Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM [Archive] - Page 26 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

mikekelley

18th of May 2011 (Wed), 15:48

Thanks guys! No extender - just bare on a 1d3.

Of course I wish it had IS! But do I wish I was also missing the extra $600? Hardly - I rarely ever use this lens. I have four ultrawides, a 50mm 1.4, and then this, which I keep around for fun ;) I just don't use it enough to justify the IS. If you know how to use this lens to your advantage, you won't need it - but be honest with yourself - it's not going to work very well indoors at night! It is, for me, by and large an outdoor lens, or indoors with supplemental off-camera lighting.

Rudolph

18th of May 2011 (Wed), 17:04

Do you guys wished it had IS though? have their been situations where you thought, "Damm i wish i had IS for this shot"
No. I purchased it for outdoor action, not still photography. For that reason and given the results the non-IS version is fine by me.

Note: I only wonder if I should have purchased the EF 200mm F/2.8 L USM II, since I am using the 70-200 at 200mm only. Also the white colour attracts a bit too much attention to my liking.

Rudolph

18th of May 2011 (Wed), 17:12

I tried this lens indoor last Friday.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/5735107414_e9b8fec6e8_b.jpg
1/160 f/4.0 200mm iso2000 indoor lowlight handheld

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5735107420_925baa75b8_b.jpg
1/60 f/4.0 200mm iso2000 indoor lowlight handheld

Genome

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 02:53

Do you guys wished it had IS though? have their been situations where you thought, "Damm i wish i had IS for this shot"

This is what forcing me to be patient and save and buy the IS version of this lens

in all honesty, no I don't. With the right hand hold technique or support and being aware of your settings I can count the times I would have needed IS on one hand. Even indoor at the zoo i tend to be able to find something to brace against and shoot at the right ISO to get the shutter and get a perfectly decent result. Takes a little more effort in some situations that all.

If you primerily shoot stills in low light without additional lighting then sure its a great thing to have.

jonneymendoza

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 03:03

What about weather sealent? Is the IQ the same on both none and IS version of this lens? Why the massive price difference between the two if it is only because of IS and weather sealed?

jimmiegrunde

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 03:22

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj136/jimmiegrunde/70-200f4L.jpg

Got mine yesterday, and I love it! :D
Bought it brand new (manufactured Feb this year) and got a $150 discount.

Genome

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 05:55

What about weather sealent? Is the IQ the same on both none and IS version of this lens? Why the massive price difference between the two if it is only because of IS and weather sealed?

well as far as IQ is concerned you will hear different things but i think it just depends on your copy. The IS version is apparently slightly better but this thing is so good only charts will really show you anything else.

Its true though that this one isnt properly weather sealed. So the premium is for IS and weather sealing.... but who really needs weather sealing? not most people. Unless you shoot in the rain a lot or shoot in a lot of VERY dusty environments you arnt going to damage your lens due to lack of sealing.

ChuckingFluff

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 10:48

Do you guys wished it had IS though? have their been situations where you thought, "Damm i wish i had IS for this shot"

This is what forcing me to be patient and save and buy the IS version of this lens

Of course but not for the IS on it. I only wish I had the IS sometimes because the IS version is slightly sharper than the non IS. I'm really not sure if it's $630 sharper, that's a new set of Gitzo tripod legs instead.

C-M2

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 12:41

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5557778330_3bf869915a_b.jpg

TONEB1146

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 21:24

Pic above pushed me to get a cup of coffee LOL

pyrojim

19th of May 2011 (Thu), 23:54

200mm handheld
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/k1ll4k4m/IMG_0086edit.jpg

There are SO many stingrays at that beach.

I did lifeguard training there, before the summer season and there were 16 people at HQ with their feet in hot water.

jonneymendoza

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 03:45

Of course but not for the IS on it. I only wish I had the IS sometimes because the IS version is slightly sharper than the non IS. I'm really not sure if it's $630 sharper, that's a new set of Gitzo tripod legs instead.
But if you had the money, would you buy the IS version instead?

IS could really be useful indoors taking candit shots of people in a party or something.

Genome

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 03:56

^^ if i had the money and nothing better to spend it on then yes. However f4 isnt great for low light so i always use my flash with it indoors... well not always but for the most part.

Indoors low light work your better off with something like an 85 1.8. So id rather have the non L f4 70-200 and an 85 1.8 with a flash than just a 70-200 F4 L IS.

jonneymendoza

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 05:00

i have a f1.8 50mm already :) But IS is good for none moving objects in low light though?

Genome

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 05:59

depends one focal length and shutter speed. Once your shutter speed is fast enough IS becomes fairly pointless.

jonneymendoza

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 06:04

depends one focal length and shutter speed. Once your shutter speed is fast enough IS becomes fairly pointless.
point is that in low light, u have to reduce shutter speed so my point is on the money that IS is great for low light none moving objects.

People say "use a tripod" yea you can but its a fiddle carrying one and assembling it on your camera.

IS negates the need to use a tripod when the light is not that great.

ChuckingFluff

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 11:04

But if you had the money, would you buy the IS version instead?

IS could really be useful indoors taking candit shots of people in a party or something.

I have the money but choose not to get the IS version. I use it outdoors in bright light so I don't need IS as I can get the shutter speed up no problems. Even when the light starts to drop I have no problems bumping up the ISO to keep the shutter speed up. I've only had this lens for a couple months but haven't run into a time where I needed IS and the pics are sharp so no complaints from me. Indoors I use the 24-70 f2.8L and some lighting the 70-200 with lighting inside wouldn't be a problem if you had the room to shoot.

vegasboy

20th of May 2011 (Fri), 23:37

This is a great lens, dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/5742018922_7997352869_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosbyalex/5742018922/)
Blake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosbyalex/5742018922/) by FotosByAlex (http://www.flickr.com/people/fotosbyalex/), on Flickr

MATT0404

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 07:54

Here are some shots from my first outing with the 70-200 f4 L. It really is a great lens. I'm looking forward to using it more often.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/5740562640_e9c19ae1e3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740562640/)
Old battery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740562640/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5740566708_00ce45b53e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740566708/)
IMG_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740566708/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5740570538_427f28cd65_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740570538/)
IMG_2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740570538/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/5740291877_00362c555b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740291877/)
Taraxicum Officinale (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740291877/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/5740314243_b9c878672d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740314243/)
Taraxicum Officinale (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740314243/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5740863312_803f7c073f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740863312/)
IMG_9 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5740863312/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

mattymx

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 11:11

Looking good!

seanm

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 15:04

Don't have this lens anymore, but it was my first canon lens, and IMO easily the best value for money canon offers.

http://imageshack.us/m/35/147/img3208jc.jpg

MATT0404

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 19:53

Here are a couple of shots from today. Certainly not a macro lens, but shooting these guys was fun (and difficult):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/5744360138_31ffef7d51_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744360138/)
Carpenter bee in-flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744360138/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/5744363282_09742ffde5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744363282/)
Carpenter Bee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744363282/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

optiklenz13

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 22:18

Taken a while ago..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/5744276487_696ca47efb_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/5744269333_ac4bc3518d_b.jpg

and, taken last night..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/5741664689_97d03d31c1_b.jpg

dmnelson

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 22:39

1Ds Mark II and 70-200 f/4L
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/5745232918_ef6eaf7e5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmnelson/5745232918/)
Anna and Greg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmnelson/5745232918/) by davidmnelson (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmnelson/), on Flickr

Fotowave

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 22:47

Great Shots, you must have lots of patience.

Here are a couple of shots from today. Certainly not a macro lens, but shooting these guys was fun (and difficult):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/5744360138_31ffef7d51_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744360138/)
Carpenter bee in-flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744360138/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/5744363282_09742ffde5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744363282/)
Carpenter Bee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt0404/5744363282/) by mkrepp (http://www.flickr.com/people/matt0404/), on Flickr

vivala1210

21st of May 2011 (Sat), 22:53

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/5745139102_cd2f759cc0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/5745139102/)
Redbull soap box race 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/5745139102/) by martin L photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/reflexivephotography/), on Flickr

rogertb

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 00:07

VirtualMen

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 09:31

http://virtualmen.users.photofile.ru/photo/virtualmen/200508835/204601847.jpg

MATT0404

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 09:41

Great Shots, you must have lots of patience.

Thank you.

Hi Mike ... could you tell me a little more about how you achieved such good focus/framing with these shots - given the speed these things were moving at and of course the small amount of time you would have had to set up the camera and compose the shot ... did you need to shoot hundreds for just a few keepers ? - regards Roger

Hi Roger, did you mean Matt? If so, all shots were handheld and I found it necessary to manually focus the lens. Basically, I just held the shutter button halfway down, tracked the subjects through the viewfinder, and worked the focus ring until I got AF confirmation. Sometimes I didn't wait for the confirmation and fired away anyways. I took about 40-50 shots and managed 5 keepers, haha. They were fun subjects to shoot and they were rather undisturbed by my presence.

rogertb

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 11:06

Sorry Matt ... no I meant Mike Kelley and his stunning airplane shots from 4days ago, forgive me I don't know how to comment on a particular post in this looooong thread ... regards Roger

rogertb

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 11:07

Btw your shots are excellent as well it was just that Mike's stuff was of a subject I may be encountering in the next few weeks ... Roger

VirtualMen

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 13:48

http://virtualmen.users.photofile.ru/photo/virtualmen/200353268/204608818.jpg

jonneymendoza

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 13:48

im either getting this lens or the IS version

mikekelley

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 15:10

Hi Mike ... could you tell me a little more about how you achieved such good focus/framing with these shots - given the speed these things were moving at and of course the small amount of time you would have had to set up the camera and compose the shot ... did you need to shoot hundreds for just a few keepers ? - regards Roger
Hey Roger - it's actually pretty simple - once you get the plane in the frame down range, keeping it in the viewfinder isn't that difficult. The hard part is panning with it at a slow shutter speed (less than 1/200th) to get acceptable prop blur.

MATT0404

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 15:56

Sorry Matt ... no I meant Mike Kelley and his stunning airplane shots from 4days ago, forgive me I don't know how to comment on a particular post in this looooong thread ... regards Roger

Haha, disregard, then! :)

Disturbed UTT

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 15:59

Not posted in far too long.
Couple from Rye Meads nature reserve in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

The Outlaw

22nd of May 2011 (Sun), 17:12

i had a weird attachment to this lens. i say weird because i loved it but yet never took a single outstanding shot with it (my fault) and also because i sold it not long after buying it and regretting it right away but never buying another. my favorite shot with this lens is actualy just one of those shots you take sitting at your desk when you first open the package with no composition, no story just a snap. mine happened to be me holding my foot out and snapping a photo of the toe of my boot that is nicely isolated with limited DOF. i still keep the photo even tho to anyone else it would just look stupid. lol

rogertb

23rd of May 2011 (Mon), 00:31

Thanks matt and Mike - am awaiting my lens, can't wait to try it out ... I'll maybe post a shot or two when I get it to work properly, say 6 or 7 months .... Roger

Eraserz

23rd of May 2011 (Mon), 02:34

http://content22-foto.inbox.lv/albums162322654/eraserz/25-03-2011/IMG-0084.jpg

http://content22-foto.inbox.lv/albums162322656/eraserz/25-03-2011/IMG-0091.jpg

k1ll4k4m

23rd of May 2011 (Mon), 17:13

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/k1ll4k4m/IMG_0135edit.jpg

RSphoto

23rd of May 2011 (Mon), 23:18

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/5752166675_5f3dbdde21_z.jpg

rogertb

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 07:10

dizzye36m3

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 07:43

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2235/5753212278_d344d701ec_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5753212278/)
ThunderBirds20118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5753212278/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5752666911_99735577db_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752666911/)
ThunderBirds20116 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752666911/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5752656905_eabdc1b915_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752656905/)
ThunderBirds201120 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752656905/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/5752664345_b3408ed198_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752664345/)
ThunderBirds201140 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752664345/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

Genome

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 08:11

Ok chaps my lens arrived a couple of hours ago and I rushed out to click off a few shots, this was the only one anywhere near in focus and it looks nowhere near as sharp and meaty as the samples that I've been looking at on here the stuff I've seen you guys shoot convinced me into buying the lens (though it is a "used" one) ... OK - I need to run some tests and get the tripod out but my first impressions are not good ... don't get me wrong I'm sure it's all down to me but anyone offering any comments please.

This is a 100% crop on a 550d 1/500sec f 5.6 200 iso 122mm f/l hand held, this is the jpg and I would normally do a bit of post with the raw file but ...

http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/70-200.jpg

Best Roger

if thats a 100% crop there is nothing wrong with that at all. You have to remember that if that is a 100% then your subject is pretty small in the frame and so you cant expect a huge amount of detail to have been captured.

If that isnt actually a 100% crop and is the whole shot then its not that good.

Can you post the original image?

rogertb

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 09:40

ba264er

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 10:57

fellas,

a newbie Q. how do you know if the lens is calibrated correct in terms of Focal lenght.
if there's anything like that.

i bought mine last Dec in UK ( cameraworld ), i have only used it once
and its sitting duck in my cabinet back home. and there's no way i could return
it if in case i had a bad copy.

i wish i have it with me, i guess i need to buy those photo bagpack.

brgds.
BA

jonneymendoza

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 14:43

would having a grip on my 400d benifit this type of lens?

vishnu

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 14:54

ThunderBirds20118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5753212278/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

ThunderBirds20116 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752666911/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

ThunderBirds201120 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752656905/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

ThunderBirds201140 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5752664345/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

Really nice, did you use a teleconverter?

vishnu

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 14:55

would having a grip on my 400d benifit this type of lens?

It should help with the balance.

dizzye36m3

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 15:26

Really nice, did you use a teleconverter?

Thank you. Did not use a TC.

geeky

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 17:12

Day 1 - Up Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeky_panda/5753808067/in/photostream) - 1D + 70-200 f4L

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5753808067_ed75e5f7cc_z.jpg

RAW-Shooter

24th of May 2011 (Tue), 21:35

Thanks Genome, yes it was a crop - here's a full size image and given that it was shot at 200mm I'm feeling a little better, I must try and bump up the iso or get the camera steady or on a tripod ... not being the IS lens and being pretty big I reckon my worries have more been down to camera shake, though, again, some of the stuff I've seen on here has been pin sharp and certainly hand held (eg the aircraft shots) is it possible to view the exif info for the images on flickr ? - I've tried to no avail .... anyway check this one out ... boring subject out of my window but it's only a test - thanks again Roger

http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/cartest.jpg

Your first post looked out of focus to me...the second is really hard to tell what's supposed to be in focus and what not.

Pick a good contrasty target, proper exposure at f/4 and try to get a shutter speed at around 1/500 and ISO 200. Shoot in RAW....
Then post again. I am unaware of bad copies from this lens....

rogertb

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 00:56

Genome

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 04:57

these sorts of subjects are not good for testing a lens. Take a nice head shot of someone and have a look at the results then.

I can hand hold mine at about 1/200 a 200mm (not every can, but if you use the right technique its possible). Take a few close up duck shots or something as well and see what the results are like. Also true stopping down a touch and see if it makes any difference at all. At for the ultimate test to see if its you or the lens, try it on a tripod with mirror lock up and at least 1/100 a second.... or even with a flash and 1/100 would help as that should freeze any motion.

If you do this and are still getting results you are not happy with then maybe send it to canon to be checked up on.

RAW-Shooter

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 05:45

Thanks Raw shooter ... looking closer my concern continues ... I just shot this 1/640th f5.6 iso 200 F/l 200 I focussed on the cross piece of the window frame, put it through DPP and added a touch of sharpening and nothing else ... my concern is that I'm not going to be able to use this camera unless it's clamped down on an heavy tripod in bright sunshine, checking the manufacturer date (I did buy this 'used'( I make it a 2006 model, I don't know whether this is significant) ... http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/windowtest.JPG

By the way, thank you so much for taking the time - this lens was a big spend for me and it needs to 'earn it's keep' ... best Roger

Genome is right. This photo is not really a good test object. I am asking the obvious...which focus point was used? Center? From this photo it looks as if the camera has picked the bushes to the right, which makes sense, because that's the area with higher contrast.
Don't let the camera decide for you where to focus, pick your own.
So, get out and shoot a duck, a street sign (at an angle to check for field of depth) or a dog, a cat...something along those lines...

HTH

rogertb

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 06:20

Thanks again chaps, your encouragement has inspired me, one of the most often-said comments on this site is "just get out there and enjoy the camera" ... and ... "stop pixel peeping" - well I now concur ... caught the dog sniffing a plant !

http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/bella.JPG

jonneymendoza

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 09:07

much better

kbColorado

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 09:13

+1 on the kudos for the jet shots dizzy. Nice !

RAW-Shooter

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 10:08

... caught the dog sniffing a plant !

Now we are talking...even on my 10" Netbook the photo looks good - nothing to complain about...don't worry, you will enjoy this lens.
Every lens takes some time to get used to...

rogertb

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 10:12

Thanks chaps ... I feel better now, a walk to the pub tonight to celebrate, good of you all to show so much interest, I love this forum, I look forward to a day some time in the future (several years) when I can offer some advice or encouragement - Roger

dizzye36m3

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 16:41

+1 on the kudos for the jet shots dizzy. Nice !

Thanks kb.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/5759358094_69dc71c145_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5759358094/)
Tbirds7 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5759358094/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5067/5753211584_f59c1946a3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5753211584/)
ThunderBirds20115 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5753211584/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

C-M2

25th of May 2011 (Wed), 22:27

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/5760668634_f610601180_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760668634/)
IMG_1616 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760668634/) by C-M2 | Fotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53845216@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/5760664758_17d5291194_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760664758/)
IMG_1603 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760664758/) by C-M2 | Fotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53845216@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/5760663630_8006f46a3a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760663630/)
IMG_1599 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760663630/) by C-M2 | Fotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53845216@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5760666954_85767d6cc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760666954/)
IMG_1609 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53845216@N04/5760666954/) by C-M2 | Fotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53845216@N04/), on Flickr

mrbubbles

27th of May 2011 (Fri), 07:21

Ever since I took the cheap filter off my 70-200...I feel like I have a brand new lens. This lens is amazing...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5759640470_25c55b9556_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbubbles916/5759640470/)
IMG_1754 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbubbles916/5759640470/) by bjacobsen311 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrbubbles916/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/5759086299_dcf84ae30e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbubbles916/5759086299/)
IMG_1748 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbubbles916/5759086299/) by bjacobsen311 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrbubbles916/), on Flickr

Highlight_Photography

28th of May 2011 (Sat), 06:11

Dragged out the 70-200 for the first time in about 1.5 years and I'm glad I did!

Jonko

28th of May 2011 (Sat), 16:59

My first contribution to this thread since this lens is my least used one, but today we went to the Zoo and I brought it along.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/5769055187_2be7fb9562_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasvonhofsten/5769055187/)
Family portrait (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasvonhofsten/5769055187/) by Jonas von Hofsten (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonasvonhofsten/), on Flickr

Cotmweasel

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 01:36

couple of shots from the Dallas Zoo (today)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/5773614299_8ac1cd1283_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/5773794279_447c4a6aef_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/5773857059_590f2b09c0_b.jpg

ChuckingFluff

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 09:04

I keep hearing people say that this lens is only good on sunny days and you better hope it's not cloudy. Here's one taken on a very cloudy day before a huge thunder storm. You decide if it's good on a cloudy day or not.

ISO400
1/400
f/4.0
200mm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/5773534389_0c5a3a16e2_b.jpg

jonneymendoza

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 09:05

Hi, i have this backpack http://products.lowepro.com/product/Fastpack-350,2087,14.htm and was wondering of this lens will fit inside it on a canon 400d?

The Framed Life

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 09:10

Hi, i have this backpack http://products.lowepro.com/product/Fastpack-350,2087,14.htm and was wondering of this lens will fit inside it on a canon 400d?

Yep, I have the 250, same backpack basically, you just need to move back the center divider and it'll fit right in, I use it with both my 70-200 f/4 and my 24-70 2.8.

Brandon Anderson Photos

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 22:08

I used to have this lens a couple years ago but sold it to get me a sigma 70-200 2.8 well the sigma is acting up again and I need to have it sent out to get repaired so I have another one of these coming this week. I have always said that this was the best lens that ive ever had but I really need the 2.8 for hockey in the winter time so Im hoping to get the sigma back and sell both these to get a canon 2.8

dmnelson

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 22:24

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/5778681519_a6d4ca013e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmnelson/5778681519/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/5778682321_4a0168e090_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmnelson/5778682321/)

The Framed Life

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 23:27

http://www.theframedlife.com/Sports/Paintball/May-22nd-2011/i-HGqJBtL/9/L/IMG2992-L.jpg

rogertb

31st of May 2011 (Tue), 05:30

Hi chaps, still getting to know this lens but had a little more success this morning, got these 'keepers' out of a few dozen shots ... I'd really like to hear your comments, the swan and the dog were with a 1.4 TC ... I think I'm still trying too hard to keep my ISO down and I'm suffering, therefore, from too much camera shake, I also can't decide what's the best metering mode for this sort of stuff and also which focus method (servo for the swimming dog - and should I change back when shooting something static) when there's not much time to mess around ... anyway let me know please ... Roger

http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/morningwalk0003.jpg
http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/morningwalk0012.jpg
http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/morningwalk0013.jpg
http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/morningwalk0014.jpg
http://www.rogerburton.co.uk/stills/morningwalk0015.jpg

TONEB1146

31st of May 2011 (Tue), 06:52

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2054/5779039042_ca1503e6b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5779039042/)
IMG_4308 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5779039042/) by TONEB11 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54689651@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/5776110709_cd31e93af0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5776110709/)
IMG_4174 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5776110709/) by TONEB11 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54689651@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/5776108161_d186f47b47_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5776108161/)
IMG_3975 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5776108161/) by TONEB11 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54689651@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/5779041110_ec8d17c504_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5779041110/)
IMG_4572 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54689651@N02/5779041110/) by TONEB11 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54689651@N02/), on Flickr

optiklenz13

31st of May 2011 (Tue), 09:28

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/5772943032_ab7406e468_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/optiklenz13/5772943032/)
Shot from the Yard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/optiklenz13/5772943032/) by optiklenz13 (http://www.flickr.com/people/optiklenz13/), on Flickr

professoryeti

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 08:57

malakite

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 09:11

^ Nice shot! ^

Sweet work with the lighting. Did you bounce an on-camera speedlite?

Genome

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 09:22

Lens performing as awesome as ever while im on my holiday on Hilton Head island. Some are with the 2x converter attached.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5786704018_e7b324bf0c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704018/)
Osprey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704018/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5786704530_238dfcf0df_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704530/)
Breakfast to go (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704530/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5786704244_724eb627f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704244/)
Morning Catch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704244/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5783908990_cbc0ee2a7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908990/)
Snowy Egret morning hunt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908990/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5783908172_52af5877f5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908172/)
morning flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908172/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5783908540_52655713ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908540/)
skimming the surface (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5783908540/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/5777899691_208681ab41_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5777899691/)
Dragon Fly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5777899691/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/5772615082_fb41559b5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5772615082/)
Terrapin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5772615082/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

professoryeti

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 09:55

^ Nice shot! ^

Sweet work with the lighting. Did you bounce an on-camera speedlite?

I did. 580ex to somewhere behind me. I took this at the end of bar-hopping for my bachelor party and have no idea how the photos turned out as well as they did. I must have had 15 drinks by this point.

Mookalafalas

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 10:02

Genome, that is some great work!

professoryeti

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 10:07

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5786704244_724eb627f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704244/)
Morning Catch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5786704244/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

This is awesome! Double decker joy ride that doesn't end well for Mr. Fishy.

ukcyberboy

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 14:41

Nice Genome
I am still getting used to my converter.
But works great with the 1D.

Genome

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 14:50

I find limiting the focus distance to 3 meters and longer helps a lot when using a converter.

daveyboi

2nd of June 2011 (Thu), 21:17

anyone have any great lanscape shots? most of the ones posted no longer exist on flickr and there were probably less than 10 after that. deciding if the 70-200 will be my next purchase.

GoHokiesGo

3rd of June 2011 (Fri), 08:23

http://www.joshnibertphotography.com/Life/Bachelor-Party-Portraits/i-XHHsHZX/0/L/MG8107-L.jpg (http://www.joshnibertphotography.com/Life/Bachelor-Party-Portraits/17308371_HzHKTv#1314097306_XHHsHZX-A-LB)

I could swear that I know her - any chance that she goes to Va Tech? My roommate was good friends with a girl that looked just like her (this was a few years ago).

GoHokiesGo

3rd of June 2011 (Fri), 08:36

I think my 70-200 has actually become one of my favorite landscape lenses. Often times my 10-20, which is considered the "ideal" landscape lens, is too wide when I'm at a scenic overlook causing the foreground areas to enter the frame; the 70-200 gets me in closer to the scene and works great for landscapes

A few from last weekend during my trip to San Fran and Napa Valley (excuse the compression, I used picasa to tweak and upload these and it tends to sharpen/compress funny)

Golden Gate Bridge
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-775TJIZtsro/Teb-N38YBbI/AAAAAAAAKBg/KLunbDLDKrY/s800/IMG_8723.JPG

Napa Sunset - no processing, it was just that much of a beautiful orange glow everywhere
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f6gPVoqwkaI/Teb-iNlIamI/AAAAAAAAKFY/B6kCg3NOyP0/s800/IMG_8927.JPG

Same spot plus a tree in foreground
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eeBPaKJygGc/Teb-jrtz_wI/AAAAAAAAKFs/NR41iwls1z8/s800/IMG_8951.JPG

Looking through some field grass
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--60mIwr7wf8/Teb-k563INI/AAAAAAAAKGA/wUMWwu8P9EM/s800/IMG_8967.JPG

professoryeti

3rd of June 2011 (Fri), 10:47

I could swear that I know her - any chance that she goes to Va Tech? My roommate was good friends with a girl that looked just like her (this was a few years ago).

That photo was taken at the Holiday Inn right across from campus.

To further the small worldishness of this, I was in San Francisco last month.

EDIT: Also, Go Hokies!

GoHokiesGo

3rd of June 2011 (Fri), 14:22

That photo was taken at the Holiday Inn right across from campus.

To further the small worldishness of this, I was in San Francisco last month.

EDIT: Also, Go Hokies!

Haha, that's too funny - definitely a small world. Well, next time you see Melissa - tell her that Jason says hello, Justin's old roommate.

Hopefully you enjoyed San Francisco, it was my first time out there and I had a great time out there.

daveyboi

3rd of June 2011 (Fri), 17:44

Rudolph

4th of June 2011 (Sat), 19:21

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/5787773965_03dc0421d0_z.jpg
1/1600 f/4.0 200mm iso100 handheld

kf095

6th of June 2011 (Mon), 09:57

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g180mIHa9Hs/TezE9tsyw4I/AAAAAAAAUX0/DA4E83bE_Fo/IMG_5090.jpg
Model Canon EOS REBEL T1i
ISO 200
Exposure 1/4000 sec
Aperture 4.0
Focal Length 159mm

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RaRMwQKuBQc/Teva-fAUeMI/AAAAAAAAUWk/HzyF1urTx-Y/_MG_6816.jpg
Model Canon EOS 5D
ISO 100
Exposure 1/250 sec
Aperture 8.0
Focal Length 70mm

micallef1990

7th of June 2011 (Tue), 17:35

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/5803831760_4c2995cf6c_z.jpg

cvt01

9th of June 2011 (Thu), 06:03

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5078/5813132024_888940ae95_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/20997481@N04/5813132024/)
Pergola2083 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/20997481@N04/5813132024/) by cvt01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/20997481@N04/), on Flickr

k1ll4k4m

10th of June 2011 (Fri), 18:47

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/k1ll4k4m/IMG_0035edit-1.jpg

vivala1210

10th of June 2011 (Fri), 19:05

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/5819771460_6e5887d3bf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/5819771460/)
Left Behind (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/5819771460/) by martin L photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/reflexivephotography/), on Flickr

simon n

11th of June 2011 (Sat), 13:03

From the IOM TT this week:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/5821919654_91340d2185_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/5821919136_93f192e27e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/5821354021_472d1ae4e1_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2210/5821353643_343cbdf193_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/5821353129_cd7e49a3d1_b.jpg

Madweasel

11th of June 2011 (Sat), 14:58

Love that first one Simon. Great shot!

borism

11th of June 2011 (Sat), 15:14

Here is taken with this lens, one of ma favorite lens

1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/5744429189_4ce8e22095.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37403894@N08/5744429189/)
DOMINIQUE SLATER MARKHAM PARK-8095FINAL (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37403894@N08/5744429189/) by boris68 (http://www.flickr.com/people/37403894@N08/), on Flickr

2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/5804307070_784c901a22.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37403894@N08/5804307070/)
DOMINIQUE AT MARKHAM PARK-8333 FINAL (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37403894@N08/5804307070/) by boris68 (http://www.flickr.com/people/37403894@N08/), on Flickr

Mookalafalas

11th of June 2011 (Sat), 23:26

What a lot of variety on this page! Birds, bugs, sports, architecture, portraits, hot models, landscape, urban Black and white. Funny how I've read people say this lens is too long to be of much use:)
Anyway, here is a portrait of a friend from yesterday. I am really happy with how it came out.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/5823434688_f9b22af9dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookalafalas-pixgalore/5823434688/)
Ali 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookalafalas-pixgalore/5823434688/) by Mookalafalas (http://www.flickr.com/people/mookalafalas-pixgalore/), on Flickr

simon n

12th of June 2011 (Sun), 13:56

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/5824992461_047d20bd97_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/5825550528_d9901fdb64_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2022/5824989851_33c22526f6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/5825548316_f2582684bb_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5824985533_e434593246_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5075/5824981643_f0842454f7_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/5825539742_3bd2ca575a_b.jpg

duane0524

12th of June 2011 (Sun), 15:30

I really enjoy this lens more and more everytime I use it.

http://www.pbase.com/duane0524/image/135513424.jpg

JimmyDude911

13th of June 2011 (Mon), 01:10

a few from the zoo

cvt01

13th of June 2011 (Mon), 03:36

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5827497555_d880b4a9d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/20997481@N04/5827497555/)
Bea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/20997481@N04/5827497555/) by cvt01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/20997481@N04/), on Flickr

netsrek

13th of June 2011 (Mon), 16:48

I went to the racing Circuit at Zandvoort, The Netherlands today. Made some nice pics with this lens over there:D!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/5829962943_705712acc8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pckersten/5829962943/)
IMG_3634 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pckersten/5829962943/) by PKersten (http://www.flickr.com/people/pckersten/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5156/5829967449_5b8b7d3cc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pckersten/5829967449/)
IMG_3758 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pckersten/5829967449/) by PKersten (http://www.flickr.com/people/pckersten/), on Flickr

Rudolph

14th of June 2011 (Tue), 17:15

monique's friend

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/5834206494_7a61658533_b.jpg
1/200 f/4.0 200mm iso100 natural light handheld

Nobody Weird Like Me

15th of June 2011 (Wed), 11:46

Bought this lens yesterday and I think I'm in love with it.
This is my first real attempt:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5836127019_deb72f8936_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54244573@N06/5836127019/)
Ducklings (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54244573@N06/5836127019/) by C Hartmann (http://www.flickr.com/people/54244573@N06/), on Flickr

RobinSchouten

16th of June 2011 (Thu), 04:36

Bought this lens yesterday and I think I'm in love with it.
This is my first real attempt:
img

Wow, simply amazing. Well done!

jonneymendoza

16th of June 2011 (Thu), 13:24

Excellent. cant wait to get one

dmnelson

17th of June 2011 (Fri), 00:06

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/5824741331_9bb4dec29d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmnelson/5824741331/)

micallef1990

17th of June 2011 (Fri), 17:24

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/5822814216_c3c248782e_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5235/5822830014_18474455b7_z.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/5822862962_ed3f9b3140_z.jpg

phant0mv87

18th of June 2011 (Sat), 17:21

possible 'save the date' picture for my sister

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/5844371052_6522ec45ec_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phant0mv87/5844371052/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phant0mv87/5844371052/) by phant0mv87 (http://www.flickr.com/people/phant0mv87/), on Flickr

duymy

18th of June 2011 (Sat), 21:17

Some furtive shots

About 70mm

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/01.jpg

At 200mm

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/02.jpg

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/03.jpg

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/04.jpg

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/05.jpg

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/06.jpg

duymy

18th of June 2011 (Sat), 21:24

Some bird shots

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Se1.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Se2.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Se3.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Se5.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Se4.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Bocau5.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Bocau3.jpg

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/duy-my9/Bocau2.jpg

O3DigitalBath

19th of June 2011 (Sun), 01:20

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/5733059518_7ec500e302_b.jpg

geek34

19th of June 2011 (Sun), 01:45

i am looking forward in buying this lens soon.

duymy

19th of June 2011 (Sun), 04:19

Some furtive shots again ...

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/08.jpg

8/
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/09.jpg

Korean girl

9/
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/10.jpg

10/
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/11.jpg

Thailand girl

11/
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/13.jpg

12/
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/duy-my1/12.jpg

Jonko

19th of June 2011 (Sun), 05:01

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/5733059518_7ec500e302_b.jpg

That´s an awesome shot! bw!

Hap95

19th of June 2011 (Sun), 05:58

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5846937166_f8e045c632_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hapscanon/5846937166/)
Abandoned REO (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hapscanon/5846937166/) by Hap9541 (http://www.flickr.com/people/hapscanon/), on Flickr

duymy

20th of June 2011 (Mon), 06:18

Some closeup shots today

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/Bo2-2.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/Bo1-2.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/Congi1-4.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/Congi2-3.jpg

snipe523

20th of June 2011 (Mon), 14:22

Love this lens

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/5852056903_1b28311ace_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852056903/)
VC13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852056903/) by walleyecrazy (http://www.flickr.com/people/walleyecrazy/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/5852054809_b0cffd29fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852054809/)
VC12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852054809/) by walleyecrazy (http://www.flickr.com/people/walleyecrazy/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5852052485_d7ecd5ed81_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852052485/)
VC11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852052485/) by walleyecrazy (http://www.flickr.com/people/walleyecrazy/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/5852589268_8b457ccc13_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852589268/)
VC3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walleyecrazy/5852589268/) by walleyecrazy (http://www.flickr.com/people/walleyecrazy/), on Flickr

Bananapie

20th of June 2011 (Mon), 22:00

Tight crop, compressed image, but still sharp:
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2299/580346910412603a0878b.jpg

6engine

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 02:34

Hello everyone here's my contribution. I know its not as good as the ones ive seen on here but i decided to share it anyway. Comments always welcome. Thanks for looking.

Mookalafalas

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 02:39

Nice job, 6! I really like nice macro-effects with this lens. You and duymy (above) are really giving a different feel to this page...

duymy

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 03:02

Thanks Mookalafalas, some more closeup shots from this len ...

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu296/duy-my3/Chuon2.jpg

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu296/duy-my3/Chuon1.jpg

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu296/duy-my3/Caocao1-1.jpg

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu296/duy-my3/Bo3-2.jpg

6engine

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 03:21

Thank you so much Al.

duymy

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 20:56

Some BnW photos

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/13BW.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/12BW.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/11BW.jpg

M_Six

21st of June 2011 (Tue), 22:46

http://bimmermail.com/garden/lily.jpg

Genome

22nd of June 2011 (Wed), 06:34

Few more from when I was on holiday

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/5849861255_79ba2201ce_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5849861255/)
tiny frog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5849861255/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5850413816_7ed943273d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5850413816/)
lizard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5850413816/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/5849860567_e4d6a4eb60_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5849860567/)
tufted titmouse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awignall/5849860567/) by Adam Wignall - Digital Diversity (http://www.flickr.com/people/awignall/), on Flickr

6engine

24th of June 2011 (Fri), 23:30

Here's another one from today. Hope you like it. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Thank you.

optiklenz13

24th of June 2011 (Fri), 23:39

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/5862215888_c36cc121de_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/optiklenz13/5862215888/)
Smile (http://www.flickr.com/photos/optiklenz13/5862215888/) by optiklenz13 (http://www.flickr.com/people/optiklenz13/), on Flickr

OCS

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 02:29

Does anyone really miss the IS on this lens? I'm looking to get rid of my 70-300 IS for one of these, just not sure the lack of IS will hurt me on panning/low light shots (cars)..

EDIT: Disregard, went back 5-10 pages and found some discussion covering this.

VeijoM

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 08:52

I'll have to add at least one photo taken with this superb lens...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/5844746310_41fd501010_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35883172@N02/5844746310/)
PonyEye1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35883172@N02/5844746310/) by VeijoM (http://www.flickr.com/people/35883172@N02/), on Flickr

Thanks everyone for submitting images in this thread, they were helping the decision to buy this lens. How cheap lens for it's IQ ;)

-Veijo-

malakite

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 09:00

Awesome shot. Great detail.

Eraserz

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 11:09

http://content22-foto.inbox.lv/albums165204779/eraserz/13-06-2004/IMG-2652.jpg

jonneymendoza

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 12:23

benesotor

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 16:06

Used this lens today for a wedding. I was pleasantly surprised! Really sharp, and actually quite nice background blur for an F4 lens.
The 70-200 family has to be the 7D's favourite lens :p

KingRiver

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 19:29

Mookalafalas

25th of June 2011 (Sat), 19:56

- Hi all! Excellent pictures shown here. Well, I've been following this thread a while and now was the time to join. Being an "amateur" .... I got some questions; I would like such a lens but - still have my doubts .... I have an EOS 400D; would this "limit the capacity" of the lens? Are there any limitations in the body that makes this lens an "overkill"? There's a lens in the usedmarket here and I would like to get my hands on it if it would work well on the 400D. What do you think? Do I need an upgrade of body also?

The 400D is a very capable camera. The megapixel numbers are getting a bit silly, and don't mean much unless you are blowing up pictures into wall murals or something. They can help you "crop in" on a photo, say if you are shooting a finch that is quite far away, but the body won't be holding the lens "back"--you can expect to get lots of wonderful pictures. If you look through this (or any other thread) you won't have to look too far to find people with older rebel bodies getting terrific shots, often exceeding lots of the 5D mark II pics surrounding them.

Sirrith

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 02:40

Just got this lens last week, was worried that lack of IS would be an issue, and it sometimes is, but IS is not worth the price difference to me, so I'm very happy with this lens :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/5872193638_22241bc523_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noobography/5872193638/)
IMG_5911 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noobography/5872193638/) by noobographer (http://www.flickr.com/people/noobography/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5239/5872193636_e2205aa55b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noobography/5872193636/)
IMG_5912 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noobography/5872193636/) by noobographer (http://www.flickr.com/people/noobography/), on Flickr

duymy

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 04:36

Some pic just shot today

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http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab109/duy-my5/Ranmoi4.jpg

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http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab109/duy-my5/Ranmoi5.jpg

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http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab109/duy-my5/Ranmoi1.jpg

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http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab109/duy-my5/Ranmoi2.jpg

5/
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab109/duy-my5/Ranmoi3.jpg

n4ck

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 05:10

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5160/5872490702_7733cc315e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5872490702/)
001/365- John [Brenizer Method] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5872490702/) by NackPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/nackphotography/), on Flickr

k1ll4k4m

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 14:56

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/k1ll4k4m/BMW%20Autocross%20June%2026%202011/IMG_0197edit.jpg

Jonko

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 15:06

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5115/5874250220_54d281d4aa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasvonhofsten/5874250220/)
_MG_0219.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasvonhofsten/5874250220/) by Jonas von Hofsten (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonasvonhofsten/), on Flickr

Shot wideopen with my old 30D and a 580EX II mounted on camera, had it printed 70x100cm for the customer to put in the stable.

jonneymendoza

26th of June 2011 (Sun), 16:16

- Hi all! Excellent pictures shown here. Well, I've been following this thread a while and now was the time to join. Being an "amateur" .... I got some questions; I would like such a lens but - still have my doubts .... I have an EOS 400D; would this "limit the capacity" of the lens? Are there any limitations in the body that makes this lens an "overkill"? There's a lens in the usedmarket here and I would like to get my hands on it if it would work well on the 400D. What do you think? Do I need an upgrade of body also?

I have a 400d mate and im about to buy the f2.8 mk2 version of this very same lens which is double the cost and weight but for my needs and wants, i need f2.8 as i shoot often in f2.8 in my tamron 17-50mm

that said, here is one pic with the mk2 i took when i wast testing the lens:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5158/5865022306_2b2c842659_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josh1408/5865022306/)
Street shots 20 017.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josh1408/5865022306/) by jonneymendoza (http://www.flickr.com/people/josh1408/), on Flickr

No PP whatsoever and done on my canon 400d. You will see similar results on this f4 lens easily

KingRiver

27th of June 2011 (Mon), 04:06

I have a 400d mate and im about to buy the f2.8 mk2 version of this very same lens which is double the cost and weight but for my needs and wants, i need f2.8 as i shoot often in f2.8 in my tamron 17-50mm

that said, here is one pic with the mk2 i took when i wast testing the lens:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5158/5865022306_2b2c842659_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josh1408/5865022306/)
Street shots 20 017.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josh1408/5865022306/) by jonneymendoza (http://www.flickr.com/people/josh1408/), on Flickr

No PP whatsoever and done on my canon 400d. You will see similar results on this f4 lens easily

Hi... just awesome! This is one of the best picture I've seen from any EOS xxxD. You made me "trust" my camera now and I'm convinced to go the L way.