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Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
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Well, it’s replacing one of the most popular professional level zooms ever made, so it better be good. The EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM features one fluorite and five UD elements for increased optical quality and reduced chromatic aberration. It has a minimum focusing distance of 3.9 ft. at all zoom settings, which is quite nice for those who use this for closeup work.
It does have a clearly improved Image Stabilization system, with a 4-stop IS compared to 2 stops in the original version.
Roger's Take
Roger Cicala
President of LensRentals.com
Before I ever used this lens I was predisposed not to like it. The original version was excellent and one of the best zooms made. I wanted Canon to upgrade 12.5 other lenses (the "50 f/1.4’:/rent/canon/lenses/normal-range/canon-50mm-f1.4 only counts as half a lens) before they turned their attention to redoing the already excellent 70-200 f/2.8 IS. Now that I’ve used it, I’ve changed my opinion somewhat. Sorta. To a greater or lesser extent.
I haven’t changed my opinion that the original lens is excellent. However, the II version is clearly better: sharper in the edges and corners for sure. Probably sharper by a hair in the center, and the IS is clearly, definitely improved. Handholding at 1/30 a second at 200mm is possible, which definitely wasn’t something you could do with version I. So kudos Canon, you made nearly perfect even better. No question it’s a better lens.
Is this the 70-200mm lens I use? Generally not, but it might be very different for someone else. For me the 70-200 f/2.8 is a sports/action range, so corner sharpness isn’t a big thing, and better IS doesn’t matter (in fact, the non-IS is fine). But for other people using it for other purposes, those things can be critical and make this clearly a better lens. If I were using it for low-light work where the subjects aren’t moving much (say concerts or plays), then it would clearly be worthwhile.
April, 2013
- Filter Size
- 77mm (nonrotating front element)
- Aperture
- f2.8-22
- Length
- 7.7”
- Diameter
- 3.4”
- Weight
- 3.5 lb (with tripod collar)
- Hood
- ET-87
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 3.9 feet
- Maximum Magnification
- .17x
- Angle of view: (full frame)
- 12 to 30 degrees
- Zoom method
- Internal
- Image Stabilization
- 4 stop, 2nd Generation, Auto Tripod Deactivating
- Focusing System
- Internal, Full time active, USM motor, focus limiter switch
- Aperture Blades
- 8, curved, octagonal aperture shape
- Groups/Elements
- 19/23
- Low Dispersion Elements
- 5
- Fluorite Elements
- 1
- Aspherical Elements
- 0
- Weather Resistant
- Yes
- Flare resistance
- Mild to moderate ghosting, minimal contrast loss
- System
- Canon EF
- Compatibility
- Crop, Full frame
- Specialty
- Video
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Hood
- Tripod Ring
- Front & Rear Caps
- Lens Case
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $9.00 | $59.00 | $68.00 | $22.67 |
| 4 days | $10.00 | $63.00 | $73.00 | $18.25 |
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| 30 days | $38.00 | $248.00 | $286.00 | $9.53 |
| 45 days | $50.00 | $323.00 | $373.00 | $8.29 |
| 60 days | $59.00 | $378.00 | $437.00 | $7.28 |
| 90 days | $75.00 | $487.00 | $562.00 | $6.24 |
| Rental Period | Rental Price | Approximate Day Rate |
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| 3 days | $59.00 | $19.67 |
| 4 days | $63.00 | $15.75 |
| 7 days | $84.00 | $12.00 |
| 10 days | $113.00 | $11.30 |
| 14 days | $147.00 | $10.50 |
| 21 days | $197.00 | $9.38 |
| 30 days | $248.00 | $8.27 |
| 45 days | $323.00 | $7.18 |
| 60 days | $378.00 | $6.30 |
| 90 days | $487.00 | $5.41 |
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