Which is sharper 70-200 2.8 or 4?

Being in Ontario do I not have to pay PST?

retro when you get your lense would you mind sharing the total price it cost you, I would be very interested.

Thanks Dan

Did i just see someone head to his freezer?

ScottE wrote:
B&H has the 200/4 for about $570 USD. When they ship it to Canada you will be charged PST, GST, shipping and a customs clearing fee.

The Camera Store in Calgary has it for about $870 CAD. They charge GST but no PST and shipping is $10 anywhere in Canada I believe.

www.thecamerastore.com

When you add up all the costs and convert to Canadian dollars, B&H is probably slightly cheaper. What happens if you need warranty repairs on a US sourced lens or decide you want to ship it back and have to try and get the customs charges back? For the potential hassle and small savings I would be inclined to buy from The Camera Store.

I ordered my 10-22 from there a couple of weeks ago. I ordered it on Saturday and it arrived on Tuesday. You wait a lot longer than that for an order to arive from B&H.

Scott

Wow. Never heard of these guys. I will definately be sending them some business shortly. That way I can keep it local as well!

They're pretty close, although quite differend race horses. According to MTF charts, 2.8 is as sharp yet slightly contrastier than 4.0, both wide open at 200mm, it should give better bokeh as well. At 70mm end, the f/4 wins as far as my interpretation skills are concerned. The 2.8L is likely to deliver slightly better overall picture at 4.0 then the 4.0L version, but I bet you wouldn't be able to tell them apart even at 200% or whatever.

tim, how did you find that page? It's like, one of my favorite pages in Slovenia, which is where I'm from.

Various reviews rate either the 4 or the 2.8 as better. As has been said, they are so close you won't be able to really tell a difference. Sample variation between copies of 1 lens are probably greater than the differences between the two.

So really the big deal is f/4 - Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper. Or f/2.8 faster. My money went on the f/4.

bikers1 wrote:
Thanks for the truly useful link,

I've been pondering on what to buy next, looks like an F4, pity it's $1000 US in the UK

I got the f4 from 7dayshop.com for £399. If you happen to have bought the EOS 350D or 20D recently you can send off an voucher included with the camera and claim £70 cashback from Canon on that particular lens

At f/2.8, the 2.8 will definitely give you better pictures

At all other apertures, you will not see much of a difference.

Best regards,
Andy

Retro did you get your lense yet? I just ordered one and total cost with shipping and taxes was $904 Can.

Dan

it would of been nice if they included the 70-200 f2.8 L IS in the test

Don't forget the sigma guys priced nearer the F4 yet gives you the extra stop and is still damn good optically...or so everyone says

1. order it, have it shipped to the border. There are lots of parcel-handling service at the border.

2. bring the body down, drive across the border.

3. get the lens, put it on the body, throw away the box.

4. 0 duty, 0 tax, no warranty, no box anymore.

I ordered it from Leos Camera in BC an total came to $904 Can.

SAZABI wrote:
1. order it, have it shipped to the border. There are lots of parcel-handling service at the border.

2. bring the body down, drive across the border.

3. get the lens, put it on the body, throw away the box.

4. 0 duty, 0 tax, no warranty, no box anymore.

Why not? Ontario has 8% GST.
If you order camera equipment from the states, you only pay PST+GST. There are no duties.
You pay a brokerage only if you use UPS, so always select US Post or Fedex.

Since I baught this from BC and it is being shipped I don't have to pay PST (8%)
(GST 7%)

Dan