The Digital Picture
Bryan has completed his review of the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II.
Quote from TDP
I consider the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens to be the second most important lens in my kit with the first being a more general purpose lens in focal length range. It is not an inexpensive lens, but it is very worth the price in my opinion – and very worthy of its red ring. While this is a completely pro-grade lens, you definitely do not have to be a pro to appreciate it. Get the “II”!
More Reviews
If you haven't already, be sure to read Justin's review of the lens here at Canon Rumors.
EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II Stock
B&H Photo has them in stock @ $2499
Adorama has them in stock @ $2499
Both are currently closed for passover and will ship when they open back up.
*UPDATE* Jeff Ascough and his “stealth” rangefinder
A few people have commented and emailed me thinking he's setting up an April fools joke.
Sounds plausible.
It's an early April Fool's joke. He's written about the AF performance. Enough said!
Nice one Jeff.
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I agree. Frankly, most of the bogus announcements that come as April Fool’s ‘jokes’ are completely devoid of any humor outside the mind of the author.
Why thank you. as you can tell by the “thumbs down” number, it certainly had the desired effect. LOL
The 70-200 4 IS had one great advantage over the old 2.8 IS. That’s it’s sharpness. With the introduction of the 70-200 2.8 IS II, Canon have a 2.8 lens that matches the (legendary) f/4 IS.
Well done Canon!
I doubt that most will notice much of a difference between the new and the old lenses unless they really blow up the image. The old lens produced images that graced some of the top publications worldwide for the last 10 years with nothing but praise. Canon has effectively fooled you all to push though a huge price increase never before seen for an upgrade of the same type lens. It seems the consumer is once again the victim and they don’t even realize it! LOL
yeah they spent all that time developing an exact same lens to fool us dumb pro’s that wouldn’t notice we were scammed???dont be stupid, theres no question that the lens is better.the question is if its worth the extra price.