which 200mm lens to get
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The 200/2 is hand holdable for sure. I hiked through 3 km of deep snow with it slung over my shoulder.
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Daniel Flather said:
I can agree a bit with that. I tried the 300 f2.8 IS I with the standard neck strap , once! Impossible for more than 6 minutes. But I carry the 200 either in a lens case from Lowepro or in a Black Rapid strap and I really don't find it heavy anymore. But if you're carrying a lot of other gear and then the 200 on top of that, you wish you'd brought a 70-200 f4 or the 135 L.
But see here's the tip, leave the other cr@p at home and you're good, I mean, who needs a tent and sleeping bag right?
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I don't want to start a fight !
to Me there's only 200. the f/2.0 it's my go to len wildlife 600mm
indoors 24/70ll & 85/1.2
to Me there's only 200. the f/2.0 it's my go to len wildlife 600mm
indoors 24/70ll & 85/1.2
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Dylan777 said:If budget is not an issue, 200mm f2 IS will blow you away. I used to shoot with 70-200mm f2.8 IS II a lot, until my 200mm f2 IS arrived. I'm Asian, I have problem shooting with 1Dx + 200mm f2 IS II. The background blur/bokeh @ f2 will melt the f2.8
I really... Really like this photo. I'm usually quite mum on photos I think are boring... and usually I'm only marginally enthusiastic about images I like.. But this... I really like this. Kudos.
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I have had the 200 2.8L for a few years now. I have had really good results with it, bokeh is good wide open and it is a very sharp lens. I like that it does not draw (sometimes unwanted) attention by the fact that it is not white. I was concerned about the fact that it did not have IS, however, after using it a few times, and working on technique, I have had relatively little issue with motion blur do to lens movement.
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I've had the 200/2.8L II for 6 or 7 years and love it. Its small and light making it a ideal travel lens and not being white is discreet. Takes a 1.4x TC well. I've used it for everything from indoor portraits, to wildlife and aircraft. Yes IS would be nice but I can work around it.
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jdramirez said:Dylan777 said:If budget is not an issue, 200mm f2 IS will blow you away. I used to shoot with 70-200mm f2.8 IS II a lot, until my 200mm f2 IS arrived. I'm Asian, I have problem shooting with 1Dx + 200mm f2 IS II. The background blur/bokeh @ f2 will melt the f2.8
I really... Really like this photo. I'm usually quite mum on photos I think are boring... and usually I'm only marginally enthusiastic about images I like.. But this... I really like this. Kudos.
Thanks JD. Just like your 85L II, shoot it wide open
I'm currently shooting with Sony a7s + native 55mm. Love the size, weight and high ISO, however, I start missing my Canon 24-70 & 70-200. The home insurance Company and I have reached final value for the lost items from recent break-in. I'm few weeks away getting the check. Decision, decision and more decision.... :
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Just another suggestion, although I don't know that it would be a great solution for action/sports. Today I just got a beautiful old Nikon 200mm f/2 AI lens. I got it from keh.com for about $1400. I'm just breaking it in, but it's a much cheaper solution to get into the big glass field, and with an adapter it works great on Canon cameras. I've been using a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 AIS lens for the past year on my Canon 5D III and I've taken some wonderful photos. It's a little trickier to get action in focus, so you end up taking lots of photos just to make sure. I'll mostly be using it on my Nikon D3s that has modded with a Canon split prism screen to help with manual focus lenses and it does wonderful there. The 5D3 w/ Magic Lantern also does a fabulous job with MF lenses.
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Dylan777 said:The home insurance Company and I have reached final value for the lost items from recent break-in. I'm few weeks away getting the check. Decision, decision and more decision.... :
That's fantastic news, Dylan. Glad to hear the insurance is going to come through to some level. Yep...decisions. I think mine would go like this:
1. Alarm System
2. Bolted Down Safe
3. Mmmm... lenses.
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Famateur said:Dylan777 said:The home insurance Company and I have reached final value for the lost items from recent break-in. I'm few weeks away getting the check. Decision, decision and more decision.... :
That's fantastic news, Dylan. Glad to hear the insurance is going to come through to some level. Yep...decisions. I think mine would go like this:
1. Alarm System
2. Bolted Down Safe
3. Mmmm... lenses.
I took care the first two. For me, it's more like half FF mirrorless & half DSLR or all DSLR
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