My new Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM

Paid for it five days ago; after an eternity, it was in my hands today and quickly mated to my EOS 400D

How good is it? Hmm ... evaluate this test shot. f/4, 1/15 sec, @ 75mm hand-held. No post-processing at all [except white balance and resize]:

http://www.flickr.com …s/alexanderino/​388779896/

Do you like what you see? Do you?

can u show us a 100% crop?

Edit: I have updated my previous post with a link to the full-size image.

Very sharp lens thats for sure. I think this is definitely the 70-200 ill be going for.

Very nice lens. Sharp shot too.

I was debating whether to go for the f/2.8 IS instead, but there were too many reports of soft/underperforming copies for my comfort. And boy, am I glad I got this. Sharpness to die for, and stunning, consistent performance throughout

Couple more shots ...

1] http://www.flickr.com …s/alexanderino/​388780134/

2] http://www.flickr.com …s/alexanderino/​388780332/

One more!

1] http://www.flickr.com …s/alexanderino/​388780445/

It was a dreadfully gloomy day in Sydney ... quite an accurate depiction. Note the relatively poor resolution thanks to JPEG artifacts. This one has to be seen sans lossy compression!

Nice sharp shots.
Did you get the lens from Oz?
If so, where from and how much did you pay?

Ray

Yeah, got it from JB Hi-Fi in Sydney for AUD 1650.

I was on George St today with my 17-55. What a bloody terrible day! Lucky my Lowepro bag has the all-weather mesh wrap thingy.

Oh, and I never knew JB Hi-Fi even sold lenses, let alone good deals! 1650 is a pretty surprising price from a chain like them. Was it a special you got via the salesman? That's an even better price than the grey-imports d-d-photographics in North Sydney.

Yep, knew the salesperson there Had to order it in specially. $1650 is very little over what Canon charged them.

So you basically got it near wholesale price? Guess what buddy, I flippin' hate you!

Tell you what though, would of been awesome if by fluke you managed to catch a lightning shot for that AMP/Centerpoint Tower shot.

Darn nice. Lovely bokeh.

i have the same lens and i love mine too! i also have just used it for sports and although people dont recommend as much as the 2.8, it did a great job and i was more then happy with it.
even though the lighting was'nt all that great!

here are a few

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Bloody good, mate