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Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS USM Lens

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Technical Details

  • L-type telephoto zoom lens with image stabiliser
  • Four UD lenses provide compensation for chromatic aberration
  • Highly dust and moisture resistant
  • Inner focusing design plus ring USM for silent
  • High-speed AF
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  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 cm ; 763 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
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  • Item model number: 1258B005AA
  • ASIN: B000I2J2SG
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 29 Mar 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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This high performance telephoto zoom lens EF 70-200MM 1:4 L USM provides excellent performance for all general purposes. The compactness and light weight make it an excellent travel companion.

The EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is a lightweight, compact L Series telephoto zoom lens with Image Stabilizer. The optical Image Stabilization in the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens provides up to an incredible four stops of shake correction-a first for Canon IS lenses.

The use of fluorite UD lens elements provides excellent optical performance in terms of resolution and contrast. These features, together with its water-and dust-proof construction, provide both the performance and portability to meet user demands.

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  • EF70-200mm f4.0 L IS USM includes Lens Hood ES-74
  • Lens Case LP1224

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    21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 20 Mar 2009
    By Wise Owl (Oxford) - See all my reviews
    This review is from: Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS USM Lens (Electronics)
    I bought this after reading reviews and after having discovered quite how good L series lenses could be. I kind of gulped at the price and trusted what people consistently say about it (just google reviews). The definition it delivers is just amazing (hairs on the legs of a bumble bee from 15 feet, see yourself reflected in the eye of your dog when you view an image at 100% on the computer: that kind of thing), and the contrast and colour is delicious--colour perhaps just a tad less saturated than some other Canon lenses, but entirely natural. It focuses more or less instantly in almost all light conditions including situations where most other lenses would hunt. The round diaphragm gives really good background blur, and the image stabilization does (almost unbelievably) do exactly what Canon claims it does. I can get usable images at about 1/20th second at full zoom. Not all the time, but most of the time. And at 1/60th it's close to 100% of the time. The IS does make a noticeable whirr, but I doubt it would put off any but the shyest subjects. There is also a faint rattle if you shake the lens, but this is not a problem. All the L series lenses are heavier than the cheaper Canon lenses, and feel a little lens heavy with on small light bodies like the EOS 450D; but this lens is remarkably light considering its quality and range, and I could happily carry it around for a day. It's so sharp that even people who are quite fussy about quality should be able to crop images from it on the computer and get an effective zoom range significantly above 200mm (provided you're not printing out in A3). I think it's genuinely amazing. You pay a lot for the IS. If you can afford it, it's really worth it.
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    30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the f/2.8? Quite possibly., 2 Sep 2008
    By murrolo "Murray W" (Edinburgh & London, UK) - See all my reviews
    This review is from: Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS USM Lens (Electronics)
    I wasn't sure whether to go for this or its considerably chunkier mate, the f/2.8 IS. For my purposes I made the right choice. Here's why.
    1. It's lighter - much lighter, and when you're taking it in a lowepro case in a rucksack up a mountain that matters a lot.
    2. At f/4 it's not a particularly fast lens for low light - but the 2nd generation IS (with dual mode stabilisation) is worth a good 3-4 stops which offsets that.
    3. For those of you geeky enough to look at lens charts, this is actually a crisper, sharper lens than the f/2.8 if you study the graphs. But graphs are graphs and there's no substitute for taking pictures with it, and i've done that with fine results.

    So, in summary, I simply cannot believe that the f/2.8 version can possibly be £500 better than this. Very highly recommended indeed.
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    10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens, 4 Jun 2009
    This review is from: Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS USM Lens (Electronics)
    This is my first L lens and it has exceeded my expectations. Before buying it, I worried for a long time that the difference in image quality wouldn't be obvious to me, or that it wouldn't be worth the money even if it was obvious. Having bought it, I have no regrets -- the quality is breathtaking (and I am using it on a humble 450D).

    The results are superb. In the shop I compared it with the Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS, and the difference in image quality was overwhelming even when viewed on the modest LCD of a 450D.

    It is easy to worry obsessively about sharpness -- no need with this lens, it is wonderfully sharp. Where it really shines, however, is in the colours it reproduces. Saturation is really good. If you, like me, have never tried a professional lens before, you really will notice the difference. The IS is very useful -- it makes low-light shots at 1/15 easily possible, provided your subject is still. It certainly gives you at least a 3-stop shutter-speed advantage if you have reasonably steady hands. I have not noticed any chromatic aberration, even in circumstances that would normally be very harsh for a lens.

    I don't really have any criticisms. It is a beautiful lens and it helps to produce beautiful photos. It isn't noticeably heavy (at least to me) -- the f/2.8 versions are a lot more bulky. Of course you sacrifice something by choosing f/4 over f/2.8, but the bokeh on this lens is lovely nonetheless. It is a bit long on a crop-sensor body to be a general walkaround lens, but it really shines for portraits (head-shots particularly).

    I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. In my opinion, it is easily worth the money.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars You won't be disappointed.
    The EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM is a top quality lens that produces sharp photos, good colour and performs well in situations such as low light. Read more
    Published 4 months ago by Yvonne D.

    5.0 out of 5 stars Canon EF 70-200 f4 L IS USM lens. A Canon classic!
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    I wanted a new tele zoom for my crop-sensor DSLR and (to be honest) to finally own a lens from the... Read more
    Published 5 months ago by John W. Thompson

    5.0 out of 5 stars First-class
    Obviously from the price this is not an amateur lens. But it's much, much lighter than an 2.8 zoom, the stabilization is excellent (I've made sharp photos down to 1/15 sec at... Read more
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    5.0 out of 5 stars superb bit of kit!!
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