Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM Holy Grail

This will be a very short thread, as not too many have this lens.
But if you do, please post some picture and let us have a look.

Here you go. These are all with a 1DM2N, 200L f/1.8 w/TC1.4, f/2.5, 1/500, ISO1600. This is all far end court action, shot from the opposite end baseline. You can get a feel for how touchy the depth of field is, even at f/2.5.

The background is what you pay for.

Aha...I hope that middle cheerleader in #4 was covering her ears.

Lovely shots!

Ronald S. Jr. wrote:
Aha...I hope that middle cheerleader in #4 was covering her ears.

Lovely shots!

I don't even remember why they were screaming. I was following the player and in review I found that I kind of missed him and caught the cheerleaders being very moved by something going on.

Thanks for the comments. I haven't used the TC on this lens that much, but the lighting was a little better so I gave it a whirl. I was about a stop underexposed by doing that, but adjusted in PS. I shoot JPEG, and other than exposure adjust and crop/sharpen... nothing else was really done to these. I did adjust the color a little in two of them.... I don't like to spend a lot of time at the computer on the images.

Oh, and I almost forgot... double overtime game and I was shooting handheld with this lens, and swapping to another body with an 85 1.8 when they came to my end.

Here are a few of mine

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The Canon 200mm f/1.8.

You like Bokeh.. This is Bokeh..

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With a 1.4x TC

How'd I miss this invitation

Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my desk...

Talk about creamy bokeh and incredible sharpness. It truly doesn't get any better.

JUST FREAKING DAMN!!!!!

I don't own this lens but I had the chance to use it at the zoo one day. Awkward size, but an amazing lens.

This shot is taken through wire mesh, with wire mesh in the background, f/2.5. You can seen how clear the lion is and the wire mesh back and foreground melt away!

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Here's an odd one,. this was my first time shooting with it.

JennB wrote:
Holy Macaroni! I've read in the FM reviews that this lens has been discontinued ...WHY? I know I'd want to buy it given that I have the money. Did another lens replace it that I don't know about?

Nope. No replacements. There have been rumors of a replacement for a few years but they seem to be just that. KEH has 4 of them used. Pick your price. Starting at around $3100 and going to just over $3900.

Michael

CDS.......that shot with the beak coming down on the poor fish is amazing!! Awesome compostition and colour.........great stuff!