DPReview Latest Score: Canon vs Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 IS/VR Version II

[waving_odd]

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_ii_c16/page6.asp


http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_70-200_2p8_vrii_n15/page6.asp

[neuroanatomist]

Gotta love DPReview.


Bryan: "...the best 70-200 L lens available - and arguablythe best Canon zoom lens ever made(as of this review date)..."


DPReview: 86%


86% translates to a solid 'B' - I wonder what it takes to get an 'A' from DPReview? At least it's 1% better than the new Nikon equivalent. Of course, the Canon lens costs a little more...


[:P]

[waving_odd]

DPReview: "...Its combination of exceptional optics and quirk-free design even manages
to surpass Nikon's equivalent that we tested recently, stealing the
crown of 'Best in Class'..."


[H]

[neuroanatomist]

Yeah, I read that. But why does the 'Best in Class' only get an 86%? [*-)]

[Jon Ruyle]

Well, the 5DII only got a 79%.

[neuroanatomist]

Well, the 5DII only got a 79%.

Well, the 7D seems to have 'earned' an 84%. [:P]


At least the 1DIV gets an 89%...

[waving_odd]

A little off-topic, but 70-200 2.8 IS Mark I has listed as "discontinued" on Canon HK!


[:O]


http://www.canon.com.hk/en/consumer/product/discontinued.aspx?series_id=41

[Sean Setters]

A little off-topic, but 70-200 2.8 IS Mark I has listed as "discontinued" on Canon HK!


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[url="http://www.canon.com.hk/en/consumer/product/discontinued.aspx?series_id=41]http://www.canon.com.hk/en/consumer/product/discontinued.aspx?series_id=41[/url]
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Well, there's no reason to make it now that it's been replaced by the Mark II, so that was certainly expected. :-)

[elmo_2006]

LOL, oddly enough, the score on the Mark I averaged 8.5/10...


[url="http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_c16/]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_c16/[/url]


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[neuroanatomist]

LOL, oddly enough, the score on the Mark I averaged 8.5/10...


[url="http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_c16/]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_c16/[/url]


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Yes, bu their scoring system changed, and there's not a simple conversion between old and new. Read more HERE.