Steady hands with the 70-200 2.8 IS Mk II

f/4 IS or f/2.8 II IS will be my next purchase, but these f/2.8 II posts make it difficult to turn away from it!

wow...those shots at those settings!!! wow just wow.

how's that peanut butter spread?

MMURAD wrote in post #9876570
wow...those shots at those settings!!! wow just wow.

That's what I said when I snapped the first photo and reviewed it. I couldn't believe how well the colors and exposure turned out, especially when shooting 1/20 @ 2.8!

Handheld, IS mode 2, shutter speed 1/8, f/2.8 @ ~150mm:

TaDa wrote in post #9874541
Welcome to the club Julian

Thanks Peter. I'm a happy camper.

stargazer77517 wrote in post #9874565
Congrats on the new lens, although I sure wish you would have not posted these pics. Now I want this one . Guess ill have to sell the Mk I first.

Thanks Star. Someone has to post samples from this lens. It is w/o a doubt a keeper.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #9875446
i got mine a couple of days ago,my first shot was @1/20th, my second was at a calender to look for CA's and check sharpness at 200mm 2.8 no more tests were needed this lens outperforms my old version and was well worth upgrading. for those of you who want 2.8 this version will not dissapoint.

It's definitely worth the upgrade.

geoff5093 wrote in post #9875746
I don't mean to hijack your thread, but here is the first photo I shot with this lens the day I got it:

1/20, f/2.8, ISO 400 @ 70mm IS


I was debating for months on whether or not to get the 70-200 2.8 IS (Mark I), or the Sigma. Once this was released and I saw some test shots I had to get it, and it was well worth the money. This is the sharpest lens I have, and it will be always mounted to my camera!

No worries about hijacking the thread. The reason for this post is to discuss the limits of the 4 stop IS. Why buy it if you can't use it, right?

KAS wrote in post #9875945
Great samples of the IS. I recently got this lens, too. I was able to get to 1/15 with no problems. I experimented a bit with slower shutter speeds (at 200mm) but was unable to reliably go much lower than 1/15 or 1/10. When I really made a point of leaning up against a door frame and letting the IS settle for 2-3 seconds, breath slowly, etc., I was ALMOST able to get 1/8 to work.

Have you had any luck with slower shutter speeds?

I haven't tried going slower yet but, if I'm gonna try it, I'll definitely be leaning up/bracing against a wall.

Celestron wrote in post #9876195
Just a simple question . I already know the importance of f/2.8 which most probably don't use it often , and i know the importance of low ISO even tho i don't like using any below ISO 200 . But heres' my question . Why is it so important lately to get the slowest SS possible for inside shots ?? Doesn't make sense to me . To me ISO 100 and sometimes ISO 200 is too soft to me . However i do use both outside on bright days to keep down burnout . But if your watching your Histogram and trying to keep in good shape there most times you need at least 200 ISO for good color and IQ . Sometimes i even have to go with slightly higher ISO for these adjustments . So why the slowest SS important ??

My point of this test is to push the limits of the 4 stop IS. Will it be used in everyday shooting? Probably not. If I paid this much for a lens, it should be able to perform at it's maximum when I need it.

Pearlallica wrote in post #9876242
that is quite steady for 1/15th. Needless to say, with a static subject, tripods and remote shutters are the way to go. These are positive results, nonetheless. I'm more interested in this lens because of its increased IQ. Have you gone to 'the digital picture' and compared the ISO crops between this lens and the 200 F2? At 200mm, the results are jaw dropping. This, from a zoom at half the price! I will no doubt be selling my 70-200 when I come with a strategy as to which market to place it on. I'd obviously want top dollar in light of the cost of the mark II.

I agree. Anything slower would require a tripod. I haven't seen comparisons against the 200 f/2 but, I'm sure the IQ is really close.

iFloyd wrote in post #9876553
f/4 IS or f/2.8 II IS will be my next purchase, but these f/2.8 II posts make it difficult to turn away from it!

Get the MK II. You won't regret it.

MMURAD wrote in post #9876570
wow...those shots at those settings!!! wow just wow.

When I loaded these up LR2, I was amazed too.

SmuckerS2 wrote in post #9876592
how's that peanut butter spread?

Peter Pan PB is good when you mix it with Nutella.

denoir wrote in post #9877067
Handheld, IS mode 2, shutter speed 1/8, f/2.8 @ ~150mm:

Crop:

Nice! You can actually read the letters on that vehicle.

denoir wrote in post #9877067
Handheld, IS mode 2, shutter speed 1/8, f/2.8 @ ~150mm:

Crop:

jdizzle wrote in post #9877153
Nice! You can actually read the letters on that vehicle.

And you can see that he's texting!

denoir wrote in post #9877067
Handheld, IS mode 2, shutter speed 1/8, f/2.8 @ ~150mm:


Crop:

A deadly driver with an accident sometimes in his future . Too many ppl have died for this very same reason of some stupid idiot texting while driving !

jdizzle wrote in post #9877131
I agree. Anything slower would require a tripod. I haven't seen comparisons against the 200 f/2 but, I'm sure the IQ is really close.

wait no further. click here and hold on to something tight.

(note: the site administrator/tester has two copies of this lens, his second copy is softer @ 200mm but sharper @70mm)

jdizzle wrote in post #9877145
Get the MK II. You won't regret it.


When I loaded these up LR2, I was amazed too.



Peter Pan PB is good when you mix it with Nutella.

lol, i'm gonna have to wait to actually purchase it--but i am leaning towards it!

wow i need to stop clicking on these threads, my mk I is only 3 months old and i want to replace it already "(