Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18783743
Having owned both I can assure it is as close as it gets at 1/6th the cost. In fact I'd call it very "near".
Obviously opinions and what people consider to be "near", differ.

Exactly.
How lose are 135 non IS and 200 IS are at 1/6?
I looked at couple of last pages here and I'm not convinced why 70-200 2.8 IS is not something as close as it could be.

This is certainly not the best wildlife lens, but today it let me stick around longer than several other photographers even after the sun set. F/2.0 is the only reason I was able to catch him taking off about 30 minutes after sunset at a reasonable shutter speed.

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Justinsmnz wrote in post #18801722

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/QK52​ti Snowy Owl, Middletown, RI by Justin Simmons, on Flickr

I like the colors on this one.

Maternity Session !

I own the 135 (very nice), and the 200 1.8 (nice and rare).

I've enjoyed the comments, feedback, and photos taken with the amazing Canon 200mm f/2 lens. I've had mine for about two years, and become more amazed by its abilities every time that I use it. I don't pull it out nearly as often as some lenses, but do so pretty regularly and for bokeh it cannot be beat. Dogs, people? Incredible results. I regularly put extension tubes on mine and shoot flowers, and depending on the subject it produces amazing results. The 200mm also works very well mated to Canon's 1.4x III teleconverter for a 280mm f/2.8, and does okay with the 2x III for a 400mm f/4 lens although careful micro-adjusting will probably be important for the latter uses.

Anyway, I got the opportunity to shoot a beautiful chocolate lab therapy dog, Brandy, yesterday, and here are a few of those images. None of these are wide open at f/2 - I usually stop it down a bit - but the lens still shines even at f/2.

Zweihaender wrote in post #17831523

Taken in 2011 in very bright daylight. I think I have posted the image on POTN elsewhere some time ago, but not in this thread.

I've read the last few dozen pages of this thread and this one... this one is the one that most showed me the "magical" rendering people talk about with this lens. It's a good thing I know I'm not as skilled as y'all, because I really shouldn't get this thing but it is stunning.

Beautiful

very nice colors

very sharp

lovely