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<p>Not sure if they make this for the 6D, but maybe try Magic Lantern. Although to be honest, I've had mixed success with them depending on the camera.<br />One useful tip though. Download a pdf of the user manual to your smartphone/tablet. That way you'll almost always have it with for reference. </p>

<p>I have the same lens and use it with a 5DII. I've noticed the same type of movement. Its very,very subtle and I don't feel it all the time. I even notice it with some of my other smaller lenses. So I've always assumed this is normal.<br />Its a fantastic lens. Have fun with it. Its probably as sharp as, if not sharper than my 100 2.8L macro.</p>

<p>Before I got the 70-200 2.8II, I used my 70-300 4.5/5.6. with a 5DII to photograph my sons baseball games. Its a great lens especially outdoors with lots of light. I got a lot of sharp photos with it and it was nice that it was a relatively light lens too. So I'd imagine it would be great for golf photos as well. Paired with your T2i you'll have the added reach in focal length too. <br />I currently have the 70-200 2.8 II and I continue to be amazed with the quality of photos that it gives. Its heavy and you feel it after awhile but I think its totally worth it if the pocketbook allows for it.</p>

<p>Thanks for posting, Dave.<br />As a kid growing up in an Air Force family, that video was even more special. I loved going to all the air shows as I was growing up.<br />That photographer had quite the office set-up. I'm jealous!<br /><br /></p>

<p>Hello Everyone<br />This isn't really a question, but I thought some folks might find this interesting. Time Magazine has made a 360 degree panorama using a Gigapan, 5DII and a 100mm lens on top of One World Trade Center.<br>

Enjoy<br>

http://time.com/10672/making-the-world-trade-center-panorama/</p>

 

<p>I've had the same error code before but for a different lens (28-135). I ended up sending it it to Canon for repair. I've used Canon's repair service a few other times for various other issues and have always been very satisfied with their service. I initiated the service online by filling out a form. If I remember it generated a shipping form. Sent lens/camera to Canon (Irvine, CA center was closest for me) via UPS. Canon will evaluate the lens and they send you a quote for repair. As soon as you approve and pay, they'll fix it. My stuff has always been returned within a week of repair approval. The nice thing is that my lenses were not only fixed but were cleaner than when I sent it in. Its like they performed a tune-up as well. </p>

<p><br />I have the lens and love it. I use it with my 5DII. Excellent value for the price. I've used it for a variety of reasons; sports, landscape, general vacation photos, you name it. I think image quality is great and focus speed is reasonable, depending on situation. I've gotten excellent images with it when used outdoors in daylight. In darker situations its not a fast lens especially zoomed at 300 its only f/5.6. But even then, if your technique is good or using a tripod, you should be able to get great images. I've used it indoors to photograph gymnastics where the gyms are not too bright and that's where I've discovered its limitations. I've had to really crank up the ISO to get decent shutter speeds and even then I was only getting to 1/200 if I was lucky. I've since switched to the 70-200 2.8.<br />The lens is relatively light so that is a plus. Overall I think its a great all-purpose telephoto lens for the price.<br />Good luck!</p>

<p>Badlands National Park. 5DII with Canon 20-35mm lens.</p><div></div>

<p>When I first got my 5DII I set up a test using different variations of the in camera settings (saturation, sharpness, contrast, etc). I gathered a bunch of my kids toys with lots of different colors, patterns and textures. I arranged them in front of a spare piece of floor tile and other different colored backgrounds. Camera was set on a tripod outside in an evenly lit area. After taking a bunch of photos at various settings, I compared the photos to the actual set up. Then I chose the one that looked the closest to the real thing and had the look that I liked. It took a tiny bit of tinkering with later on. I did notice that the settings I used initially didn't render skin tones to my liking. This process worked for me and now If I'm just shooting jpegs and don't want to do much post processing, this is sufficient.</p>

<p>Also... I'm on the west coast too and ended up sending mine to the Irvine repair facility. The process is quite easy. Go to the Canon website and follow servicing/repairs link under the EOS camera section. I sent my lens via USPS and had the lens insured for the cost of replacement. As Bob said, they need to look at the lens before they'll give you a quote. Then if you agree to the quote, you can pay online and they start the repairs rather quickly. From the time I sent the lens in to when I got it back was about 10-12 days. </p>

<p>Hi Roger<br>

I got the same error with my 5DII and 28-135 recently (and all my other lenses worked fine). I've had the lens for about 7 years as well.<br>

I sent the lens to Canon for repair and it cost around $225 to fix. I can't remember off-hand what they repaired. But now it works like new and I think they even gave the lens a nice cleaning and tune-up. It looked cleaner and the zoom was much smoother.<br>

-Art</p>

<p>Hi Sami<br>

I don't have either camera you mention except for the 5D2. However I do have the G12. When i bought the G12, I was considering at the time the S95 (precursor to S100). From what I saw, the image quality from both cameras was pretty much the same and was sufficient for my needs. I eventually I decided on the G12 for other reasons; mainly the layout of the controls and how it felt when I hold it. For the G series, I liked how the controls were mostly knobs on top of the camera. Also, I liked how I can have a firm hold of the camera compared to the S series. For me, the S series cameras are too flat and I can't wrap my hand around the side of it to hold it. So you might want to keep these things in mind when making your final decision. I use my G12 as a backup to my 5D2 and love it. I do like the pop up flash. It is convenient. I did find that the photos I took with the G12 didn't look as vibrant and contrasty compared to my 5D2, but that might be because of how I have some settings in my 5D2. Also it was nothing that I couldn't change during final processing of the pictures. So in the end, my final decision was based mostly on feel of the camera rather than any technical specifications since for my needs those were pretty much equal. Good luck!</p>

<p>Steve,<br>

Have fun with the camera. Here's one tip that I find useful that I've done for my 5DII and G12. I downloaded the pdf user manual from the Canon website. Then I saved it in iBooks on my iPhone. Doesn't take up much space and you always have it for reference (but only if you have your phone with you).<br>

-Art</p>

<p>Having just bought the 70-200 II last week, I would highly recommend it. I rented it twice before buying and have been amazed by it performance. Used it this past weekend for shooting gymnastics and at some family gatherings. Perfect focal length and the zoom provides flexibility. I can see how this will soon become my favorite lens.</p>

<p>Before this lens I've been using my 70-300 IS lens. While its served me well especially outdoors and in well lit areas, its limitations were soon realized when I started shoot gymnastics indoors. I rented the 70-200 II a couple of times and immediately saw a difference. Its definitely heavier than the 70-300 and you do feel a difference in weight especially after carrying it around for a few hours. Still going to keep the 70-300 for when I want to travel light. Looking forward to using this new lens a lot more.</p>

<p>Thought I'd share my excitement with fellow photographers. Woohoo!<br>

Just ordered my first L lens...70-200 2.8L II<br>

Its like Christmas, but in September.<br>

Hope you all have a fantastic day!</p>

<p>Thanks, Larry!</p>

<p>Hello fellow photographers.<br />Was wondering if anyone else has had this issue or is my camera not functioning properly.<br />This weekend I rented the 70-200 2.8IS II and used it with my 5DII. I looked at the peripheral illumination correction function and the camera said "Data not available" even though I had the function enabled. I checked some of my other lenses (28-135, 20-35) and it has the data as available.<br>

Is it possible something is wrong with my camera? I just had the camera repaired by canon about 2 weeks ago because I kept getting the Error 20. Canon replaced the mirror box assembly as well as updated the firmware to 2.1. I can't imagine the data would not be available for one of Canon's top quality lens, especially with this firmware update as well. Or is this lens so good that it doesn't need it?<br>

Your thoughts?<br>

BTW...What an incredible lens. Compared to my 70-300 4/5.6 I've been using for photographing gymnastics, the 70-200 is amazing. I've noticed a marked improvement. Now I just need to convince my wife that we should buy the lens. Funny thing...I told this to the guy at the photo store and he even said he'd write a note to my wife if that would help convince her.</p>

<p>I could never get Photomatix to open RAW. I've had pretty good success using jpeg files with photomatix. I too would vote for the +/- 2 bracket of the jpegs.</p>

<p>Just wanted post a follow up on a previous post a couple weeks ago. I decided to have my 28-135IS repaired (IS motor not working) rather than buy a new lens. Thanks for all the comments BTW from everyone in the previous post.<br>

I sent my lens to the Canon service center in Irvine CA. The lens was repaired quickly once I gave the authorization. The lens was also shipped back to me very quickly as well.<br>

The IS now works and it appears they gave the lens a nice "tune-up". The entire lens looks like it was cleaned on the outside.The front element looks cleaner than before I sent it in. Also the zoom is a lot smoother than before. They must have made some adjustments of some sort.<br>

Overall, an excellent experience similar to when I had another lens repaired about 4 yrs ago.<br>

Go Canon!</p>

<p>Thanks, everyone. I decided to go with the repair. In the 7 years I've had the lens, this is the only problem I've had. It has served me well and paired with with 5DII its plenty sharp for my photographic needs.</p>

<p>Hi Folks. Looking for your opinions. I sent my 28-135 to Canon for repair (IS issues). Cost to repair will be $200. My question for you all. Would you have it repaired or buy a new one? Cost to buy a new one at B&H would be $455.<br>

I've had the lens since 2005. I use it with my 5DII as the main lens. Upgrading to the 24-105 L is not an option (too pricey and I like the extra reach of the 28-135). Does anyone know if this lens has been upgraded since Canon introduced it? As far as I can tell from looking online is that it hasn't. I've noticed that Canon usually puts the II symbol if something has been improved and whatever is being sold at B&H now looks like what I have now. Also with my version, the zoom is not that smooth. Going through the zoom range it tends to get "sticky". Can't remember is its always been like that or if I've just noticed lately because the lens is 7 yrs old. Would newer lenses sold now have this issue?<br>

Thanks for all your comment!</p>

<p>Fellow photographers. Here's my conundrum. I'm going on a 2.5 wk national park road trip and I'm not sure how many and what capacity CF cards to bring. What I have: 5D II, 2 x 4GB and an 8GB CF card. The last 2wk vacation I went on, the cards I had was just barely enough. For this trip I'd like to bring more. Right now I'm leaning towards buying 2 x 16GB. But I'm also considering 2 x 8GB and 1 x 16GB. I can argue to death both options in my head, but I'm still stuck. My main concern is having such high capacity cards with "all my eggs in one basket".<br>

For various reasons I'm still not sure if I will have a laptop with me for downloading pictures. For most vacations I probably shoot 75% jpeg and 25% RAW with a little bit of video here and there. Mostly 30 second clips.<br>

Do you fellow photographers have any other suggestions? I realize I'll probably have multiple opinions, but at this point I don't mind. This board always manages to think of something that I haven't thought of that helps make my decisions a bit easier.<br>

Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hi Philip.<br />My two cents:<br />I don't have either but have used both from time to time. I've always felt the 7D was the better camera so it gets my vote. But I'd have to agree that you're overthinking this. My mantra has always been to get the best that you can afford at the present time and its tended to serve me quite well; especially since I'm not the kind to constantly upgrade when newer and better things come around. It sounds like the 7D is within your reach, so go for it. It takes fantastic photos. Six years from now, it will still take fantastic photos. Just because a new camera with better technology comes out, it doesn't mean the one you have will autopmatically stop doing what it does. I was fortunate enough to get the 5DII soon after it was introduced. Sure I'll be tempted when its replacement is introduced, but finances dictate otherwise. It takes great photos now and I'm sure it will 5, 10, 15yrs from now. Go out, buy the 7D and have fun! Good luck.</p>