the 70-200 set to 135@ f2.8 and the 135 @ f2.8, too... Otherwise, people will just assume the pic with the shallower DOF is the 135, which, IMHO, is why the 2nd photo got more votes. Having both of these lenses myself, I am absolutely certain that comparison pics shot at the same FL and f stop would be absolutely indestinguishable when resized for posting here. The only possible way you can see a
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I would just add to that to use static images as well. The kid on the bike is at different points on the course which are lit differently. It is quite possible both of the last two shots could have been taken with the same lens and look that different due to differences in lighting, background, etc.




Feb 25, 2006 at 11:57 PM
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