$458 a good price

Got a line on a 70-200 f/4 L for 450. Less than 1 year old. No scratches, fungus, etc etc.

Good price?

I've seen a couple that price but not often so, Yup.

Good price indeed! Go for it if this is the lens you want.

What you gonna use it for? (Just asking because I personally find 70-200 zooms pretty useless on crop bodies).

I paid $450 shipped for mine

Yes, that's a good price. That's what I paid for my used copy, with filter.

perryge wrote in post #4945449
Good price indeed! Go for it if this is the lens you want.

What you gonna use it for? (Just asking because I personally find 70-200 zooms pretty useless on crop bodies).

Why do you find the focal length useless on crop bodies?

hsma wrote in post #4945530
Why do you find the focal length useless on crop bodies?

Too long on the short end, too short on the long end. The 50-150 range is much nicer, and Sigma makes a nice 50-150 f/2.8 for cropped cameras, which is faster and cheaper than the 70-200 f/4L. Better focal length for portraits, faster glass for sports and indoor stuff, and all around better value for money for cropped cameras, imho.

I just don't see when you would use it, or when it would be the ideal lens for any situation on a cropped body, especially when there are better, cheaper, faster alternatives for various situations. Sure some people have a use for it, but I see this lens pushed far too frequently just because it's the cheapest L.

But it depends on what you intend to shoot with it, but let's take a look at some common situations:

Portraits: 50 and 85 primes are better choices.
Wildlife/birds: too short, no IS, 70-300 IS a better choice for the same price.
Sports: too slow unless you're shooting outdoors in bright sunlight (added that so ed rader doesn't chime in).

Face it, f/4 is slow, and 200mm is short. For me, in every possible situation, there is a better lens of equal or lower price than the 70-200 f/4L for the job, with the possible exception of outdoor sports on bright days.

Price seems right for a used 70-200mm f/4L

Love my 70-200mm f2.8 IS and I'm using in on an XTi, seems just right for me.

SwiftFootTim wrote in post #4945689
Love my 70-200mm f2.8 IS and I'm using in on an XTi, seems just right for me.

Yes but f/2.8 + IS is a completely different story. That suddenly makes it an amazing lens for indoor events and sports, concerts, and all kinds of lovely stuff.

mostly for street stuff, outdoors. Really digging the urban photography stuff. For Portraits I have the Nifty 50 and the wonderful 85 f2.8.

I have recently purchased a Sigma 24-60 2.8 as my *walkaround* lens. The L will take me from 70 on.

I didnt want to get focal lengths strictly based on crop body sensors for the eventuality of upgrading to a full frame 5d or something. I think full frame sensors trickling down to the semi-pro rig is just around the corner.

I could be wrong, but I'll still have the L.

I am using a Sigma 70-200F2.8 on my 400D crop body and its just dandy..

dang it...nevermind...I got beat out on an ebay auction at literally...the last second.

501.02...beat my max bid by 2cents with 2 seconds remaining.

*sigh* guess I'll just save my pennies for later.