Advice on purchasing a new APS-C body

[Jedifarce]

I am inching towards the 70-200 f4L IS, mainly due to the IS feature. Nothing is more disappointing than a blurred picture due to camera shake. However, I will miss the background blur quality you would get from a 2.8 aperture. Any thought on that? How much difference is the blur quality between these two lens?

If it's concerning filming, I'm not sure you'd be able to differentiate between the two in video mode unless someone told you. Downside, pulling focus would be a lot harder with a 2.8 than with a F/4 on a moving subject, but you would gain that additional F/stop for lower light levels. An F/4 lens really struggles in low light.

 

[Jedifarce]

Lol, ya I am most likely going to go for the 60D (better body and weight than the 600D)...and really need a telephoto zoom. Confused whether to go for the 70-200 f4L IS or the 70-200 f2.8L non IS.

If you're going to do film, you'd be shooting yourself in the foot if you bought an L lens without IS.

 

[Jedifarce]

Don't underestimate the weight factor. My wife has just finished a week of shooting mainly with the 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM II, and she actually has stiff shoulders. Thing was she needed f/2.8, otherwise the f/4L IS would have done. Apart from the factor of how tiring it is working for hours with a 1.5kg lens, especially handheld, you need to carry the thing around with you in your bag. If I just want a 70-200 that I might use, I'll pack the f/4. You need to think about whether you actually have to be able to open up to f/2.8. If you are shooting events for a living, yes, if you are having fun it is less likely that you need 1.5kg of metal and glass.

70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II is very nice. How heavy do you suppose that new 200-400mm F/4 L IS USM will be? I can't wait til that thing comes out.