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Canon 70-200 f4L IS unusable at f4

Started Oct 5, 2017 | Discussions thread
Marc dbr
OP Marc dbr Regular Member • Posts: 365
Re: Canon 70-200 f4L IS unusable at f4

Well everything you describe is the exact same behavior of my lens! I have been noticing this during the couple years I have this lens, and it has been bothering me quite a bit, I thought it had to do with the far distance. My other L lenses do not show any signs of softness when shooting from a distance, so I figured I would sell it too.

Maybe I might buy a new copy of this lens, but at this point I am leaning towards lenses   such as the 100-400 version ii or the 70-200 f2.8 ii because of the longer reach and the bigger aperture. Though when it is sharp (i.e. at close distances) I love my 70-200 f4 is!

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