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Canon - EF70-200mm F4.0 L IS II USM Optical Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - White
Average customer rating
4.8
(72 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 72 reviews
5 Stars
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF70-200mm F4.0 L IS II USM Optical Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - White
Customer Rating
5
Unbelievable
on June 12, 2013
Posted by: dugole
from central NJ
Absolutely an unbelievable lens. My previous Canon 70-200 was the f4 non-stablized - I liked it but didn't use it often because it needed a high shutter speed (at least 1/250) and the results weren't quite as sharp as I had hoped (date coded as 2005). Eight months ago I upgraded to the stablized version (date coded as 2011) and I fell in love with this lens. A much, much sharper image combined with the stabilization allows a shutter speed as low as 1/15 of a second.
This is an incredible lens and results in truly fine pictures - at any aperture there is virtually no distoration or CA and bokeh is also as nice as one can expect.
This is generally my go-to, general use lens and it took that designation away from my 17-40 "L". I use a crop sensor 7D. I will also use the 1.4 Canon extender and am able to still get great pictures.
Don't hesitate to buy this lens over the 2.8 - saves a lot of bucks!
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, light weight
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
"You get what you pay for"
on November 18, 2008
Posted by: Joe
from New Jersey
The saying "you get what you pay for" is true in this case, but in a good way. Rather fast AF, I blew an image up to 20x30 shot with a Rebel XT, and it barely lost any quality. The only problem is that if you break it... You're out a good sum of money.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, great quality for the money
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Overall excellent - but bad ghosts at night
on October 16, 2016
Posted by: Jack 421
from New Zealand
Outstanding performance in well-lit situations. However not good for taking photos of the moon, sunsets with bright clouds, or night shots with bright lights. In these cases it produces a very obvious ghost image for each light source.
Many of the online reviews either don't mention this ghost problem, or brush over it as inconsequential. I think it spoils night photograph in a major way. Unfortunately the ghost does not appear in the viewfinder, so one cannot compose the picture to reduce the effect. Instead one has to view the image after shooting to see how bad the ghost may be, then try another shot to move the ghost to a less critical position. Then afterwards crop the image to cut out the ghost. This is not what I expected from this lens.
So I think this is a great lens, but not for high contrast situations.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens
on June 18, 2011
Posted by: gtwhtgt
from Shreveport, La.
You can see the difference as soon as you put his lens on your camera. Everything is better. If you get one start saving for the next because you'll now be hooked on the "L"'s. Great for portraits or just about anything. Can't get the wife to take it off the camera, she thinks it was an original accessory and it has to stay on it. A major reason for lens envey from your peers and much lighter than the faster version.
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Eldridgeranch620
from Eldridgeranch620
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I was pleasantly surprised with the wonder and clear images this lens captured, this lens surpassed my expectations!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Perfect images
on January 30, 2015
Posted by: Safar
from Houston, Tx
This lens produces amazing images on my 70D, detail and clarity is just awsome. The IS still leves me wanting a better performance so as the auto focus.
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Customer Rating
2
No working for me
on August 2, 2015
Posted by: rsw1
from Houston, TX
Hard to take a good shot with this lens. I keep reading reviews saying "crisp" and clear with great color saturation, yet I find just the opposite. Severe focus issues, poor color and overall cheap looking shots,
Ironically, I switch back to the inexpensive 75-300mm that came with my camera (T3i) and I'm back to outstanding pictures. Very frustrating. Thought maybe it was my imagination, but this was my second half day shoot that produced suboptimal shots.
Really want to like this lens. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Have a lemon?
Ironically, I switch back to the inexpensive 75-300mm that came with my camera (T3i) and I'm back to outstanding pictures. Very frustrating. Thought maybe it was my imagination, but this was my second half day shoot that produced suboptimal shots.
Really want to like this lens. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Have a lemon?
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Posted by: sidcc
from Ohio
Verified Purchase:Yes
This lens makes so much noise. The very slow focus for photography, and loud lesns nice for video
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