Canon 70 200 mm 2.8L

A Canon 70 200 IS II Review

Canon 70 200 mm EF Lens – Imagine that you were one of the very few people in the world that was allowed to enter the Kingdom of Bhutan, a place that has rarely even been seen by outsiders, much less photographed by them. Imagine you were right in the middle of a Chaam masked dance, during Bhutan’s most important religious festival, and you see with your eye the most perfect shot that you have ever seen, and you only have one fifth of a second to capture it with your camera. But alas, when you point your camera at the subject and you try to shoot, all you are left with is a blurry action shot that was a little bit too late. And you just know that you will never be able to get that amazing shot back, no matter how much you try to recreate it.

That is what having faulty equipment can bring. Truth of the matter is, although the equipment does not define the photographer, having the perfect lenses will certainly enhance the talent and capability that you already have as a photographer. The one lens that you will find in the kit of every professional photographer and even serious and dedicated amateurs is the Canon 70 200 mm lens. First introduced way back in August of 2001, this Canon 70 200 EF lens lives up to the expectations of exactly what it is you expect to get from a lens for Canon cameras. Canon has been building quite an impressive repertoire of telephoto lenses since the time of the Canon 70 200 EF camera, but they seem to have truly outdone themselves with the Canon 70 200 mm lens, which is precisely the reason why it is still one of the most bought lenses even almost a decade after it was first released.

Canon 70 200 Technical Specifications

The first thing that you will notice about this Canon 70-200 lens is it’s weight, and that can be expected from such a heavy-duty workhorse such as this lens, especially one that is packed with so many features. It has a focal length of the Canon 70 200 mm and a maximum opening of F2.8. It has a swift and silent automatic focus with full manual override, as well as an EF mount for using on a full frame camera. One of the most outstanding features of this lens is the Optical Image Stabilization at an amazing 3 stops, as well as its diagonal angle view of 34 degrees to 12 degrees.

This new Canon 70 200 is an improvement over the old EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS USM, which in itself had already taken the photography world by storm, so creating something better was no easy feat. Much to the pleasure of Canon lovers everywhere, they have been able to do just that with as much grace as they have had in creating all the other lenses in the past.

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Whats in the Canon 70 200 box?

The package comes complete with a lens cap, a dust cap, a lens hood, and even a soft case for the Canon 70-200 lens. There are also many different packages that already come with a filter, seeing as the filter is the first thing that people automatically buy after buying a new lens, although these kinds of packages usually come from Internet purchases.

What the people are saying about the Canon 70 200 mm lens

Seeing as the Canon 70 200 mm EF lens was released more than 9 years ago, there are scores of customer reviews that have already been published all throughout the Internet. No other lens is able to bring about such a high percentage of approval on clarity, speed and overall performance as much as this lens can, which is precisely why it still garners such praise up until this day. There has been speculation that the EF was actually really made for the Canon 1 series cameras, seeing as the Canon 1D was released only a month after the lens and the 1Ds released a year after that. But seeing as Canon is the only brand that has actually been able to offer such a thing as a universal fit for all cameras and lenses, there has been absolutely no problem with performance and compatibility with this particular Canon 70 200 mm lens even on the entry level cameras like the Canon 30D or the rebel models like the canon 500D.

Not perfect, but definitely worth it

The most negative thing that you can actually really say about this Canon 70-200mm lens is that it is expensive. Being part of the L series, L actually standing for Luxury, it is easy to understand why. It was first released at about $1,500 for the basic package, and it’s price has hardly gone down or up in the entire life of the lens. Another con of the lens would be that it is heavy, weighing at a whopping 1.1kg. This weight is precisely the reason why it comes with a stand, as well as extreme image stabilization so that the image can stay clear even when shooting by hand. The good thing about these things though is that with the Canon 70 200 mm lens, you get what you pay for and the weight is just a result of higher quality of imagery. You can’t have it all when it comes to equipment, but this lens certainly does come near it. Seeing as the only con is the price and the weight and not anything that has to do with the quality of the image, then you know that it is still superior to any other lens trying to be just like it.

In the end, when you buy this Canon 70-200mm lens you are getting something entirely different, and you are buying a lens that you are going to be using extensively. Thanks to its weathered casing, you know that it will be able to stand extreme use and abuse. So be it a high class party in New York City or deep in the Namibian desert, you know that you have in your hands the capability to capture the perfect shot each and every single time.

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