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18/04/13
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II 70mm:
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS I 70mm:
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II 135mm:
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS I 135mm:
Susceptibility to flare was a weakness of the
gives us a nice flare performance improvement - It will deliver better image quality in a back-lit environment. I
kinda like the original 70mm narrow aperture flare art effects though.
While reviewing lens comparisons ... you can view an
EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lenses I tested and the first version 70-200 f/2.8 IS lenses using the ISO 12233
Chart Comparison Tool. Especially note the darkness of the black details when comparing the two 70-200 L IS
lens versions. Several other 70-200mm lenses (including the also-impressive
Lens
) and all other Canon lenses are available for comparison using this tool.
Up for comparison next is a distant outdoor scene. Shooting an accurate studio image quality comparison is not
easy, but doing this outside is even harder. The wind must be calm and/or the target must be immoveable (to
prevent subject motion blur). A clear sky and a high sun are required so that scene lighting remains as close to
even as possible (including light color) during the shoot. Unfortunately, a high sun and a distant target mean heat
waves will add distortion to the image. Still, using discernment, the results can show image quality differences.
The AWB (Auto White Balance), Standard Picture Style, sharpness = 1 (very low), equalized exposures below
were shot tripod-mounted using the lens tripod ring - which I obviously did not get identically rotationally-aligned
between lenses. We have the US Government's Cash for Clunkers program to thank for today's local recycling
center comparison subjects.
I usually show mid-to-corner of the frame image quality comparisons in reviews as this is where the biggest
difference between lenses is usually seen. In this case, I'm showing a just-above-and-left-of-center crop as the
difference in contrast between the old and new 70-200 f/2.8 IS lenses is very noticeable in the center of the frame
- and sharpness differences are actually less noticeable in the corners. Use the links below the test image to
select the image to be shown. Ignore differences causes by atmospheric distortion/warping.
www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-70-200mm-f-2.8-L-IS-II-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens Review
f/2.8
f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
f/2.8
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100mm:
f/2.8
f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
f/2.8
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100mm:
f/2.8
f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
f/2.8
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200mm:
f/2.8
f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
f/2.8
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200mm:
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens
image quality comparison
f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
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f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
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f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
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f/4.0
f/5.6
f/8.0
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. The 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II
between the three new Canon
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
3/14
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