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EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM with or without IS

Started May 16, 2013 | Questions thread
HarryLally Senior Member • Posts: 2,692
Re: EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM with or without IS

I still have both and have compared them exhausively using test charts, tripod, MLU etc at a wide range of apertures and FLs. There's nothing in it from 70 to around 140mm and then the IS version starts to slowly pull away and is noticeably sharper at 200mm, though the non-IS version is still very good indeed. In many ways I prefer the colours and microcontrast of the older version. However, because of the convenience of IS, I hardly use the non-IS version these days and will sell it on eBay. Mind you, I've been saying that for over a year but still haven't got round to it. The weakness of both versions is the rather long MFD. Check out the reviews over at photozone.de

Michael

PS. I should add that the above findings are using test charts and then pixel peeping at 100% on screen. Unless you print very large indeed, I doubt you'd notice much difference. The IS does let you use quite slow shutter speeds (even as low as 1/25) for static objects, though.

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