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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

First seen: 24 august 2006

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Best Price: 639.00 USD

  • User Score (780)
    9.7 9.7 from 780 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    9.3 9.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Value for money (5)
    9.6 9.6 from 5 reviewers
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  • latest is, great 4, constant aperture, very useful, white show
  • nothing but minor gripes, expensive mounting ring, not 2, 8 non is, weak casing

Compact, manoeuvrable and lightweight, the world’s first 4-stop Image Stabilizer lens also features the very finest in L-series lens optics to deliver stand out optical performance and operability.

  • L-series optics
  • Light and compact
  • 4-stop Image Stabilizer
  • f/4 through zoom range
  • Fluorite and UD lens elements
  • Fast auto focus
  • Environmental seals
  • Super Spectra coatings
  • Circular aperture for pleasing background blur
  • Soft case and lens hood

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Reviews of Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

  1. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens

    Reviewer: The Digital Picture
    2 October 2007

    and you get the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens. If you don't need the subject-action-stopping and background-blurring capabilities of the faster Read more

  2. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS

    Reviewer: PhotoZone.com
    3 November 2007
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 10
    10
     

    Every now and then EOS, the goddess of mercy, seems to speak to the Canon lens designers and this time they listened carefully. The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS may well be the very best tele zoom on the market today - it is certainly the best Canon zoom lens tested locally to date. The lens was capable to deliver a near-flawless performance is all categories. The resolution figures are stunning regardless of the setting. Distortions, vignetting and CAs are nothing to... Read more

  3. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens Review

    Reviewer: SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
    4 November 2007

    Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is clearly one of the best EF mount telephoto zoom lenses available on the market. The lens shows outstanding image quality with particular strength in the 70-135mm range. Combine this with excellent build quality, well controlled artifacts such as vignetting and chromatic aberration, and you get a winner on your hands. Granted, Canon offers a full lineup of 70-200mm lenses in its modern portfolio, including a somewhat cheaper, non IS... Read more

  4. Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens

    Reviewer: Let's go digital
    24 August 2006

    Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens : Canon continues its tradition of optical excellence with a new EF lens - the versatile EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens. The new Canon lens is a valuable addition to the EOS arsenal for professional wedding and portrait photographers as well as advanced amateurs - expanding the range of current Canon EF lenses to more than 60 selections. "The EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens delivers the legendary sharpness and clarity of the Canon 'L' series... Read more

  5. EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

    Reviewer: LensTip.com
    9 October 2007

    It is very pleasant to test the lens and have nothing bad to say about it in the summary. In all honesty, the only major flaw we would point out would be the performance for the maximum aperture at the 70 mm focal length. In our overall judgment, the results are very good, but when seeing very high results at other diaphragms and focal lengths, we would want more! Can the high price be a con too? I did write this as a con and I would leave it if the stabilization was the... Read more

  1. My first L lens

    Reviewer: OneCall
    4 March 2009 See Product at OneCall (1228.00 USD)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This was my first significant lens purchase, and it hasn't disappointed. I have a Rebel Xsi, and without the battery grip, this lens would seem a bit large on that body, but otherwise it does a phenomenal job! After much research, I decided to start with this lens to add reach to the kit lens. Now, I'm not satisfied with the quality of the kit lens, since this one is SO sharp! Zoom and manual focus are very smooth, and auto focus is quick and (mostly) accurate. (Every... Read more

  2. Tack Sharp, Fantastic IS

    Reviewer: Amazon
    14 February 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I purchased this lens over a year ago. This was my first Canon L Series lens. It is called Canon's sharpest zoom lens, and from my experience, I'd have to agree. The Image Stabilization claims up to four F-Stops. My experience backs this up. At a local park near dusk, I photographed deer handheld at 1/15 of a second and 200mm and the photos were all tack sharp. Read more

  3. over rated a bit

    Reviewer: Newegg
    8 February 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I purchased this mainly for studio portraiture and maybe I've been using the 135L and 85 f/1.8 too long but this is not to those levels of resolution, particularly soft focus in the 80 to 110 range at f/5.6 to f/14. It's still very good but I was hopeful it would be more prime like. I mean the 135L and 100 f/2.8 macro don't need any sharpening of any sort, eyelashes are always perfect, unless error on my part. I just don't quite get that with this lens. Of course, those... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Jim Cazel Photography, PCNation
    4 June 2008 See Product at PCNation (639.00 USD)
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/196-canon-ef-70-200mm-f4-usm-l-is-test-report--review I have also copy-pasted the verdict of Photozone below. "Every now and then EOS, the goddess of mercy, seems to speak to the Canon lens designers and this time they listened carefully. The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS may well be the very best tele zoom on the market today - it is certainly the best Canon zoom lens tested locally to date. The lens was... Read more

  5. Awesome Lens

    Reviewer: Hari, J&R
    30 July 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    There are many uses for the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM Lens, but portrait photography is one of the best. Outstanding image quality.The most dazzling lens in my bag. Read more

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