Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM (Thread Mk. II)

Actually on a technical issue, has anyone got any useful tips how to improve my shots of this weird activity? I realise I am junking about half my pixels by using centre spot AF then cropping in PP (at least unless I want a lot of headroom) and wondered if I would be better going for an AF zone in the upper field and hoping that it wouldn't keep false focusing? I could slow the speed of the AI Servo I guess to prevent it jumping from near to far? The other problem I have, is the distances are large and the object move near and far as well as left and right. sometimes a great speed (the jet skis approach 50mph I am told by the riders. I could just about afford the 100-400mm but as there might be a new version in the next year I would regret not waiting for it (even if the cost doubles). I wondered if the 1.4 TC might be an answer, but there again I am assuming I would have to stop if down a bit to sharpen it and in the UK we don't always have the best of the light . I do own a mkII 2.0 TC, but my experience with it is, It needs a couple of stops to sharpen it and then you are looking at f11 Any help gratefully received

Just returned my Canon 70-200 f/4 and picked up this lens. What an amazing piece of kit.

Here are the first couple photos out of it.

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That shot of the 182 is awesome!

Armans Photography wrote in post #15977505
=Arman's Photography;15977505]I​t looks fun, that's for sure. I would give him a action cam, it would be interesting to see what he is seeing when getting shot up in the air and than heading down in the water again.

A GoPro camera would be great for that situation.

71sbeetle wrote in post #15977813
That shot of the 182 is awesome!

Thanks, it was a struggle to get any sort of photo in the crap weather but I needed to point that lens at something!!

kouasupra wrote in post #15978377
A GoPro camera would be great for that situation.

Although those guys weren't using a GoPro, they do sometimes use one for wakeboarding etc

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zood wrote in post #15981714

Absolutely wonderful!

Canon EOS 1DX
Canon 70-200mm 2.8L IS II

The common wisdom that lenses are soft (varying by lens) wide open, and more-so at their longest focal length does not seem to apply to this lens. I briefly had the f/4 non-is before this with similar findings. This lens is SO sharp!! I guess spending the big bucks really does make a difference.

When I got into photography a few years ago I came to terms with the fact I'd likely never own this lens. Some dubious saving and some side jobs have allowed me to pick it up and I am SO very glad I grabbed it when I had a chance.

This was shot wide open AND at 200mm. I'm in hog heaven with this lens.

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