This is the first review of one of Canons luxury lenses and I must say I absolutely love the Canon 70-200 f4 lens.
If you’re looking for a lens that can produce excellent quality shots without putting too much of a dent into your wallet then this lens maybe the one for you.
As many of you know who visit my website regularly the Canon 70-200 f4 was my introduction to the luxury series of lenses produced by Canon and that was for a variety of reasons. The first reason was that the lens was in the focal range that I was looking for (70-200), the second was the great reviews from many of the top photographers who I have come to highly respect and the third was because of how affordable the lens is while producing high quality shots.
Many years on from initially purchasing the 70-200 f4 I have used a huge variety of lenses including the 70-200 2.8 with image stabilisation which is seen as an upgraded model and I can honestly say if i’m out on location and i’m going to be hand holding my camera throughout the day then 9 times out of 10 I would rather take the f4 version. The reason for this is that the f4 version is much lighter and in my opinion is a little sharper.
Stunning Images produced by the 70-200 f4l
The 2.8 version of this lens does have its advantages though as it’s a whole f-stop quicker and has image stabilisation; however the lens costs around $1300 more and if you don’t need image stabilisation or the extra f-stop then get the f4 model as it offers better value for money.
If you’re looking for a lens that is suitable for everyday usage then this probably isn’t the lens you’re looking for as the 70-200 f4 is more suited for medium to medium-long range photography.
I could talk about all the bells and whistles that this lens has such as internal focusing, constant aperture or the inner focusing system with the ultra sonic motor that allows super quick auto focusing but i’m not going to. Instead i’m going to tell you about the amazing quality images this lens produces.
If you have never used a luxury lens in the past then you’re in for a real treat. One of the main things that I noticed when I got this lens was how amazingly sharp my images were, it was a quality I wasn’t used to and since then I have never looked back.
One word of warning however is that if you do purchase this lens then you will get L fever. L fever is probably one of the worst fevers that you can get and it will seriously take a chunk out of your bank balance. The quality of image on show from the luxury lens series produced by Canon is so good that you will never want to use any other type of lens again.
Beautiful image captured on an entry level DSLR with the 70-200 F4l attached
Photographers looking to photograph:
- Models
- Portraits
- Fashion Shoots
- Events
- Sports
- Weddings
- Wildlife
Should look no further as the 70-200 f4 is an amazing lens that you can rely on shot after shot.
One of the best prices we found for this lens was at Amazon and if you buy this lens now you can save over 50% and get a years warranty and super delivery for absolutely free.
Comments
for the price i would say this is the best l lens for sure. i constantly use this lens pretty much for everything i do.
the canon 2.8 70-200 is brilliant and i use this when i know im only shooting for around 2 hours, any longer and my arms kill me.
I purchased this lens after many hours of careful research.
This lens lives up to it’s reputation.
Great Lens
If you can afford the 2.8 go for it, but I am not at all sorry I chose this older model! i Love it
I love this lens it takes brilliant pictures
fantastic Lens! I just recieved my this morning and I have been photographing everything I can with it!
if you need to shoot professional sports then get the 2.8 version or bump up you iso to get the extra stop of light on your f4
great lens owned it for over a year and it spends 90% of the time on my camera body
this lens owns nikon!
looking to get this lens next week. isit worth it? im lookin to photograph highschool soccer and some wildlife?
mike4charlotte if you are going to be shooting soccer outside that isnt of professional level then this lens is perfect. focuses quick and images are great with excellent bokeh