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jirok12944
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Mar 6, 2007
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharp, contrasty, colorful, excellent build, 4-stop IS
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a bit pricey (compare to non-IS version)
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Used non-IS version for a year, sold it to buy this one (IS version).
Used it for 2 months, and finally ready to say that this is the perfect lens in all aspects. I cannot find any drawbacks or issues with this lens. Tested in lab environment and real-life. It delivers simply 100% of consistent quality. No visual difference between f/4 and f/8 (a bit of vignetting in lab tests). AF is very quick and consistent. IS is really 4-stop, 1/15s at 200mm – no problem.
Dramatic improvement over older version, by some reason I was always hesitating to use old 70-200 f/4, did not always get 100% out of it. With new IS version I have no doubts and always prefer it (even over 135mm L-prime, if it’s not an action shot).
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 Mar 6, 2007
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nivenu
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Mar 3, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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Superb in every respect of modern lens technology!
Excellent contrast, sharpness, bokeh. Well engineered
with a top class build quality
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None.
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Mar 3, 2007
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pjmichaud
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Mar 2, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,190.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, Sharp, Sharp!
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I wish my other L lens were this sharp.
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I purchased this lens as soon as my Canadian retailer got it in stock a few months ago and I can simply tell you one thing... It's the best lens I own. Very very sharp, light weight and sealed. Works great on all my Cams, 1D, 10D, 20D and XTi.
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Mar 2, 2007
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Mandalay
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Location: Latvia
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Review Date: Feb 22, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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1) Image Quality
2) IS
3) Circular aperture blades (pleasant bokeh)
3) Weight (~ the same old non-IS)
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1) IS noise
2) price [not so much]
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IS is very usefull for f/4. I am upgraded my non-IS 70-200 f/4 to IS version because of quality @f4... Now I/You can not to stop down at > @f5 to get extreemly sharp images.
But one dissapointment is - IS noise. But it does 4-stop ... what else can i say.
Actualy also i found focus/zoom rings more tight (better IMHO!)
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Feb 22, 2007
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studiom
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Review Date: Feb 21, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Razor Sharp, IS, Compact, Great Build Quality
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None
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This is probably the best Zoom I've used... Get this lens it's worth every cent.
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Feb 21, 2007
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genefixer
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Feb 14, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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lightweight for its reach, very sharp images, IS makes tripod a bit lonely
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none really
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I love this lens. I am a newbie to the new DSLR technology but have had a Canon EOS film camera for over 10 yrs. Recently bought the 30D plus this lens a a couple others. See my hummingbird picture taken with tripod and high speed flash (580EX) to see what this lens can do even in the hands of an amateur!!
http://www.pbase.com/generepair/ef_70-200_f4_is_usm
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Feb 14, 2007
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bdickers
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Location: United States
Posts: 869
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Review Date: Feb 14, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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terrific image quality, contrast and color. Light weight.
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67mm filter size is a bit odd, other than that...Nothing negative.
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I've owned several copies of the f/4 Non-IS, and also the f/2.8 IS, and the f/4 IS is my favorite among them all. Great image sharpness, color and contrast. This lens on the XTi is my new combo for travel and just about everything else. Another outstanding example of Canon technology and commitment to quality. Well Done Canon!
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Feb 14, 2007
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Andrew Maier
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Feb 13, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,050.00
| Rating: 10
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Light! Fast Focus in appropriate light, IS really works wonders, the rear element is quite far from the base of the lens and won't get scratched easy
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F4, but then again, it's a zoom: you have to give up something to get something.
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I recently put this lens through it's paces and can't tell the different in image quality to my primes. I'm happy.
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Feb 13, 2007
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2bruce
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Registered: May 18, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 280
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Review Date: Feb 12, 2007
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Price paid: $1,200.00
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light sharp contrast skin tones
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none
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this lens i love it !! some pros may frown on using IS but technology is here, so i take advantage, and i am still learning
the art of photography see some non edited shots of this beautifuk model
http://www.pbase.com/2bruce/talia_shoot
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Feb 12, 2007
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isogood
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Location: France
Posts: 405
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Review Date: Feb 4, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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image quality, sharpness, lightweight, compact, great IS, comfort in use
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Cons:
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perhaps AF a little slower with IS on, but not sure...
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I have upgraded from the non-IS version, and very happy with it, hard difference of price, but now I can make shots that I cannot made before without the IS, in those frequent situations you cannot use a monopod. A very comfortable feature.
First copy I received was not sharp, so I returned it, and the second copy received was perfect, so be careful…
Lens is compact and light, no comparison with the heavy 70-200 L 2.8 ! Great to travel and walkaround.
Image quality is as good as the non-IS version (I mean excellent !), perhaps a little better, but not sure… Difficult to see a difference.
Sharpness is good wide open, but better (superb) at 5.6 and 8, it declines at 11 and up.
Vignetting or Chromatic aberrations are negligeable.
Image quality is quite as good in the borders than in the center. That’s great.
Built quality and sealing seems to be very solid.
Not sure efficiency of IS is equivalent to 4 f-stops, perhaps 3…. You gand get sharp shots hand hold at 1/60 sec, or even 1/30, impossible with the non-IS.
AF seems to be a little slower than on the non-IS version, when IS on, but I’m not sure, just an impression. Perhaps need some practice of this feature.
It works perfectly, and deliver a superb image quality with the 1,4 x canon extender.
I like it very much, for sure a real upgrade coming from the non-IS version, if you often shot handhold.
You can see some samples and test shots in high resolution on my Pbase gallery, all original shots (IMG_ ) are with neutral settings on 20D and not any post-processing :
http://www.pbase.com/isogood/canon_70_200_l4_is
Patrick
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Feb 4, 2007
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brimo
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jan 31, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Significantly better than my previous 70-200 2.8 NON IS faster AF noticeably better Image quality, sharpness, contrast and colour.
The IS is awsome, hanholdable down to 1/15s.
Overall probably the best lens Cannon have produced!
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None!
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Jan 31, 2007
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Tom Steele
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 29, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,250.00
| Rating: 10
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Tack sharp, great IQ and the IS is rock solid. Very carryable. A pretty decent zoom in a lens that is reasonably able to be considered a long, but not too heavy, walkaround lens.
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None!
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This is probably my favorite all around lens so far. It can do so much and is a very reasonable walkaround lens. It is physically long, but not too heavy or fat. I'm sure the f/2.8 version of this lens is nice for folks who need the speed, but for people who need the lighter carry factor of this lens, the f/4 aperture is the only downside to this lens.
It takes outstanding pictures and is extremely versatile at 70-200. The f/4 isn't terribly slow either, especially with the IS.
I would gladly recommend this lens to anyone looking for a 70-200 and not wanting the weight and price penalties of the f/2.8 version.
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Jan 29, 2007
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forestmage
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 25, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Ridiculously sharp!
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Cons:
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Absolutely none.
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Sharp, sharp and sharp! Relatively lightweight (compared to f2.8 IS version) means I take it on hikes pretty easily and more often. Shooting with this lens is a joy. Feels good on my 400D and image quality is second to none.
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Jan 25, 2007
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Enir
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Location: Spain
Posts: 213
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Review Date: Jan 24, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Superb IQ, resistance to flare, weight, size, stabilized, built quality.
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None at all, but pity it's not black.
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This lens substituded very succesfully the three L lenses I had in this range. With such a combination of IQ and convenience, I can’t think of a more amazing lens.
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Jan 24, 2007
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thw2
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Review Date: Jan 23, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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lightweight, great colors & contrast, great built, effective IS, sharp, sharp, sharp
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a little expensive
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There's very little to say. It's simply unbeatable.
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Jan 23, 2007
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Fred Relaix
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Location: France
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Review Date: Jan 16, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, light, efficient IS, beautiful contrast and bokeh.
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None. Really.
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This lense is great. Before I used the 70-200 f/4L and the 70-300 f/4-5.6. I sold both of them and replaced with this one. It just does the job, quality, sharpness and contrast are amazing, built qualityt is L-class (unlike my 24-105 f/4), it is weather-protected, IS is very efficient (sharp shot can be taken a 1/15), and for me since I do a lot of travelling it is perfect since it is half the weight of the f/2.8 (which is just too heavy for me to carry along with my 5 other lenses).
In a word, if you can afford it, you will not regret it!
Here are a few pictures I took with this lense : http://www.pbase.com/frelaix/canon_ef_70200_f4_l_is
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Jan 16, 2007
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