Sony A7x lounge

advaitin wrote in post #17690681
The Canon 70-200mm f4 L IS may not be a beauty, but mine has covered more miles in my travel kit than most of my lenses. It's light and it performs, even with TCs. So what if I have to use manual focus for best results on the Sonys--it's the results that count.

I used to owned a Canon 70-200 F4 IS, it is very sharp. one of my sharpest lens.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17690714
I used to use the Canon 70-200 F4 IS, it is very sharp. one of my sharpest lens.

I think we all agree there. Yet another reason to think canon over Sony though.

Umm I might agree to disagree since I already have the FE 70-200. Shame, it will have to do.

Did remember the 135 F2 on the shelf....it didn't impress on the Rii with MBiv, I think others had more success with it.

Puckman wrote in post #17690724
I think we all agree there. Yet another reason to think canon over Sony though.

Not necessarily. My Canon 70-200 f4 IS works just fine on my A7rII.

i remembered guys saying only canon lenses 2006 and up. the 135L is old i guess that's why.

the Canon 70-200 F4 IS is not that old, right?

Vin think ur right....older design. Works great in MF.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17690754
i remembered guys saying only canon lenses 2006 and up. the 135L is old i guess that's why.

Yes, that's what Metabones is saying about which lenses AF using their MBIV adapter.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17690755
the Canon 70-200 F4 IS is not that old, right?

Vinz, take a look at the list here on Fred Miranda's Forum. It shows which lenses have been tested and AF well on the A7rII and which do not. The Canon 70-200 f4 is definately on the list of those lenses that DO AF well. I know mine sure does.

The list:
http://www.fredmiranda​.com/forum/topic/13796​24

David Arbogast wrote in post #17690160
Don't mean to intrude on a question not asked of me, but I've been around the block on this one. This year I tried out the Sony FE 70-200mm twice and liked it. First time I returned it just because I decided I wasn't quite ready to commit to the lens just yet. Second time because I finally came to the decision to keep a split Canon/Sony kit and prefer for all my lenses to be usable on both systems.

Now I have in the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM. From a product design standpoint (the aesthetics of the lens design) the Canon is a turd. And I don't love the sound of the IS either (Sony is quieter). But, optically - the optical performance of the lens - I am elated with it. If the Sony had been this good I would not have been able to let it go.

So, to me the Sony 70-200mm is very good, very adequate. The Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS is superb. In other words, both are deserving Photozone's "Highly Recommended" rating, but the Canon version really sings for me.

I remember that about a year ago or so I said I didn't want to replace my EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM with the FE 70-200mm F/4 G OSS if I decided to buy an A7II. While there wasn't a direct comparison of both lenses by any of the review websites (as in: both lenses on an A7II), I always had the idea that optically the FE 70-200mm F/4 G OSS was no match for the EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM. Yet, people here thought that optically there would hardly be a difference.

The EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM is the only Canon item I simply cannot sell. I think it's awesome. I love its image quality, its weight, its looks. It is also built like a tank. And to be honest I find it prettier than the FE 70-200mm F/4 G OSS. So I don't get why people call it a turd (but hey luckily opinions differ sometimes). The IS motor is clearly audible, but it doesn't bother me at all.

Puckman wrote in post #17690724
I think we all agree there. Yet another reason to think canon over Sony though.

The only problem is that Canon got stuck in the dinosaur age with their sensors and there's a great lack of innovation. I also hate the fact that the only way to accurately use MF, you need to use the LCD on the back.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17690755
the Canon 70-200 F4 IS is not that old, right?

It's from 2006.

Are all the m to sony e adapters dumb or do some at least exif data

navydoc wrote in post #17690768
Yes, that's what Metabones is saying about which lenses AF using their MBIV adapter.

Vinz, take a look at the list here on Fred Miranda's Forum. It shows which lenses have been tested and AF well on the A7rII and which do not. The Canon 70-200 f4 is definately on the list of those lenses that DO AF well. I know mine sure does.

The list:
http://www.fredmiranda​.com/forum/topic/13796​24

thanks for the link.

One day Canon will be just one of the greatest third party lens supplier for Sony fanboys... lol

OK I'm curios. What about the EOS 70-200 NON IS....since IS not needed on the Rii.

Stop it I dont want to buy the metabones I have two stupid comlites.... need to sell those and the canon and go FE.

i had both the is and non is still have the is,both seem very sharp,they look identical and feel identical in hand,i got great shots with non is but just had faster shutter speeds maybe bit higher iso,they can be had pretty cheap now adays