Are you happy with your Canon 70-200mm f4 L ?

[n0d3]

I notice alot of Canon CS'ers do own a 70-200mm f4L, pls post the image taken with it. I'll try to post my tomorrow once I get the chance to test it.

Cheers and firm on.

Why don't you save the time and go Google for reviews? IMHO theres no need to wait any longer if you're looking for a relatively cheap 70-200. As many users have mentioned before the f/4L is a great contrasty lens.

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_70200_4u

 

[Castlesinthesky]

No need for a demonstration. Your abilities, I do not doubt. Your arrogance, I take to heart.

So that's called arrogance now eh?:bsmilie: From challenges to being arrogant. I merely asked if you've ever tried it or not, simple question.

 

[darrelchia]

No need for a demonstration. Your abilities, I do not doubt. Your arrogance, I take to heart.

sorry dude... i dun think its arrogance, find it a fair enough question. kinda like backing up a claim ... After all, I've used neatimage before and it did give me such effects. what he's trying to say is if you haven't tried it, don't put others statements down so quickly. calling others arrogant puts you in the same position as him ...

 

[knneo]

Why don't you save the time and go Google for reviews? IMHO theres no need to wait any longer if you're looking for a relatively cheap 70-200. As many users have mentioned before the f/4L is a great contrasty lens.

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_70200_4u

Errr.... I'm not the thread starter.


I thought the thread was "Are you happy with your Canon 70-200mm f4 L ? " How did it went OT so much to picture comments and harsh words?

 

[JW73]

No issue with this f4 lens. Both lens f2.8 or f4 has their pro and cons.

I do agreed that the demo shots has some shakes. It prove IS is a "good to have " function.

For better bokeh and less DOF when using a f4, one can get the subject and background distance further apart if possible. This is one way to compensate the smaller f stop.

 

[Gunbucker]

Excellent lens, optically and in handling. Meets its intended purpose well without creating a huge fuss for the user.

 

[Witness]

yawns.....y not juz wait for the threadstarter to come and post wat he did?

 

[lynch]

Hmm. So long still no pics? heh.
Well, I somewhat had the same considerations prior getting this lens. So I hope this would be useful for all those considering this wonderful piece of glass.

Shot the following picture on the recent Singapore Fashion Festival, so they are done indoors; albeit granted the lighting was pretty bright for that show. No postprocessing whatsoever. Only resized. Taken off from a 350D, AI-Servo. Let the pictures be the judge.

100% cropped.

 

[Canonized]

First, I am glad that so many liked the shots I shared.

I do not wish to be mean to the lady (whom I have not met) but I photoshopped out her zit on the left side of her bridge. Since I was doing it I also cloned out her other blemishes which can clearly be seen as I am not a Photoshop expert.

But generally the result is as good as I can get it. Just remember this for those looking for a good lens. You have to have a good lens to get a photo that can adjusted to be a great shot. You just cannot get a great shot - no matter how you photoshop - from a lousy lens.

Hmmm I don't think its noise reduction. The photo was taken in broad daylight so why would he need to use high ISO? Image noise for these kinda shots should be minimal.

I feel the patchy appearance is due to poor use of photoshop cloning/heal tools. Caucasians are quite prone to blemished/freckled skin (unless they cover it with makeup), so I guess he was a little too heavy handed with the edits. End result looks like you ran a median filter over the image and masked over it.

Also, noise reduction routines do not degrade image quality in the manner seen. The "damage" you see was done by manual applications by hand, rather than a filter. (Though he may have used a filter, I feel the most damage was actually done by hand... can see the applications of the healing/cloning brush)

 

[jimbok]

Hmm. So long still no pics? heh....

Omg :bigeyes: that's one sharp lens you got there!

 

[Moonstone]

Taken with Canon EF70-200 f4L on velvia F100 @ F8

 

[yehosaphat]

:bigeyes: nice :thumbsup: cropping a wee bit tight though...

Where was this taken?

 

[Moonstone]

Thanks yehosaphat. This shot was taken further away from Esplanade area towards the open sea in Singapore.

 

[bowwow]

a very good value-for-money lens! esp for an "L" grade.

plus point for me is the weight; surprisingly light.

 

[mpenza]

definitely a great lens. I use it for fashion shows when shooting as official or otherwise. The lightweight allowed me to handhold the lens for long hours without problems and give me mobility too when needed.

Majority of my shots were taken with the 70-200F4L:
http://mpenza.clubsnap.org/gallery/2004
http://mpenza.clubsnap.org/gallery/2005

That said, I also use 100mm macro USM from time to time and it did seem a little sharper (okay, it's a prime, so can't really compare with a zoom ;p).

 

[espn]

70-200 can double for portraits, but it can't really do landscape/scenery, even on a FF body. You'll need something wider.

I disagree, depending on what you want to achieve, there's no hard rule that even 500 f/4 cannot be used for landscape/scenary.

 

[mpenza]

That's true but it doesn depend on what and how you want to capture the scene. A famous landscape photographer (can't remember who) said he likes to use a 135mm lens to compress scenery for his landscape shots.

 

[unseen]

I would recommend it as a long zoom if you need one. Check out how I used it for shooting portraits of animals:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/258889/thread/1140857618/

most of the photos in here were over USMed.

If you look at the photos of the girl.. All of them were over USM-ed. and over noise-reduced.

This one even looks out of focus.

Misfocusing/front/back focusing. That's an issue I had with quite a few of the 70-200f4Ls with my 350D body. Apparently, i'm not the only one. I've met another 2 or 3 fellas with the same problem.
One of them sent his camera and lens in more than once just to adjust it, but to no avail. You might want to take note.

 

[mutabor]

I loved my F4 lens. Currently I'm in love with my 7 days old F2.8 IS :heart: But man F2.8 is a heavy beast! After two hours of hand held shooting I felt like I spend some time in a gym working out on my forearms and biceps

 

[maestrolik]

Great lens given its price. I shoot mainly outdoors so F4 is sufficient for me. How sharp can it get? I had my reservations when I bought this lens until i tried it out at the zoo. Sharper than any other lens I've ever seen. http://jacktancw.fotopic.net/p26178268.html The size and weigh t also makes it a breeze to carry around and mount on the tripod.:sweatsm: