Canon EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM [Archive] - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Pommekitty

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 16:35

Great to see more shots from this lens!

More from me:

At 210mm f/5.6
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Summer%202009/IMG_0762.jpg

100% crop, no sharpening or pp applied except for default Jpeg conversion from RAW
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/crop.jpg

At 210mm again:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Summer%202009/IMG_1109.jpg

Last one at 210mm
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Summer%202009/IMG_1340.jpg

I'm extremely satisfied with the performance of this lens at 210mm. It's not as sharp as the 80-100mm range but it's certainly sharp enough for me.

A last one, taken at 70mm
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Summer%202009/IMG_1293.jpg
Like Electric Shepherd, I love the fast USM on this lens.

DDWD10

27th of June 2009 (Sat), 18:32

It was a good run, but today I let this lens go for $200. It served me well and produced some of my best shots. Unfortunately, my recently-acquired 60mm Macro and 18-55mm IS have turned me into a sharpness freak so I figured the 70-200mm f/4L would be worth the investment, mainly for the color/contrast and wide-open performance at the long end where I do most of my shooting. I had one last shoot at Armand Bayou with the 70-210mm today:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ln884.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/20a2f5y.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2i1mafk.jpg

Pommekitty

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 10:48

DDWD10, didn't you consider keeping it as a back-up for times when you wouldn't want to risk the L?

Good luck with your 70-200 f/4 in any case!

DDWD10

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 11:10

DDWD10, didn't you consider keeping it as a back-up for times when you wouldn't want to risk the L?

I definitely thought about it, especially when my back-and-forth between the 70-200 4L and 200 2.8L shifted in favor of the latter. I've never as much as nicked my gear (knock on wood) and my funds are stretched pretty tight right now so I figured to just go ahead and sell the 70-210mm and get the L outright.

If anything, the 70-210mm made me fall in love with telephoto photography so it was only a matter of time before I bit the bullet and upgraded to L glass.

bauerman

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 20:47

Another sell out...................

DDWD10

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 20:57

If it makes you feel any better... the guy I sold it to had a 24-70L ;)

bauerman

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 21:01

If it makes you feel any better... the guy I sold it to had a 24-70L ;)

The ole' 70-210 has a good rep..............

kitacanon

1st of July 2009 (Wed), 19:01

Last fathers' day my cousin had his 85th birthday party brunch...my first shots with the 70-210 at such an affair...
Here are some examples...all shot between 1/25 and 1/50 second...

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2705/smcl7418aj.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8514/ig7458j.jpg

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3163/tlr7461j.jpg

Interesting sidenote about the "gotcha" 2nd shot...the photog they were posing for, probably one of my cousins holding a PnS in the bottom shot, MISSED the shot due to the shutter delay...

Electric Shepherd

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 03:03

A few with this lens from Wimbledon:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/3682984428_9eac0111a8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3682931542_94023e402a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3680268901_10526e1ebf_o.jpg

bauerman

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 08:01

Nice shots - is that Martina in the last one?

Electric Shepherd

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 13:57

Thanks, it is indeed Martina.

bauerman

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 14:22

Thanks, it is indeed Martina. Really enjoyed those as I love tennis. Post more if you have them, or do you have them available somewhere else online? Tell me that you took some photos of the Andy Roddick match vs. Federer!!!

Electric Shepherd

10th of July 2009 (Fri), 01:05

Regrettably not there for the final, but I was there for the mens' 4th round and ladies quarter final days, set here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/75189466@N00/sets/72157620828936082/

bauerman

10th of July 2009 (Fri), 08:18

Regrettably not there for the final, but I was there for the mens' 4th round and ladies quarter final days, set here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/75189466@N00/sets/72157620828936082/

Wow - really enjoyed looking through all of these and how lucky were you to be there. Were most or all of these shot with the 70-210? It's great that you were able to photograph the eventual winners of both the men's and women's tournaments - Federer and Williams.

I didn't see any photos of Roddick - you not catch any of his matches?

Electric Shepherd

10th of July 2009 (Fri), 11:00

Thanks. There's a couple I took with the 75-300 in the Federer/Soderling and Murray/Wavrinka games but otherwise 70-210 all the way [except the obvious wide angle shots].

As you say, nice to have seen both mens' and ladies' champions whilst we were there, but no joy with catching Roddick.

viper42391

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 20:37

If anyone is looking to get rid of one, PM me please! :)

kitacanon

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 10:42

I got this idea from Paul/Hondafans....
a quick and clean fix to zoom creep...works great on my 70-210 so thought I'd pass it on here...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Lens_creep_fix_for_Canon_EF_28_135mm_f35_56_IS_/

The only additional instruction I have is that you might have to loosen 2 of the screws on the zoom barrel to be able to slip the band under it...
I only needed 3/4" slipped under it for just the right amount of friction...

Here's Paul's post...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=725564

Thanks a lot Paul....good luck to all....

bauerman

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 14:54

kitacanon

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 18:21

Killer information - now its off to find a black rubber band! Thanks for posting this!

The band I used for the 70/210 is 1 inch in diameter unstretched....and it is very thin plastic that stretches even thinner when wrapped around the lens....

viper42391

2nd of August 2009 (Sun), 13:51

I just picked one up on ebay for only $125! I'll be joining the party soon!

bauerman

2nd of August 2009 (Sun), 20:16

I just picked one up on ebay for only $125! I'll be joining the party soon!

You got a really nice deal on a really nice lens. Looking forward to seeing your contributions to the thread.

viper42391

3rd of August 2009 (Mon), 23:59

Just received my lens in the mail today.. First test shots from a softball game.. Tell me what ya think!

1.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs147.snc1/5451_110713889439_780134439_2199898_7213922_n.jpg

2.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs147.snc1/5451_110713814439_780134439_2199885_2235227_n.jpg

3.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs127.snc1/5451_110713834439_780134439_2199888_4454415_n.jpg

4.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs127.snc1/5451_110713879439_780134439_2199896_4034446_n.jpg

5.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs147.snc1/5451_110713864439_780134439_2199893_5835514_n.jpg

bauerman

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 08:16

Not seeing any photos Viper - just the numbers for the photos.

viper42391

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 21:12

Should be fixed now...

bauerman

11th of August 2009 (Tue), 23:49

One from this past weekend at the zoo - fast moving merry-go-round but no trouble for the combo of my 1D, AI Servo and the USM motor on this lens......

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p855245183.jpg

jwalk40

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 12:30

I've been looking around for this lens. Live in a smaller market, so I'm not too hopeful for CL or classifieds. I did see one on KEH, but it was rated bargain.

Does anyone have experience with their bargain grade or any other leads on picking up one of these lenses?

JPM Photography

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 11:57

My experiance with KEH is that their products are normally better than what they are rated. I have bought my 24-70, 15-30, and 70-210 from them and have been very happy.

Grady69

20th of August 2009 (Thu), 10:02

My experiance with KEH is that their products are normally better than what they are rated. I have bought my 24-70, 15-30, and 70-210 from them and have been very happy.

I was wondering too about KEH and the bargain rating I have been looking at the 1D classics they have on their site for awhile too.

JPM Photography

22nd of August 2009 (Sat), 09:27

I have never bought a camera body from the, just glass, but I would assume that it would about the same quality, which is very good.

HaroldC3

5th of September 2009 (Sat), 17:20

I love the resolution of the 5D. And this lens works very well with the camera.

Both were sharpened slightly.

Resized Image:
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8742/img0148edit900x600.jpg

100% crop:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1269/img0148edit1500px.jpg

Steveod

8th of September 2009 (Tue), 21:50

1D and EF 70-210 usm

Chris.

8th of September 2009 (Tue), 21:59

I've been looking into this lens for quite a bit now. It seems to be a better buy than the 55-250 f/4. Would you guys agree?
Anyone have one for sale or direct me to someone/somewhere that has this?

badaml

22nd of September 2009 (Tue), 02:21

I also have the same question, would you buy this or a 55-250 IS if they were the same price?

Pommekitty

24th of September 2009 (Thu), 14:43

Personally, I'd choose the 70-210 even if the 55-250 was at the same price. I find that the USM on this lens is priceless and the IQ is better IMO.

More samples from me. Horses again, of course.

70-210 and 40D (some USM in post, I don't have the originals with me but they were nicely sharp to start with)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Summer%202009/IMG_2672smll.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Test/IMG_1599.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Test/IMG_1595.jpg

This is my favorite lens. One day I hope to go the L route but the 70-210 won't be first lens I'll change. It'll be my 28-105 which I'll sell to buy a 24-105 L. I don't even know if I'll ever get a 70-200 L with the 70-210 that's serving me so well as it is.

Steveod

24th of September 2009 (Thu), 16:23

Great shots Pommekitty supper sharp ,don't think you could get sharper with a n L anyway.

badaml

25th of September 2009 (Fri), 00:13

I got mine tonight! Yea for me, my first good lens lol. Now if I can hold it steady, all will be good lol.

Goincarcrazy

25th of September 2009 (Fri), 10:36

Wow Pommekitty. I saw those pics and the first thing that went through my mind was "and I sold this lens why?"

lucas107

9th of October 2009 (Fri), 07:22

just ordered one and should be here next week...just wanted something for pics of my 6 year old for soccer so should be good enough

bauerman

10th of October 2009 (Sat), 11:04

just ordered one and should be here next week...just wanted something for pics of my 6 year old for soccer so should be good enough

Where did you order from?

Pommekitty

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 11:50

Thanks, steveod and goincarcrazy! This lens is an absolute gem. I can't believe it cost me only $140. The 55-250 is almost twice as expensive and doesn't give the same results imo.

lucas107

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 22:07

bauerman...ebay

bauerman

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 08:35

bauerman...ebay

Did you get a good price? It's worth whatever you paid in my opinion....;)

lucas107

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 09:40

it worked out to be 180 something after shipping but that was shipped to canada which made it like 25$...it was the first one i found that would be shipped to canada. i was gonna save for the f4 L but i dont do much tele and figured i could get a 28 1.8 for what i saved with this.

sukceno

13th of October 2009 (Tue), 11:45

Parent (at 200mm, F/4,5, ISO 1600, 1D mk2)

http://www.miestai.net/forumas/picture.php?albumid=326&pictureid=4583

http://www.miestai.net/forumas/picture.php?albumid=326&pictureid=4584

http://www.miestai.net/forumas/picture.php?albumid=326&pictureid=4585

http://www.miestai.net/forumas/picture.php?albumid=326&pictureid=4586

bauerman

14th of October 2009 (Wed), 08:43

Photos not showing for me sukceno...

lucas107

15th of October 2009 (Thu), 18:56

just got the lens today and works great but had wicked creep so i used laydros' guide to fix that and now zero creep so thats nice but like the guide says its not quite as silky smooth to zoom but not stiff either.
gonna take a few pics tomorrow but so far the pics my wife took look pretty sharp

Steveod

16th of October 2009 (Fri), 05:06

And it even does macrco ,but you have to stand a long way back

caiguar

13th of December 2009 (Sun), 23:16

this lens is forgotten or what?? just to bring this old gem back to life. I am proud to announce that I just found one on craigslist and grabbed it, after shipping this thing will be something like 180.00 but well worth it I think. I will soon contribute some here, got this little lens for my nephew and I think he's going to love it.

Goincarcrazy

14th of December 2009 (Mon), 08:07

You'll love it. Very good lens! I just gave it a little boost in the "Best non-L lens thread" as being one of my favorite non-L lenses (behind the 17-55 2.8 IS of course)

caiguar

14th of December 2009 (Mon), 10:04

It was HARD to find I'm telling you. finally did after a while looking for it.

MackDaddy1962

14th of December 2009 (Mon), 10:31

No doubt. I just happen to stumble on one a while ago here on POTN. Got lucky.. Now I need to get out and use it for more than "test shots" to make sure all's well. It is a nice lens considering it's age!

lsuber

14th of December 2009 (Mon), 15:53

I love mine as well. And I've recently figured out that it's an easy one to get the front element off of for dust removal. Mine had accumulated enough to bug me, and I decided to take a shot at it. Piece of cake. Was able to clean off the underside of the front element, and the top side of the next one down.

MackDaddy1962

14th of December 2009 (Mon), 20:02

Interesting. I'll need to give that a shot as well as mine's "full-o-dust."

If I can't figure it out, I may ask you to share the love.. Lol!!

lsuber

18th of December 2009 (Fri), 14:12

There are 3 screws on the outside of the lens barrel, and then three more after you get the top piece off. Probably the hardest part was locating a screwdriver with a small enough head to remove those screws without stripping them. After that, grab your lens pen or lens cloth and go to work! I don't think the dust was affecting the images any, but there was just enough that it bothered me. I was very happy with the result.

Interesting. I'll need to give that a shot as well as mine's "full-o-dust."

If I can't figure it out, I may ask you to share the love.. Lol!!

MackDaddy1962

18th of December 2009 (Fri), 15:16

I gave it a look after you posted the fist time, Isuber. Looks like something I'm going to do as well. Thanks for the heads up!

eyusuf

26th of December 2009 (Sat), 20:25

a rather sloppy quick test shot with this lens.

70mm f/3.5, iso 1600, handheld
http://eyusuf.smugmug.com/photos/750195602_4bVSY-O.jpg

210mm f/4.5, iso 1600, handheld
http://eyusuf.smugmug.com/photos/750196196_Wnn6K-O.jpg

caiguar

26th of December 2009 (Sat), 23:10

I will be posting some pics with this lens shortly, I am going to be testing it for a while and from the looks of the first pictures this is a great lens a great price, wow, I used to have the f4 L and this one looks as good as the L even the focus is insanely fast and quiet

caiguar

4th of January 2010 (Mon), 00:08

well these are in the zoo animals section but I think they belong here because this lens is not getting much love lately from forum members

1
http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals/zoo13/756991686_KYw2E-L.jpg

2
http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals/zoo4/756998669_gGjHA-L.jpg

3
http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals/zoo8/756984441_Z7XPn-L.jpg

muhammadnur

23rd of January 2010 (Sat), 05:23

taken with my 40d at (210m,f/4.5,ISO 800)

sukceno

24th of January 2010 (Sun), 06:21

woodpecker

drb5

24th of January 2010 (Sun), 08:58

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4298015433_06f8dede04_b.jpg

kitacanon

24th of January 2010 (Sun), 09:51

Very nice, Dave.

drb5

24th of January 2010 (Sun), 10:08

Thank you. :)

Lens is a bit of a surprise...very impressed so far.

KDEWolf

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 01:04

This lens never ceases to leave me astonished..! Definitely!

drb5

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 01:16

caiguar

31st of January 2010 (Sun), 01:28

wooohoo!! a couple more from this great lens, I'm starting to like more and more. I was thinking of going into the 70-200f4 but I think this little gem will do for a while.

http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals-1/el-paso-zoo4/765866522_SHxfR-L.jpg

http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals-1/el-paso-zoo6/765868524_sX8qB-L.jpg

Steveod

31st of January 2010 (Sun), 03:31

And a couple of Histroric Motorsport in N.Z. taken with a 4mp 1D

Steveod

1st of February 2010 (Mon), 02:18

And some more

Steveod

1st of February 2010 (Mon), 02:27

And two more

Electric Shepherd

1st of February 2010 (Mon), 04:28

Nice shots Steve, love that last one of the Escort!

Steveod

1st of February 2010 (Mon), 22:39

Looks good but I'm sure the suspension is not right only old mk1 cortinas corner like that

KDEWolf

2nd of February 2010 (Tue), 00:01

Lol! Na, it just bothers me when people are SO stuck on the need for L lenses. If you can't afford them, don't let it bother you.

A while ago i had a 70-200 F4 non-IS on a 5D2 and it was far and away the sharpest lens i've owned...glorious lens and yes, it is most definately better than the 70-210, BUT i sold it for more than 3 times the cost of this lens and i can't ever say it was 3 times BETTER than it. :)

Have fun with it. :cool:

The biggest advantages of this 70-210mm lens compared to the L counterparts are thr size and color! It's not a "OMG!" kind of lens, so it helps you to keep a low profile.
Sharpness, big aperture and low weight are kind of very welcomed bonuses.

I never felt a need for any L lenses. They're normally prohibitively expensive where I live (Brazil), also. Luckily, I have some friends who come and go from Canada and can bring me used stuff I buy at eBay. And since I'm a pretty good eBay deal hunter, it ended up by being worth the extra...

drb5

2nd of February 2010 (Tue), 08:27

Yer, i hear ya!

I'm not one for strolling about the town centre with a camera, but a 5D with a bid ol' grey/white lens on an SLR is a bit noticable. :D

muhammadnur

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 06:54

drb5

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 13:33

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4330927852_fd4b66f890_b.jpg

caiguar

5th of February 2010 (Fri), 12:06

I decided to get this lens because sometimes I need long reach on both of the cameras at the same time. I was going to get the 70-200f4 but this little lens I think has everything the f4 can offer me for a fraction of the cost.

I see you have the sigma 70-200 as well. What made you decide to get the 70-210?

CaptainTonus

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 01:25

I just picked up one of these bad boys, and I have to say I am VERY impressed with it so far. This thing is pretty dang sharp for what it is, dare I say nearly as sharp as my 85mm f/1.8. Pretty surprising. Here is a quick sample from a photo I took tonight.

170mm, f/8, ISO 200, 6 second exposure, tripod, remote shutter release
http://home.tiora.net/tony/2-12-10/IMG_4915small.jpg

In case anyone is interested, here is that same jpeg straight out of the camera, full res, totally un-edited.
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Misc/IMG_4915.JPG

Electric Shepherd

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 08:02

A couple of quick portraits of my boys last night:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4353391932_83144fbcb1_o.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4352644413_c51714862e_o.jpg

I still really like this lens and wonder, like Caiguar, whether a 70-200 f/4 would really be much better?

bauerman

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 11:28

70-200 f4 might be better in some ways (build quality, weather sealing, controlling CA) - but I don't know about MUCH better, especially from an IQ standpoint.

Electric Shepherd

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:21

Indeed the build quality should be considerably better. I'd almost forgotten about the CA aberration in fact, I guess that would be a plus, but whether it's a £600 plus is another matter!

DDWD10

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:28

When I had mine, the zoom creep drove me nuts! Other than that, the build was sturdy and the USM was second to none. The bokeh was noticeably better than the 55-250mm IS which I replaced it with. I basically traded bokeh, USM and build for better sharpness and range.

bauerman

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:47

I've got the zoom creep licked with a black rubber band placed in the right spot, but you are right, it was a pain until I read about the rubber band trick. I don't think that the 55-250mm IS would track moving subjects very well either with is micro-motor focusing....whereas the 70-210 does quite well with ring USM.

The 70-210mm also has those faster apertures......which can do things that IS cannot.

Steveod

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 15:03

think I may have posted this before but this is a heavy crop taken on a 4mp 1D ,love this lens.

bauerman

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 18:46

Went to the zoo today with my 70-210mm and had a nice day. At our local zoo you have to shoot most animals through a chain link fence....so that adds some focusing issues and difficulties. I love how quickly and accurately this lens focuses.

I always get a kick out of people at the zoo trying to take photos of all the animals with their cell phone cams. Either their standards for photography are low or they just got the phone. :) I cannot stand today's phones trying to be everything to everyone....phone, pc, camera, GPS, mp3 player......give me a break and put your 'smart phone' away, especially when you are driving....gets down from soapbox.

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p686412447.jpg

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p810603165.jpg

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p568622045.jpg

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p679069728.jpg

Steveod

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 18:52

hey Bauerman that last shot is my mother inlaw

bauerman

13th of February 2010 (Sat), 18:55

hey Bauerman that last shot is my mother inlaw

Oh you are gonna get iiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttt ;)

CaptainTonus

14th of February 2010 (Sun), 13:36

The CA on this lens is actually quite horrific under certain conditions, but I'm willing to overlook things like that if the price is right. The zoom creep is also rather annoying. What's this rubberband trick I keep hearing about? Aren't there adjustment screws on the lens that will help with this issue?

Electric Shepherd

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 01:09

Oddly enough, I was searching the net to find a cure for the zoom creep, and found a fix right here on POTN! Have a look here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=672572

Usual disclaimers apply etc, but I've just done it and now I have zoom creep no more!

Steveod

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 04:57

CaptainTonus

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 11:07

Cool, I will give it a shot. Thanks!

bauerman

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 21:16

Need to give this a look....

smmokan

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 14:02

I've seen a few pop up lately for sale on here, and they're labeled as "Full time manual focus". Are all 70-210 f/3.5-4.5 lenses full time manual?

lsuber

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 14:07

I've seen a few pop up lately for sale on here, and they're labeled as "Full time manual focus". Are all 70-210 f/3.5-4.5 lenses full time manual?

I believe there has only been one lens with those exact numbers (70-210mm f/3.5-4.5). It is a ring type of USM mechanism and does have full time manual focusing.

Steveod

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 15:04

I've seen a few pop up lately for sale on here, and they're labeled as "Full time manual focus". Are all 70-210 f/3.5-4.5 lenses full time manual?
Yes they are full time manual focus, If you wish to tweak the focus yourself you can but the auto focus works just fine on mid range EF canon lenes.

smmokan

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 15:37

Maybe I'm misunderstanding (this is the photography newbie in me)... but does "full time manual focus" mean that its *always* manual focus and you can't use auto focus, or does that mean its simply capable of full-time manual and you can still use AF on it, correct?

Goincarcrazy

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 16:04

It means that if you have it on Autofocus, you can still rotate the focus ring for adjustments and such without hurting the AF motor.

smmokan

19th of February 2010 (Fri), 16:05

Ok, gotcha. Thanks!

One more question- is there a difference between the main 70-210 f/3.5 USM and the one that says "Made in Japan"?

Steveod

20th of February 2010 (Sat), 03:11

Ok, gotcha. Thanks!

One more question- is there a difference between the main 70-210 f/3.5 USM and the one that says "Made in Japan"?
They were only made in Japan back when these were built.both my 100-300 usm and 70-210 usm have made in Japan on them

lsuber

20th of February 2010 (Sat), 06:40

They were only made in Japan back when these were built.both my 100-300 usm and 70-210 usm have made in Japan on them

Both of mine as well. These were only made in Japan.

polobreaka

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 15:26

i did a write up inspired by Isuber to clean the annoying dust in between the glass. hope this helps all!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=830039

reappear

28th of February 2010 (Sun), 03:45

More pictures less talk ;)

I got my lens this week and so far I like it. Way better investment than nifty two-fifty.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4393833159_a60d49a9da.jpg

About 100% crop:

Don't mind the ugly ISO 400 :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4394622486_53bb8721dd.jpg

Only watermark is added.

caiguar

7th of March 2010 (Sun), 22:13

this lens is amazing, that USM focusing really helps ;) couple more for everyone thinking about buying this lens.

http://www.35mme.com/Cars/Monster-Jam-3072010-El-Paso/monsterjam11/804952900_myuA4-L.jpg

http://www.35mme.com/Cars/Monster-Jam-3072010-El-Paso/monsterjam3/804994980_4sgNe-L.jpg

http://www.35mme.com/Cars/Monster-Jam-3072010-El-Paso/monsterjam2/804993879_pdso5-L.jpg

lucas107

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 20:02

love the USM to keep track of my kids who never ever stop...snow just went away so had the camera out today. here is my 2 year old boy
also i like warm pics if ya cant tell
http://content.snapixel.com/content/EBS1/m/lucas107_e3d8b4158857.jpg?c=148 (http://www.snapixel.com/158857/Photo-of-IMG-2337)
http://content.snapixel.com/content/EBS1/m/lucas107_58a21d158858.jpg?c=232 (http://www.snapixel.com/158858/Photo-of-IMG-2339)

CaptainTonus

16th of March 2010 (Tue), 12:52

I've had a chance to use this lens quite a bit recently. I must admit, for $200, it's awesome. There's definitely a LOT of CA when using it, and the colors don't really pop. I find myself spending a lot of time in post processing making the photo look the way I want it to look, way more-so than any of the other lenses I own. Either way, it's a hell of a bargain. Here are some of my recent shots with it:

1.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Fontana%202-28-10/IMG_5886small.jpg

2.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Fontana%202-28-10/IMG_6005small.jpg

3.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Zoo/IMG_6236small.jpg

4.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Zoo/IMG_6254small.jpg

5.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/San%20Juan%20Cap%20Mission/IMG_6468small.jpg

6.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/San%20Juan%20Cap%20Mission/IMG_6465small.jpg

7.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/San%20Juan%20Cap%20Mission/IMG_6472small.jpg

8.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/San%20Juan%20Cap%20Mission/IMG_6476small.jpg

polobreaka

16th of March 2010 (Tue), 13:04

^ nice!!

i used mine over the weekend. ill post some later on.

polobreaka

18th of March 2010 (Thu), 17:04

i will be selling this lens if anyone is interested

will post up this weekend with some pics

Pommekitty

20th of March 2010 (Sat), 11:43

Does anyone have pictures taken with a 1.4X extender by any chance? I'm about to buy one to pair it up with my new 135L and was wondering if it would give good results on the 70-210.

CaptainTonus

20th of March 2010 (Sat), 18:43

Does anyone have pictures taken with a 1.4X extender by any chance? I'm about to buy one to pair it up with my new 135L and was wondering if it would give good results on the 70-210.

A lot of people do NOT recommend using tele-converters or extension tubes with this lens.

bauerman

20th of March 2010 (Sat), 20:31

Here is a great thread from a user of the 70-210 using a 2X tele-converter. I think that the photos in this thread speak for themselves. (I actually own the lens used to make these shots as he put it up for sale right after this thread was created.)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=603774

CaptainTonus

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 11:39

Wow, that really isn't bad. Would probably be better still if you were using a 1.4x converter.

kitacanon

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 13:25

Wow, that really isn't bad. Would probably be better still if you were using a 1.4x converter.

...or better with a 300mm lens like the MF Nikon F4.5...

Pommekitty

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 14:17

Thank you for the input everyone.

I'll try the lens with the TC for the heck of it when I buy it. With 1.4x it can only be better than with a 2x TC. I'll post the results here if anyone's interested.

bauerman

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 20:06

I always thought those results with a 2X were spectacular. I think that this lens can give you the long reach you are looking for without too many trade-offs.

CaptainTonus

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 12:49

I posted this in the astronomy section as well. This was handheld, ISO 200, 1/320 shutter speed, f/8 with a flash firing (probably didn't make much of a difference though). I did a 33% crop to zoom in a bit more. I'm pretty darn impressed with the detail!

http://home.tiora.net/tony/Borrego%20Trip/IMG_6874small.jpg

polobreaka

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 12:54

^^ thats a really nice shot! good details to the moon with this lens!

bauerman

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 20:06

Wonderful detail on the moon shot.....

Steveod

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 04:36

Autumn in NZ

bauerman

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 12:25

Nice shot - but I could not be more glad that I am heading into spring and not autumn!

Steveod

12th of April 2010 (Mon), 01:14

Nice shot - but I could not be more glad that I am heading into spring and not autumn!
Yeah you guys from the top of the world have had a tough winter , hope you have a nice long summer .

caiguar

12th of April 2010 (Mon), 12:22

couple from this weekend

http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals-1/zoo4-11-10-1/834244104_7EeQ6-L.jpg

http://www.35mme.com/Nature/Animals-1/zoo4-11-10-5/834250265_qKbHA-L.jpg

ditton

7th of May 2010 (Fri), 08:13

Hi all.
Love some of the pictures in this thread, and was one of the reasons I went ahead and bought this lens. For the price I paid I have no complaints so far. When I shot these pics my friend had a much better Nikon set up, but for the price he paid for body/lens I am more than happy with my investment, especially as I am a noob to this type of photography. shot with the 70-210 lens on an XSi body
Thanks to all for the information on this site, been very helpful.
Critique more than welcome on the pics...Great way to learn
Ditton

tonyak

18th of May 2010 (Tue), 18:51

Mine arrives tomorrow....can't wait to test it out!

reappear

19th of May 2010 (Wed), 16:52

I noticed something great yesterday when I replaced my 40D with a 50D. This lens absolutely rocks! It totally can squeeze the detail with the increased MP count.

I tried to compare 18-55 IS @ 55mm & 17-85 IS @ 70mm & 70-210 @ 70mm and I noticed that with same aperture 5.6 the 17-85 is nice and sharp in the center, but 70-210 is at least as sharp everywhere! 18-55 IS was sore loser this time, but still impressive with the 100$ that I got it. Of course those two not so tele's were wide open and 70-210 was stopped down, but even when I stopped the 17-85 to f/8 it still didn't par anywhere else than in the center. Wide open my 70-210 @ 70 is not as sharp as 17-85 IS @ 70 wide open, but hey... the 17-85 with its f/5.6 it is like a black hole compared to 70-210 with its f/3.5, and the 70-210 still manages to do well wide open.

Well I might aswell put a picture of the 17-85 IS I took with the 70-210. Clicking the picture opens a bit bigger version of it.

http://big.pic.fi/kuvat/Kalustoa/ef1785is1.jpg/_small.jpg (http://big.pic.fi/kuvat/Kalustoa/ef1785is1.jpg/_full.jpg)

tonyak

19th of May 2010 (Wed), 18:18

I just received this lens today and had an opportunity to take some quick test shots in the backyard. I'm relatively new to photography and have never used a lens of this size before.....

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/skeptonya/IMG_1382.jpg

professoryeti

24th of May 2010 (Mon), 15:48

Just snagged one off eBay for the ridiculous low price of $111. Looks like it will be a nice little piece for longer reach every once in a while.

Electric Shepherd

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 02:30

Wow, that's a crazy bargain, well done!

Electric Shepherd

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 14:33

A snap of my wife at the beach last weekend:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/4639916280_924a0a9a48_o.jpg

I've used this lens mostly for sporting things, but it makes a great portrait lens at the wide end.

DazJW

27th of May 2010 (Thu), 14:11

Just happened to spot one of these with 30 minutes remaining on eBay over the weekend and had no idea what it was. Some frantic googling turned up this thread, the Flickr group dedicated to this lens (http://www.flickr.com/groups/31869287@N00/) and a bunch of other positive information so I hit the £125 buy it now (there wasn't an auction option and I noticed there was an offer pending on it). Considering I should be able to sell my Tamron 70-300mm for £100 and the 70-210 appears to easily be more than £25 more lens it looks like it'll work out well. Plus the only other buy it now on eBay UK is £170.

professoryeti

27th of May 2010 (Thu), 14:46

Got mine in the mail today. It's a whole lot of lens for my little office, but the quick snaps I took to test it out left me with a few thoughts.

1) This thing is sharp. At 100mm and f/5.6 it holds its own with my 100L. Obviously not equally good under close scrutiny, but close enough to surprise me.

2) USM is snappy. I've also had the 28-135 and 100 f/2 USM models and the focus seems definitively faster than the former, and maybe faster than the latter. Very pleased.

3) Build quality is decent, and zoom creep is almost non-existent. That was the case with my 28-135 as well, so maybe I just get lucky with that.

All in all, for a little over $100 I'm extremely happy to have this in the collection. It breaks 2 of my 3 rules about "investment" lenses (constant aperture, internal zoom/focus, USM/HSM) but at this cost I can deal with it, and the 3.5-4.5 aperture isn't far off from a constant 4.

Here's a 100% crop composite of the two 100mm lenses, with half the books from the 70-210 and half from the 100L.

gkoskela

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 18:05

I am so glad this thread helped me purchase this lens 2 years ago! I've used it most often to take pictures of my daughter in cross country and track...and the high schoolers have loved to see themselves when I post them on facebook. Here are some of my favs from the last year.

gkoskela

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 18:06

Two more...

gkoskela

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 18:07

Last two...

professoryeti

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 18:32

Two from a local festival today.

Electric Shepherd

13th of June 2010 (Sun), 06:31

Beautiful shot of that owl, love it.

Here's a couple of shots I took on holiday recently:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4692007718_8bc96f6ab1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4693807359_ebf4aa7992_b.jpg

Electric Shepherd

13th of June 2010 (Sun), 08:55

and some from the Nottingham Masters tennis event we went to yesterday:

Martina Hingis

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4695612995_c029eb7d3c_b.jpg

Richard Krajicek

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/4696249148_f1e496116f_b.jpg

Mikael Pernfors

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4696246928_7baa6d412a_b.jpg

tonyak

13th of June 2010 (Sun), 14:43

Just some quick hand-held shots:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/skeptonya/IMG_1785a.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/skeptonya/IMG_1600a1.jpg

bulls4ever

25th of June 2010 (Fri), 21:18

bauerman

26th of June 2010 (Sat), 16:12

Im in! Getting one. Arriving on the first.

Sold my EFS 55-250 to buy this one. I got very used to IS, my fear is to miss that feature.

Anyways, I am looking for a faster and silent auto focus. Ideally i wanted f/2.8.

I personally don't think that you will regret the decision. I would have this lens over the kit quality 55-250 any day of the week. Wait until you see the focusing speed for the first time....you will forget the IS in no time......

CaptainTonus

26th of June 2010 (Sat), 17:54

I personally don't think that you will regret the decision. I would have this lens over the kit quality 55-250 any day of the week. Wait until you see the focusing speed for the first time....you will forget the IS in no time......

I find myself really, really wishing this lens had IS. I have to push the ISO to the outer limits to get clean shots when there isn't a lot of light.

bauerman

26th of June 2010 (Sat), 18:58

I find myself really, really wishing this lens had IS. I have to push the ISO to the outer limits to get clean shots when there isn't a lot of light.

In most cases - I will take faster apertures every time over IS....its a more versatile feature overall. f2.8 would certainly be nice here - but you have to lay down more cash for that speed...

CaptainTonus

27th of June 2010 (Sun), 23:57

In most cases - I will take faster apertures every time over IS....its a more versatile feature overall. f2.8 would certainly be nice here - but you have to lay down more cash for that speed...

f/4.5 isn't fast enough when you're out of ambient light and you're trying to shoot at 210mm. You need at least a 1/200th shutter speed to get a sharp picture at that zoom, and in most cases even at ISO 1600 you can't pull it off, unless you have a tripod handy, and even then this thing shakes quite a bit on a tripod fully extended.

bauerman

28th of June 2010 (Mon), 00:27

f/4.5 isn't fast enough when you're out of ambient light and you're trying to shoot at 210mm. You need at least a 1/200th shutter speed to get a sharp picture at that zoom, and in most cases even at ISO 1600 you can't pull it off, unless you have a tripod handy, and even then this thing shakes quite a bit on a tripod fully extended.

IS in this scenario only helps one side of the equation as well, it will prevent your shaking from blurring the photo, but if you have a fast moving subject - IS does nothing to stop that action - that is where you need the faster apertures as well. f/4.5 at 210mm is certainly better than f/5.6 on the kit zoom...

I want an f/2.8 zoom at some point, but in the meantime, this 70-210 fits the bill. I shoot probably 5% of my shots (if that) in light that requires ISO 1600. So I would prefer a feature in my zoom (USM focusing speed) that I can use to get better photos in the other 95% of my shots in good light.

CaptainTonus

28th of June 2010 (Mon), 01:16

IS in this scenario only helps one side of the equation as well, it will prevent your shaking from blurring the photo, but if you have a fast moving subject - IS does nothing to stop that action - that is where you need the faster apertures as well. f/4.5 at 210mm is certainly better than f/5.6 on the kit zoom...

I want an f/2.8 zoom at some point, but in the meantime, this 70-210 fits the bill. I shoot probably 5% of my shots (if that) in light that requires ISO 1600. So I would prefer a feature in my zoom (USM focusing speed) that I can use to get better photos in the other 95% of my shots in good light.

Yeah, I agree. I've found myself shooting in this scenario a lot lately so it's been annoying me. I used to be all about huge apertures, but lately I've been thinking IS would be more useful on a long zoom. Being able to pull off a handheld shot at 1/4 shutter speed @ 200mm is pretty awesome, no one can argue this.

bauerman

28th of June 2010 (Mon), 01:47

Yeah, I agree. I've found myself shooting in this scenario a lot lately so it's been annoying me. I used to be all about huge apertures, but lately I've been thinking IS would be more useful on a long zoom. Being able to pull off a handheld shot at 1/4 shutter speed @ 200mm is pretty awesome, no one can argue this.

Very much agree......that is why I may even have to save money for some ridiculous period of time to be able to afford a f/2.8 IS 70-200 Canon lens..... ;)

CaptainTonus

28th of June 2010 (Mon), 13:35

Very much agree......that is why I may even have to save money for some ridiculous period of time to be able to afford a f/2.8 IS 70-200 Canon lens..... ;)

A lot of people argue that the f/4 IS version is optically better than the f/2.8, only because it's a MUCH newer lens in terms of when it was developed and manufactured. I don't know if that's true. I've shot with both, and they're both amazing pieces of glass. Way too hardcore for my wallet though.

bauerman

28th of June 2010 (Mon), 13:38

A lot of people argue that the f/4 IS version is optically better than the f/2.8, only because it's a MUCH newer lens in terms of when it was developed and manufactured. I don't know if that's true. I've shot with both, and they're both amazing pieces of glass. Way too hardcore for my wallet though.

I have heard that as well.....re: the f/4 IS version. At this point in time though its more like which yacht can't I afford - the big yacht or the really big yacht.

gkoskela

3rd of July 2010 (Sat), 01:46

Here's one I like, from one of my daughter's friend's softball games.

Electric Shepherd

6th of July 2010 (Tue), 02:38

Nice capture!

More tennis from me, this time Wimbledon last week:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4755105852_3ff2d364a5_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4754462369_3bc12407a9_b.jpg

uruviel

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 16:13

Hi,

just found the thread and want to contribute, too.
You can shoot other things than people and animals with the lens, too ;)
[Edit: sorry, just scrolled through all of the thread and did see some other examples :) ]
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/4568565697_9c2befcd6e_z.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/4569153496_6e43fcb814_z.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/4568543191_831f7aac90_z.jpg
I really loved walking around on the flower exhibition all day with just this lens.
Rest of the set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89931779@N00/sets/72157623845951617/

Oh and that was the occasion I actually bought it for last year (2 weeks in Norway):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4107795714_8495950a74_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/4113483544_e718399f3b_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/4112699495_a2084b0497_b.jpg
Set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89931779@N00/sets/72157622811370324/

Since the topic came up early in the thread: I do see some CA at longer focal lengths - it was noticeable on the glacier shots. But given the bargain the lens was (100€ with a bit of dust inside and a minor scratch on the front lens)...

Cheers,

Mike

waterrockets

17th of July 2010 (Sat), 00:19

My daughter likes to play this game where she won't look at the camera when I'm trying to take a picture of her... but she really wants me to take the picture. Somehow I caught her swinging her head by and grabbed the best shot I've ever taken of her.

I was borrowing the lens from my dad while deciding if I wanted to buy a zoom that went up to 200mm. Yeah, I did after this.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9427/img1603b.jpg