jsut bought 70-200 is from delta

[wlahc1]

Hi all. I jsut wanted you all to know that i just purchased the canon 70-200 2.8 is from delta international. It came right on time as they said and they had a very good price on it. Also picked up the uv filter which was less than b and h also.
i worked with betty and she was excellent. I have to ad mit i was a little bit worried buying from a store in nyc but to tell you the truth the lens is unbeliavlable and i will definetly with out a doubt buy from them again. I want to thank all of you who responed to my previous post on weather or not i shour buy from them in the first place. and on your recommendations i did. Its was truly a great experiance. Thanks guy and thanks betty

[Johnbyg]

I'm glad you like it. What was the price with Betty?

John

[Transfix]

You will love that lens. I'm still impressed with mine.

[sudaplatov]

So, should one buy IS-version or old one is OK?
I still could not decide which one should I buy.
People were happy with non-IS version for decades.
So I probably would be happy for a while too.
However IS seems to be a cool thing to have.
What do you things folks?

[bbcoach51]

Go for the IS. I thought I'd be happy also, but then used the IS and couldn't go back. Add the 1.4 extender and you you will really appreciate it. If you buy the non IS version, you'll be changing it down the road just like me. Know of anyone looking for a 70-200 2.8 L. I've got one for sale.

Butch

[mrchips]

I sure do, send me an e-mail with the particulars, condition, price, etc. to ddonohue@rocketmail.com.

Thanks

[wlahc1]

Camera is still working excellnt and delta is a great place to buy it from any questions jsut let me know

[Morden]

I have a 70-200 2.8L NON is. I am very happy with it! Since it is so heavy, I use it exclusively with a tripod, so the IS system would be disabled anyway.

The lens is so fast and bright that you can really see the difference when using it (it's my only "L series" lens). I got mine second hand, so I couldn't choose whether to go for the IS version. At the time I was concerned about not having IS, but the photos that I have got with this lens prove that you don't need 'image stabilisation' to get a very good lens.

Just my view.

Neil D.

[mjordan]

I'm looking at buying the 70-200 2.8L IS to replace the 70-200 4.0L I have now. After taking over 2000 pictures with the 4.0L in poor lighting conditions and fast running dogs, I've decided I could use the extra light.

I have a D30 and I was wondering what those with this lens have found the battery life to be? Does it drain the battery a lot more than a non-IS lens would (assuming you are using the IS)? I have 3 batteries now and that is usually enough to get in a day of shooting, although I'm planning on buying a couple of more just so I have plenty of spares if needed.

And does anyone know who has the best legitamate price right now? I usually buy from B&H but do look around for better prices. I bought my EOS 3 from Sammy's Camera and saved about $75 over B&H. If it's only a matter of $25 or so savings over B&H I'll go with B&H because I trust them. But if I can find one and save more than that, I will buy one there.

Mike