A very simple one......the Canon 70-200 F2.8 mkI or...

.....the mkII version.

There, I told you it was easy.

If you can afford the mkii...get it.

Need a reason to buy it?..

...it comes with a CD. lol

but seriously, if you can afford to buy the mkii or you have a bunch of gigs coming up...I say make the initial investment and buy it. It'll pay for itself over time.

there's a good reason you don't see many of either for sale at the buy/sell boards. People buy them and keep them because they're GREAT lenses! I recently sold a razor sharp copy of the V1 and miss it more than a little.

dave

i just got the II its amazing don't know how it compares to the v1 but this lens is heavy, built like a tank, but amazing

If you have unlimited funds, MKII for sure.

It's the never ending debate really.

The quick answer, to your simple question is.... if you can afford it, definitely get the MkII. If you can't, save up for a few more months until you can.

Cam101 wrote in post #12073867
It's the never ending debate really.

The quick answer, to your simple question is.... if you can afford it, definitely get the MkII. If you can't, save up for a few more months until you can.

+1 couldn't of said it any better.

Its the only lens I like to use on my 7D. Too bad I have to borrow it from a friend each month- I went the body route, he went the glass route.

Cam101 wrote in post #12073867
It's the never ending debate really.

The quick answer, to your simple question is.... if you can afford it, definitely get the MkII. If you can't, save up for a few more months until you can.

Buylongterm wrote in post #12074097
+1 couldn't of said it any better.

Yup. I've owned both. The MkI is impressive. The II is way more so. Worth the higher price for sharpness alone. The advanced IS is good -- really, really good. And for all the built-like-a-tank feeling of the MkI, the MkII feels even more solid. It's like owning a great car and then driving the new model that replaces it. You don't want to admit it, but the new version is everything you loved about the old one, only much better.

The Mark II is nice, real nice.

Definitely the MKII! Its a collection of sharp primes from 70 to 200 in a single lens barrel.. which is currently tough to get elsewhere!

you will love it..

Thanks for all your replies.

Looks like I will be splashing the cash for a mkII then.

tnguyen600 wrote in post #12072165
If you can afford the mkii...get it.

Need a reason to buy it?..

...it comes with a CD. lol

but seriously, if you can afford to buy the mkii or you have a bunch of gigs coming up...I say make the initial investment and buy it. It'll pay for itself over time.

Wait..what?

Thr mark II of course.

I'm in exactly the same boat at the moment. The MK I seems to be going for about £1000-1100 second hand but from what I've seen of the MK II it's an insane lens.