What good is the 70-200?

[David_Cavan]

<p>I carry a Canon 10-22; a Canon 25-105 and the 70-200. The 70-200 is remarkable for hand-held shots in decent light, and on a tripod you can shoot anything I think.</p><div></div>

[john_bolton2]

<p>It's the best all-around lens, of any make.</p>

[stipe_marinovic]

<p>I use it for sport (soccer, tennis, sailing, basketball etc.), portraits, street, travel..and love it!<br>

The range is excelent if the lens is used on full frame body, on asp-c body it is little too long for everyday use.</p>

[tom_anderson9]

In 35mm, my favorite for airshows was a 100-300/4. A 200 just wasn't enough reach. On a 1.5-1.6x camera, I find 300mm too long for aircraft - I just can't frame well with it, and I'm not as steady with it. The 70-200 would be perfect, in my estimation.

[yakim_peled1]

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<p>size and weight are an issue [...] I’m attracted to the quality and sterling reputation of the 70-200 series, but wondering if the 70-300 would be a better choice.</p>

 

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<p>70-200/4 IS is your best bet but as far as value for money goes, the crown goes (IMHO of course) to the 70-300 IS. Personally, I recently swayed away from zooms in favor of primes.

<p>Happy shooting,<br>

Yakim.</p>

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[ralph_jensen]

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<p>"I travel for a living, so size and weight are an issue."</p>

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<p>I have three versions of the 70-200 (both IS's and f4 non-IS) -- yeah, I've been meaning to sell something any day now -- and I have the 70-300 also. If I traveled for a living, the 70-300 is the one I'd always have with me: light, black, sharp, and 50% more reach. Not as big a maximum aperture as any of the 70-200's, but not much slower than the 70-200/4's (and if I traveled for a living carrying a 70-200/2.8 everywhere would be out of the question).</p>

[travismcgee]

<p>Many thanks, everybody. Great advice, as always.<br>

<br />Cheers.</p>

[tamer]

<p>I use it for Portriates, and sometimes landscapes</p>

[KenPapai]

<p>SOME FINE photography with your, out of your lens GDM. Sweet.</p>

[chris_clarke3]

<p>I don't use my 70-200 F4 IS that much but I do like the results I get. It's very sharp and light and the IS means you can handhold to about 30 th second at 200mm.</p>

[www.photo.netphotoslan]

<p>My 70-200 f/2.8L IS on my 1DM3 is heaven for indoor sports. I shoot lots of swimming at all levels, from youth to senior swimmers and I am often amazed at the quality of the images I get with this lens. Also great for portraits, flowers, landscapes, you name it - my favorite lens by far. Get any of the four versions of the 70-200 depending on your needs - I believe that they are all fantastic. You will not be disappointed.</p>

[www.photo.netphotoslan]

<p>My 70-200 f/2.8L IS on my 1DM3 is heaven for indoor sports. I shoot lots of swimming at all levels, from youth to senior swimmers and I am often amazed at the quality of the images I get with this lens. Also great for portraits, flowers, landscapes, you name it - my favorite lens by far. Get any of the four versions of the 70-200 depending on your needs - I believe that they are all fantastic. You will not be disappointed.</p>

[markonestudios]

I concur heartily with Ken's comments. Superb shots, GDM :) They certainly made this thread worth reading to the end ;-)