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

Started May 16, 2013 | Questions thread
Keith Z Leonard Veteran Member • Posts: 6,134
Re: EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM with or without IS
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These guys have pretty well covered it, I have the non-IS and my copy is really sharp (others are too probably, dunno).  It would be nice to have IS on this lens but I honestly don't use it in situations where that is a requirement.  Being f4 I either use it in good light or with strobes.  Mostly it's used as an outdoor event lens with the shutter speed cranked up.

I generally agree with these guys though that if you can afford the IS version you should get it, it's known to be sharper and the IS comes in handy at times.  I am more than satisfied with the image quality from my 70-200 f4L though.  I have IS lenses covering 24-400mm though so if I need the IS I just use a different lens.

btw, I've used mine on the 7D and 5D3 and it's responsible for some of my favorite images.  I suppose though that if I were to be looking at 1000$ or so I might consider the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 OS HSM, a really good lens especially for the money, but it'll be considerably larger.

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Canon EF 70-200mm F4L USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Canon EOS 400D +16 more
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