Ralph Conway wrote:
After 31 Years of photography I was never so happy with a new lens I purchased like I felt with the 70-200 4.0 L IS USM. Amazing!
I would like to hear your favorite lens purchase. Please, try to keep it down to just one (if possible). Tell me what is your favorite one and why.
Concerning me:
The 70-200 was my first L. I wanted to buy the non IS version. But my dealer gave me the IS for a test. After it was a must. And I presented it myself for christmas (2006). It was razorscharp about the whole range wide opened (4.0) and the IS was a saver even in lowest light (1/15th sec at 200mm). The weight was great and stil is compared to the 2.8.
So what is yours?
That is certainly quite an amazing lens. I like the 70-300L a touch more though since I get to 300mm without the need for a TC and with a bit better quality than the f/4 IS + TC delivers (over the 7-200 range the f/4 IS is a bit more perfect though overall). The best/sharpest/most perfect Canon has to be my 300 2.8 IS though. The 24 1.4 II does very well though and who knows if it doesn\'t even have better peak center sharpness. The 135 is hardly a slouch either.
Jan 11, 2012 at 07:49 PM
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