Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L with TCs

[neuroanatomist]

I was thinking in terms of shooting birds with 400mm with a feeder, you can forget about wild birds with the 100-400mm!

Ah, yes...because these two are quite domesticated. [:P] The yellow warbler is cropped only to convert from landscape to portrait, and the GBH is not cropped at all (both withEOS 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L IS USM @ 400mm):

[Dave Throgmartin]

I took both of the pictures below with the 55-250. The one of great blue heron was taken at 250mm and cropped heavily to focus on the bird. The second one of the black capped chickadee was taken at 200mm near my bird feeder.


I'm sure there are plenty of times when 400mm won't cut it for wild birds, but I think it would have been great for the heron shot.

[Dave Throgmartin]

Regarding your pictures at the link -- wow! Great job. I really like the ones of the owl and the bald eagle.

[Dave Throgmartin]

I actually found a 200mm f/2.8 mark I used at a local camera shop for $600 with the tripod mount on it. What is the going rate for these and does anyone know if they typically come with a tripod mount?

[neuroanatomist]

Thanks, Dave! The bald eagle was actually shot with the 70-200mm f/2.8<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L IS II (he has a broken wing and is in the care of a local science museum).

I actually found a 200mm f/2.8 mark I used at a local camera shop for $600 with the tripod mount on it. What is the going rate for these and does anyone know if they typically come with a tripod mount?

Good find! I had a MkII version for a while, bought used form Craigslist, later sold after getting the 70-200mm II.


$600 seems pretty reasonable given the recent lens price increases and given that you bought it from a camera shop. The Mk II sell for $800 new, and on FM they go for ~$600 used. FYI, the only difference between the MkI and the MkII is the hood - attached/extendable on the MkI vs. separate on the MkII - else, I believe the two versions are optically and mechanically the same. AFAIK, the tripod ring was included with the MkI version (at least, it's pictured on the lens image in the Canon Camera Museum), and not included with the MkII version (for which it's an expensive addition - the Canon Tripod Mount Ring A sells for $140).


Enjoy the new lens!


--John