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PetKal wrote:
One of my best ducking lenses.

Yeah, you'll have to duck when your spouse finds out you spent $5000 on a prime lens...

Oct 31, 2009 at 06:28 AM

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Me_XMan wrote:
You caught the squirel crossing the street!

Nick Nishizaka wrote:
Here's just a few pics from a stroll through the park last week...

I'll let you in on a little secret.
The man was feeding the squirrel = easy to catch it running across!
Actually, the whole scene was devoid of any human and I initially wanted to take a photo that way. I got upset when this man entered the frame. But then he sat on the bench and started feeding the little critter and there you have it!

Oct 31, 2009 at 02:22 PM

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p.2 #3 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

The $500 off is an admission by Canon that the usual $5300 price is just too high for this lens.

Don't forget guys, b/c you are starting at f/2, it takes TCs very well. So you get a 300/2.8 and 400/4.0, which is pretty cool. Yeah, you take a hit with the TC, but this lens gets you some serious flexibility.

Nov 04, 2009 at 06:46 PM

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p.2 #4 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

Surprised no one pointed us to the 200/2 photo thread. $4800 is a good deal. I bought mine used for $5k.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/765147/9#lastmessage

Nov 04, 2009 at 07:40 PM

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p.2 #5 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

Adorama has lowest price at $4,656.00

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:21 PM

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Me_XMan wrote:
Adorama has lowest price at $4,656.00

I see 4.8k there.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:27 PM

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p.2 #7 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

With Bing you can save additional 3%.

hsk06 wrote:
Me_XMan wrote:
Adorama has lowest price at $4,656.00

I see 4.8k there.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:51 PM

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p.2 #8 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

I paid close to retail when it first came out. It has been my favorite lens since.

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:07 PM

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p.2 #9 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

I purchased the 200L IS on August 8th, 2009, the last day of Canon's Summer rebate from Calumet NYC for $4,829.00 and it is worth every penny.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 11:42 PM

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Nick Nishizaka wrote:
Here's just a few pics from a stroll through the park last week...

Me_XMan wrote:
You caught the squirel crossing the street!

Nick Nishizaka wrote:
I'll let you in on a little secret.
The man was feeding the squirrel = easy to catch it running across!
Actually, the whole scene was devoid of any human and I initially wanted to take a photo that way. I got upset when this man entered the frame. But then he sat on the bench and started feeding the little critter and there you have it!

Surprised he did not notice the rather large lens pointed his way? At 200mm, you would still be close enough with a lens as big as the 200mm f/2 to damage the candid look? (but seems he did not see you?) Great photo.

Nov 09, 2009 at 12:58 AM

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Psychic1 wrote:
I purchased the 200L IS on August 8th, 2009, the last day of Canon's Summer rebate from Calumet NYC for $4,829.00 and it is worth every penny.

+ 1
I did the same thing on the last day purchasing it from B&H. Caught this little guy this afternoon while I was walking along.

Nov 09, 2009 at 01:10 AM

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p.2 #12 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

It will become your favorite lens. I love my 200 2.0. I'll be a great investment.

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:07 AM

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p.2 #13 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

I'm waiting for it to get down to $4000.
Who says I cannot have a impossible dream.....

Dec 13, 2009 at 06:58 PM

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p.2 #14 · 200LIS & Whopping $500 Instant Savings

Man I would love that price

Still waiting...

Paul Yi wrote:
I'm waiting for it to get down to $4000.
Who says I cannot have a impossible dream.....

Dec 13, 2009 at 08:23 PM

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Me_XMan wrote:
With bing.com you can get another 2% off B&H.

The final cost is $4704 shipped. Really tempting me...

just do it.

Dec 13, 2009 at 09:01 PM

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beauport wrote:
Psychic1 wrote:
I purchased the 200L IS on August 8th, 2009, the last day of Canon's Summer rebate from Calumet NYC for $4,829.00 and it is worth every penny.

+ 1
I did the same thing on the last day purchasing it from B&H. Caught this little guy this afternoon while I was walking along.

wow even the 200 f/2 can get ugly bokeh

Dec 13, 2009 at 10:36 PM

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Pixel Perfect wrote:
beauport wrote:
Psychic1 wrote:
I purchased the 200L IS on August 8th, 2009, the last day of Canon's Summer rebate from Calumet NYC for $4,829.00 and it is worth every penny.

+ 1
I did the same thing on the last day purchasing it from B&H. Caught this little guy this afternoon while I was walking along.

wow even the 200 f/2 can get ugly bokeh

What's happened to you, PP ? Vegemite OD ?

Dec 13, 2009 at 10:48 PM

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What's happened to you, PP ? Vegemite OD ?

I only like vegemite in very low doses.

But you aren't trying to tell me in that squirrel shot the bokeh is not harsh are you? That would be just crazy thinking.

Dec 14, 2009 at 12:26 AM

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But you aren't trying to tell me in that squirrel shot the bokeh is not harsh are you? That would be just crazy thinking.

+1, not very pleasant at all IMO.

Dec 14, 2009 at 12:28 AM

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Pixel Perfect wrote:
PetKal wrote:

What's happened to you, PP ? Vegemite OD ?

I only like vegemite in very low doses.

But you aren't trying to tell me in that squirrel shot the bokeh is not harsh are you? That would be just crazy thinking.

Not particularly harsh to my eye. What seems to be happening there is that there isn't enough of a distance between the background and the target, so OoF areas have not had a chance to "flow".
In fact, issues like that happen with many telephoto lenses when the geometry is not allowing a high degree of OoF background diffusion. Try to take a shot of an animal not far in front of a bulrush stand or a cornfield......now that "bokeh" often gets downright disconcerting.

However, there are other more significant issues on that image that one may wish to think about.

Dec 14, 2009 at 12:48 AM

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