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If I were just buying a 70-200 I'd get the mkII but I definitely won't be upgrading. I paid $1500 a year ago for my 2.8 IS with rebate. To me the mkII is definitely not a $1000 worth of a difference. The IS seems to be a big selling point but being able to shoot at 1/25 or so isn't all that appealing to me. I was shooting an indoor event tonight with my 70-200 2.8 IS mostly @ 200mm, ISO 1600 2.8 and 1/40th. When someone was very still I was completely happy with sharpness but at 1/40th of a second you aren't stopping much movement. Hand movement and even the slightest head movement shows up.


I'm sure someone will have an instance where &lt;1/40th @200mm is of value but not for me.
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