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Cons: Hard to impress girls with a thirty year old lens.

Pros: Image quality. Professional build quality. Super fast AF. Reliable.

Summary: I use this lens with Canon 1D professional bodies. The combination is why I still have work. If you are a hobbiest looking for a bargain this lens is not for you. To use it, you need to know what you are doing. Also, would you believe me if I told you heavy cameras and heavy lenses are better than electronic image stabilization? See, that\'s why this lens is not right for you...

Cons: in some cases, the mode switch button may break

Pros: sharpness, excellent drawing, colors and bokeh.

Summary: my copy was bought at a very good price with a broken mode button and had a slight haze, but this does not prevent him from taking great pictures

Cons: HEAVY

Pros: Built like a tank,

Summary: This lens is the only remaining piece from a package I bought in 1991. It\'s been all over the planet, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, packed on horses in Patagonia and top of the world in Nepal. I was going to \'upgrade\' to a newer model but tested mine and was totally satisfied with IQ. It\'s a keeper.

Cons: Some flare-it needs hood, heavy, minimun focusing distance.

Pros: very sharp at all apertures, amazing colors, decent bokeh, good AF

Summary: A legendary lens. I bought it as a 2nd hand cheap f/2.8 tele lens.Ten years later, I still use it. My sample is 26 years old

Cons: Like a Tank

Pros: One of the Sharpest lens made it!!!

Summary: If you don,t need a IS or a Heavy lens but the Image Quality and a real crispy sharp image is important to you this is the perfect lens!!!

Cons: At the latest after 3 hours of shooting, the lens is really heavy!

Pros: Even without IS and direct intervention focus: mercilessly sharp from 2.8!

Summary: For photographers who still comes from the analog days, a very good tool for taking pictures. Not for most young photographers who only know digital photography, with this lens is photography work, not for on the fly!

Cons: HEAVY! Weighs more that it's heaviest modern replacement (this lens has an all-metal barrel). Doesn't have a mount gasket which compromises its weather sealing. Doesn't take Canon teleconverters; also lacks full-time manual focus. For me, the only really significant issue is the first one.

Pros: Sharp, sharp, sharp with great contrast and bokeh! I gave it a 4 only because both the 50-200 L and 100-300 L are slightly sharper: short of these it would earn a 5. I could easily identify images shot on film with this lens just from IQ. And for infrared shooters, you only need to refocus at 80mm setting: the best performance for any Canon telezoom. I really should use this lens more! Also the lens collar is a superb design: quick and easy to mount and remove even with the lens mounted.

Summary: A much better value than the newer 70-200 L lenses, especially for infrared work. If you don't need IS nor the ability to use Canon's TCs, this is the lens for you. The only trick is finding one: owners tend to keep these!

Cons: Lack of USM and perhaps IS, a bit heavy The old AF motor is a bit noisy, but its quite fast.

Pros: Very sharp eat all apatures, lovely bokeh and Leica-like contrast - or as they say in Germany: brilliantz!

Summary: Very high value for money and REAL L-lens pictures. A legendary lens that was one of the sharpest weapons when Canon won the SLR-war in the erly 90ies

Cons: Weight, possible lack of serviceability from official Canon Repair, relatively slow AFD focus, no IS, does not accept Canon extenders.

Pros: Heavy duty all-metal body, unsurpassed image quality.

Summary: The Magic Drainpipe didn't get it's name because of any ability to drain water. This lens, one of Canon's first EF mount professional zooms, delivers absolutely spectacular image quality - warm, rich dark colors, bright glowing greens and blues, strong contrast throughout the range. Yes, there's a tiny bit of corner vignetting wide open, but it's easy to fix in post. Virtually no fringing, CA, or distortion. 8-blade aperture produces creamy bokeh if that's your bag. Like a fine piece of audio equipment or a Ferrari from the 1960s and 70s, you give up a bit of modern wizz-bang like IS and ultrasonic focusing, but you get an absolutely top notch piece of optics that, with care, will last forever.

Cons: No USM Closest focusing distance

Pros: Sharp Black Bokeh Cheap

Summary: Spectacular optic if you find it for a good price