Your experience with the new EF 70-200/2.8 L IS USM II

[Trowski]

Here's a few pictures I took a couple weeks ago with my 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II on my 7D.
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200mm - 1/1000 @ f/2.8 ISO 125








200mm - 1/1000 @ f/2.8 ISO 160








200mm - 1/1000 @ f/2.8 ISO 200








70mm - 1/640 @ f/4 ISO 800








All of the pictures above except the last were cropped from the original down to only about 1/3rd to 1/4th of the original frame. I think this really shows how much detail you get from this lens! I took quite a few shots that day since I assumed many would be OOF, but nearly every one was perfect. I've been very impressed with the AF of this lens, particularly when tracking. It's probably the fastest and most accurate focusing lens I own. I had a hard time justifying the price of this lens before I got it, but after using it I have no regrets. Start saving your pennies - I'm sure you won't regret it either!
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[saturnia]

Look really great. Amazing that most of those action pics were well focused! This clearly beats my 70-200/4 IS, so far one of my best AF tele performers in combo with my 7D.

[neuroanatomist]

Amazing that most of those action pics were well focused!

Yes, AF on the 70-200 II is excellent. But part of that is the 7D itself. Here's a burst sequence I shot with an excellent Canon lens, but one that's referred to as 'slow focusing' and 'not well-suited for action shooting'...the EF 85mm f1.2<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L II. The short sequence below is my daughter running towards me along a garden path, and over that distance the 7D in AI-Servo AF with the 85L kept focus on her eyes at 8 fps andat f/1.2,despite the extremely thin DoF!! You can't tell from these small shots, in the full size shots I can distinguish individual eyelashes in every shot. The shots only went out of focus as she ran closer than the MFD of the lens.


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[Steven23]

Wish i had the money to get one, or a loan to buy it and slowly pay it off. I