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Some portraits from my most recent engagement shoot:

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Sep 15, 2009 at 08:52 PM

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nice Andrew, but I would have used a 85mm 1.2 for those, less heavy

here are a few others of my first field test of the lens ...

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Sep 16, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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PetKal wrote:
From hot to cool and back.

Again, 200 f/2 IS on 1DMkIIN, large aperture values, all handheld, all in natural light.

Nice, natural shots....

Sep 16, 2009 at 06:40 PM

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AlainPhoto wrote:
nice Andrew, but I would have used a 85mm 1.2 for those, less heavy

Thanks Alain, I agree less heavy, but I put all my money into the 200/2

.. so I use it like an 85L, 135L and 200/2.8L combined... with IS...

Sep 16, 2009 at 07:09 PM

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p.9 #5 · Post your Canon 200mm f/2 (200/2) shots!

Stupid forum. Today I went and blew over 5500 dollars on the lens and the 2X TC (upgrading from my original 2X Canon). It should be here on Friday.

Now I can be a much better photographer!

Sep 17, 2009 at 02:49 AM

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p.9 #6 · Post your Canon 200mm f/2 (200/2) shots!

Andrew > I SO understand you

John > I saw your pictures, and I do not think this is wasted money

for those who are interested, I posted the above purple dancer picture in high definition on my website, it was shot a f2.5 :

http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-048-889-1&s=1920

you can also find the previous page one with the Awa odori hat in high definition, shot at f2.0 :

http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-046-403-1&s=1920

Sep 20, 2009 at 05:31 AM

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Sep 20, 2009 at 05:44 AM

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AlainPhoto wrote:
Andrew > I SO understand you

John > I saw your pictures, and I do not think this is wasted money

Sep 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

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Sep 21, 2009 at 02:54 AM

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Nick-San, the last two images in particular appeal to my sense of "nice photography".
BTW, is that Mark Rich strumming the guitar ? Boy, has he ever aged.

Sep 21, 2009 at 03:22 AM

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PetKal wrote:
Nick-San, the last two images in particular appeal to my sense of "nice photography".
BTW, is that Mark Rich strumming the guitar ? Boy, has he ever aged.

Peter, +1 for me. The "IS" does it well in these shots while the "NON-IS" might need mono/tripod pod to get the same images (with some luck). I am still thinking about f1.8

Sep 21, 2009 at 03:19 PM

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mttran wrote:
PetKal wrote:
Nick-San, the last two images in particular appeal to my sense of "nice photography".
BTW, is that Mark Rich strumming the guitar ? Boy, has he ever aged.

Peter, +1 for me. The "IS" does it well in these shots while the "NON-IS" might need mono/tripod pod to get the same images (with some luck). I am still thinking about f1.8

Michael, I can push 200 f/1.8 down to 1/250 sec if my arms are not tired. If I am able too lean against a tree or a building, or prop the lens on a fence, handrail, whatever, then 1/250 sec is not a problem for me. However, I wouldn't wanna shoot scenes like those at low shutter speeds anyway because of the subject motion blur concerns.
You will love 200 f/1.8, I am sure of that.

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Nick > the first parrot image is fantastic, congrats

Sep 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM

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I bought the 200 with two events particularly in mind : the kind of dance I put in the last pages, and sumo ... first sumo test was last week end, and I loved it

it is officially the FIRST time EVER that I am happy to get a flash during one of my shot

check the HD and a few wikipedia links here :
http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-050-047-1

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Sep 24, 2009 at 02:33 PM

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Great shot! Nothing much more I can say. It has it all.

Sep 24, 2009 at 03:18 PM

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p.9 #17 · Post your Canon 200mm f/2 (200/2) shots!

This is another thread we must not let die.
How else can we communicate the characteristics of the lens ? With words alone ?

The duck photography season is here and with it our usual wretched weather/light of the Great Lakes.

In fact, the use of 200 f/2.0 for these kinda shooting conditions could hardly be justified.
First and foremost, its target isolating capability is wasted on that wretched background. Second, if shot wide open, it is difficult maintaining sufficiently sharp focus on bird's head because of very narrow DoF. Thirdly, at shutter speeds needed here, IS is hardly of any help.....after all, the lens is only 200mm.

One would probably do better by using 200 f/2.8 or 300 f/4 prime.......much cheaper, much lighter, and there shouldn't be a problem in raising ISO by one or two stops in order to shoot at preferred F/4 or f/5.6.

The two shots below are about 50% enlargement crops, lens wide open, ISO 200, camera 1DMkIIN.

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Oct 06, 2009 at 05:18 PM

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I haven't had nearly enough time to use the new 200 F2. I've never done BIF and so here is a real first - although the "in-flight" part is questionable

Oct 06, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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Oct 07, 2009 at 04:33 AM

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PetKal wrote:
dmbphotography wrote:

As for carrying it on body....I use and highly recommend the Lightware Z300 bag.

An few years ago I had that bag for the 300 f/2.8. Well built and very similar to Tenba LL 300 case. However, there was one feature that turned out to be a hindrance: the flap cover wouldn't stay open on its own. I had to keep it open with one hand while trying to get the len into the bag with the other. I don't know if they still have that design today.

Either way, that experience made me switch to Tenba LL cases, and quite happy with those.

I prefer the Kenesis large lens bags to lightware. Details are better thought out. It's part of a system than can be configured different ways. One side is flat and can be carried as a shoulder bag or made into a backpack. Add side bags and the backpack can carry additional smaller lenses.
For all the flexibility it doesn't cost much than Lightware.

Oct 07, 2009 at 02:58 PM

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200L IS + 1.4xII on 1DIII

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