EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

[Jon Ruyle]

I guess I need to get a II and a 200 f2, just to cover the bases

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[Daniel Browning]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the extra stop of IS will make the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II canon's most hand holdable lens for still objects. (When used at the 70mm end, the extra stop of IS moves it ahead of the 200 f/2 and the 24-105 f/4). Kind of neat, if true.

I think you're right. The 24-105 is advertised to be three stops, which would allow very slow shutters at 24mm. For example, if someone were steady enough to handle 1/24 at 24mm, then 3 stops would give them 1/3 second. The same person with four stops at 70mm would be 1/4.4 seconds. However, my practical experience with the 24-105 was that I could not get three stops at 24mm. At 105mm, I got three stops improvement, but not 24mm, so I think that puts the 70-200 slightly ahead. (Just novelty trivia, of course, but fun to talk about.)

[Jon Ruyle]

However, my practical experience with the 24-105 was that I could not get three stops at 24mm. At 105mm, I got three stops improvement, but not 24mm

I've heard others say that, but I've been having lots of fun taking night pictures recently with the 24-105 at 24mm with shutter speeds around 1/4 second with a decent success rate, and my hands are pretty unsteady. The 5DII/24-105 combo is amazing in this regard. Awesome to think one could take pics at 70mm in even lower light with the new 70-200.

[Sheiky]

Pre-order here in the Netherlands.... almost twice the price as the mark I!


http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/product/1479548/canon_ef_70-200mm_f-28_l_is_usm_ii.html


I don't know about dollars, but it must be very expensive [:P]