Glad you decided to get the lens. Yes, it takes some getting used to not having a zoom and to hand-holding a 200mm lens (280mm on a crop body) but the lens itself is very sharp, relatively light and much more compact than the 70-200 zooms. I recently purchased the 200 F2.8 prime and after several shoots, both indoors and out, I sold my 70-200 F4L because it simply was not as sharp. I've been using the prime for several weeks now and love it, especially with the 1.4X extender which gives great reach and the resolution is still better than my old zoom.





There is no question that the 70-200 L lenses are great zooms. But there is equally no question that good primes are better than good zooms in terms of sharpness. The 200 F2.8L is an extraordinary lens that performs almost as well as the 135 F2.0L but has greater reach. You simply have to accept the fact that you'll not have the convenience of a zoom but you will be able to get better images if your technique is up to the quality of the lens.





Good luck with it and have fun.





Jim