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Canon EF 200 mm f/2.8L II USM

Canon EF 200 mm f/2.8L II USMCanon EF 200 mm f/2.8L II USMCanon EF 200 mm f/2.8L II USM
 

Specifications:

Manufacturer Canon
Model EF 200 mm f/2.8L II USM
Lens style Telephoto
Focal length 200 mm
Maximum aperture f/2.8
Angle of view 12.3 o
Closest focusing distance 1.5 m
Maximum magnification 1:6.25
Minimum aperture 32
Number of diaphragm blades 8
Auto focus type USM
Lens Construction 9 elements / 7 groups
Filter diameter 72 mm
Macro No
Available mounts Canon EF
Dimensions 83.2 x 136.2 mm
Weight 765 g
Additional information Marketed March 1996

Average rating (5 owners reviews).

Build quality 5.00
Optical quality 4.80
Value for money 5.00
Overall 4.93
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User: oldshutterhand
IP 89.135.x.x
Date: 2012-04-13 09:45:26
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 490 Euro
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Super quality, excellent contrast, super sharp, fact and accurate autofocus, not bad even with the 2x extender

Pros: manual focus little hard to turn

Summary: Excellent lens if you like the focal length

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User: lensreporter
IP 80.174.x.x
Date: 2012-01-25 20:59:22
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 575€
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: Simply NOTHING!!!!

Pros: Very sharp, fantastic contrast, no CA´s, no vignetting, tipical L-wise strong colours, excelent construction, quiet handy

Summary: Top-Notch!!!! One of the very best lenses arround, even with my Extender Kenko Pro 300 x1,4 DGX there is no loss of resolution.....

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User: technic
IP 62.238.x.x
Date: 2010-06-17 22:15:00
Owner since: 6 years
Price: EUR 750
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: none really; but would be nice if the closeup range would be a bit better.

Pros: great bokeh, excellent optical and build quality

Summary: as good as it gets

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User: Venky
IP 12.186.x.x
Date: 2010-06-03 21:38:40
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 600
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Tripod ring - not a must, but would have been nice to have.

Pros: Fast, realy fast lens. Value for money

Summary: Nice Lens, great pictures.

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User: chuckov
IP 24.45.x.x
Date: 2010-02-06 09:04:51
Owner since: 3 years
Price: 650
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: no image stablization. hood not built-in

Pros: superb image quality even at max. aperture and when using teleconverter. 320mm f2.8 when used on non-full frame cameras. Affordable for amatures.

Summary: Fantastic bargain. Prime lens with same or better image quality than much more expensive zoom lenses.


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