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Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM
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Manufacturer | Canon |
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Model | EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM |
Lens style | Telephoto zoom |
Focal length | 70 - 200 mm |
Maximum aperture | f/4 |
Angle of view | 34 - 12 o |
Closest focusing distance | 1.2 m |
Maximum magnification | 4.8 |
Minimum aperture | 32 |
Number of diaphragm blades | 8 |
Auto focus type | Ring USM |
Lens Construction | 20 elements / 15 groups |
Filter diameter | 67 mm |
Macro | No |
Available mounts | Canon EF |
Dimensions | 172 x 76 mm |
Weight | 760 g |
Additional information | Marketed November 2006 Contains 1 fluorite lens and 2 UD lenses |
Owners reviews (22)
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User profile: Amateur
Cons: Auto stabilization is a bit noisy but works beautifully
Pros: Extremely sharp focus over the entire range Excellent Bokeh 1/2 the weight of the f2.8 version Well made Excellent built in image stabilization Fast auto focus
Summary: This lens is very very sharp and the image quality is almost the same as the f2.8. That said it is a great vacation telephoto lens to take on a vacation at 1/2 the weight of it\'s f 2.8 big brother. If you shoot weddings or concerts the 2.8 is the better choice. If you are a vacationer and shoot in daylight your back might prefer the f4 IS 70-200.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 680€
User profile: Amateur
Cons: None.
Pros: Excellent image quality in every aspect.
Summary: Until the arrival of the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II version it was the best telephoto zoom ever made for the Canon EOS mount. Now just the second best... :P Worths every penny.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 1150 EURO
User profile: Amateur
Cons: nothing
Pros: Excellent IQ, very good build quality, light weight
Summary: Excellent IQ and AF even with 1,4x III extender.
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Owner since: 5 years
Price: 1200 USD
User profile: Amateur
Cons: None, I will trade it off only if I change the system. If I had to be picky, the IS is a little loud (on 24-105, the IS is bearily audible).
Pros: Sharp, build like a rock, fast autofocus, colours very close to reality, light when comparing with f2.8 w/o IS variant, and only 90g over the 24-105mm
Summary: Best lens I own, and one of the best that Canon ever made. Just for that reason I didn't switch to Nikon D600 and bought a Canon 6D instead. It's better than f2.8(without IS).
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: 900 euro
User profile: Professional
Cons: none for me (in some situations F2.8 would be better)
Pros: very sharp, IS is super, awesome colors
Summary: One of the best lenses ever from Canon.
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Owner since: 1 year
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User profile: Amateur
Cons: None I can think of practically
Pros: Great build and image quality, especially sharpness and contrast. Light enough to carry around and hand-hold
Summary: I use this for outdoor sports and love the image quality and the ease of use. I upgraded from the non IS to the IS some time ago and IQ is just as good.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: 1200
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Expensive for the IS version Should have a tripod foot included
Pros: Fabulous image quality Incredibly sharp Performance at F4 excellent IS works extremely well light weight performance with 1.4x converter
Summary: I bought this lens after comparing it with the similarly priced 70-200 F2.8 (no IS) The image quality is equally good. Its light weight, so makes an ideal travel tele zoom. I am a critical user and have found it has excelled in every way with 5Dmk 2. It works well with 1.4x converter even wide open give impressive sharpness. Bokeh not quite as good as my old Nikon 70-200 F2,8 but still gives satisfying results.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 1200
User profile: Semipro
Cons: So sharp it can be a problem for not so perfect human subjects.
Pros: Sharpest zoom lens ever
Summary: must buy
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 750
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Does not bring tripod ring. Audible IS.
Pros: Excellent construction. Acute to all the f. IS very effective, sensational AF. Quite lightweight.
Summary: Best zoom I've ever had, this lens the L series shows its quality.
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 910€
User profile: Amateur
Cons: price ?
Pros: sharpness, weight compared to 2.8 version, opticalquality
Summary: very good lens
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 1100€
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Price (well, you get what you pay for!) Slightly noisy IS. Re-calibration was required, but now focus is perfect.
Pros: Sharpness, overall fantastic IQ. Unique color rendering of fluorite glass. Build quality.
Summary: I bought this lens in 2009 to complement my setup. I am extremely satisfied by the picture quality, in particular the magnificent color rendering is unmatched by any other lens I had the opportunity to use. It is MUCH more portable than any of the 2.8 versions, important if your camera is hanging off your neck on a hike. For low-light applications, I would rather advise to buy any of the 85mm/100mm/135mm primes, as the one stop gain of the 70-200mm f/2.8 will probably not suffice.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 800EUR
User profile: Amateur
Cons: price, sometimes struggles to achieve sharp performance on 7D (however was awesome on 30D), noisy IS
Pros: build quality, relatively low weight and dimensions for 70-200 tele, very fast USM AF, nice IS - can shoot 1/30-1/40s @200mm hand-held, nice colours and contrast, bokeh is fine as well
Summary: awesome weather-sealed "compact" tele lens with fast AF and perfect IS, insanely sharp on low to medium pixel-density sensors (30D, 40D etc), however not so amazing on 7D (18mpix APS-C), but you can always apply some sharpness in PP
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 1250 USD
User profile: Amateur
Cons: nothing
Pros: Beautiful image quality. Built like a tank.
Summary: Excellent value for the quality.
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Owner since: 6 months
Price: $1000
User profile: Semipro
Cons: None. Loud Image Stabilization, I guess.
Pros: Small and light. Affordable for a professional build quality 70-200 zoom. Amazing optical quality. Fast auto-focus with limiter. Weather sealed. Good IS. Comes with a hood since it's an L.
Summary: A very well built standard telephoto zoom that is much more affordable and lighter than the f2.8 offerings, yet maintains their excellent optical quality. Highly recommended. One of the best lenses in Canon's lineup.
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: 1100
User profile: Professional
Cons: none
Pros: very sharp, great bokeh, effective IS
Summary: perfect telephoto when you have light - I augment with 135 and 85 primes in darker situations
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: ?
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Sometimes I wish for f2.8; No tripod ring
Pros: Fast; great IQ; light for a high quality zoom; sharp
Summary: So good that I keep thinking about trading up to the f2.8... and never actually doing it.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 990
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Bokeh less than "brother" f/2.8
Pros: Sharp Accurate AF
Summary: Good value for money
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 1300
User profile: Professional
Cons: none
Pros: very sharp and very fast and sharp focus w/ ds mark III and 7D .great handling and contrast.
Summary: one of the best with 135/f2
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: 1100
User profile: Semipro
Cons: None
Pros: Sharp, great color, very good bokeh, super fast and accurate AF, excellent image stabilization, good with TC's, compact
Summary: One of the best lenses ever! It's difficult to make this lens act up. Best contrast against backlit subjects of any 70-200 zoom.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price:
User profile: Semipro
Cons: F4 is not very bright and not very fast for Sports, Bokeh on Crop for Portraits not so useful, on a 50D you have to stop down to F5.6 for amazing resolution
Pros: IS !!! 1/20s using 200mm on a 50D handheld! USM, fast and precious focussing, ability of focus override, sharpness in general, size and weight!!!
Summary: if you take photos of NOT fast moving objects and if you don`t need a big bokeh (especially with a crop cam) then you will be happy with it!!!
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 1000
User profile: Amateur
Cons: None (maybe a bit heavy, compared to EF-S lens).
Pros: On 40D a perfect lens; stellar optical results at any settings; build quality very solid; IS very effective and not comsuming too much for me.
Summary: Would always recommend it.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 1100 euro
User profile: Professional
Cons: none, (apart maybe from IS power consumption). visible vignetting at f4 (on 5D) but not really an issue.
Pros: lightweight, extremely sharp, accurate af
Summary: a great telephoto lens, but for low light work you'd probably be better off with the 2.8 version. (unless iso 3200 - 6400 is ok for you)