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Chris B.
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Registered: Oct 7, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 1082
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Review Date: Dec 14, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,569.99
| Rating: 10
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Superb optical performance, easy to hold with good balance, "bullet-proof" build, excellent IS, more than worthy of it's "L" designation
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Well, it's a bit pricey and Canon does NOT include the over-priced Tripod Ring!
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I bought this lens as a replacement for a 100-400. Yes, I know it's a 100mm shorter but it's also 30mm wider and that's what I needed. I ordered the lens the day Canon announced it, and received it on November 12th. I went out shooting with it the very next day, and was simply blown away by the quality of the images! Great sharp images with superb color rendition and contrast. All aspects of the lens are excellent. It balances well with both a 7D and a 40D; the zoom and focus rings are as smooth as butter; IS functions exceptionally well and is very quiet. I can't wait to try it out during the 2011 Airshow season.
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 Dec 14, 2010
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mvinson
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Registered: Dec 13, 2010
Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 13, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Brilliant optical quality, handholdable, fast, quiet autofocus
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Way too expensive, odd placement of zoom ring, variable aperture
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I took this lens for a 1 week test drive (rented from Borrowlenses.com). Optically the lens performed as advertised. No complaints there. While heavy, the weight was well balanced with my 5DMII. Fast, quiet autofocus.
So what are the complaints? The price! It is a lot of money for what you get (and what you don't get - an extra $200 for a tripod collar, seriously?). The zoom ring is at the front of the lens which makes hitting the focus ring while you are zooming difficult to avoid. The aperture remains at F4.0 only until 100MM when it switches to f4.5; 150mm to f5.0 and about 225mm to f5.6. Finally, did I mention the price?
Bottom line, I'm sticking with my Canon 70-200mm F4.0 L IS USM AF and a 1.4 teleconverter. The 70-200 F4.0L IS is a brilliant lens, much lighter, much cheaper, and comes with a tripod collar. In my tests, this lens with the 1.4 teleconverter was optically equal to the 70-300 at 280MM.
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Dec 13, 2010
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eric1057
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Registered: Aug 7, 2005
Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 6, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,600.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very sharp, great image stabilization
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Wish tripod mount came with lens.
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There is something about this lens that is hard to describe unless you've held it--it has a balance that just "feels right." The latest generation of stabilization, combined with its shortness, heft and balance, make it easy to handhold consistently at 1/60th sec., and often as slow as 1/30th sec. without any visible blur.
At 1:1 on a 30" monitor I don't see any chromatic aberration. This has become my standard "street" lens for walking around. Whether on a 5D MkII at 70-300mm, or on a 7D at 112-480mm, this lens has a great AF motor, and reacts quickly and decisively, despite the designer's need to trade off aperture speed for a hand holdable size.
Canon hit it out of the ballpark with this one. It is a bit pricey, but it's solid, sharp, slick, and doesn't compromise on making you feel you're holding an optical gem.
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Dec 6, 2010
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LarrySH
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Registered: Dec 6, 2010
Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 6, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,600.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp, relatively small and light, fast USM and great stabilizer, exceptionally rugged
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Pricey
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A really fine lens with a great range of focal lengths, very sharp and beautiful images, very fast and accurate focus, and a very effective stabilizer.
A significant step up from my prior non-L Canon 70-300 USM IS, and a perfect lens for zoo and outdoor event use. With the high ISO bodies now available, this lens can even be used at faster shutter speeds and smaller apertures to freeze sports and active children and pets indoors.
All considered, a really great addition to my camera bag.
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Dec 6, 2010
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johneasterly
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Registered: Sep 5, 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 88
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Review Date: Dec 5, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,699.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Small, Fast Focusing, Locks in place so it does not creep out when carrying like the 100-400 does, feels like and handles like a dream, build quality is like a super tank
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None
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Using this lens this weekend on a T2i it worked great, I captured more sharp in-focus hand held shots than I ever got with my 100-400 L simply because I can handle the weight better when hand holding. Zoom ring placement takes getting used to but overall it fits my use
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Dec 5, 2010
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