Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM - Unboxing

[jchoo34]

Does the weight of the lens bother you?

[ocabj]

@jchoo34 Not really. It's pretty easy to hand hold. But when I run it with my Alien Bees ABR800 ring flash, it does start to get heavy when hand holding.

[mitsubishidiamante]

soo jealuse i want one but its freakin expensive!

[FotografIasi]

how is the 200 2.8 ii prime without the IS? Is it that a big downside compared to the 70-200 2.8 is II ?

[ocabj]

@FotografIasi It's only a big deal if you're shooting slower shutter speeds without support. Without support (e.g. tripod), as long as you can keep the shutter speed at or above 1/200sec on FF or 1/320sec on APS-C, you should be fine.

[FotografIasi]

@ocabj unfortunately in wedding environment where I shoot I do not afford the luxury of using a tripod or shooting above 1/200 even if I pump up the ISO (on my canon 50D I use it only up to 3200). So I ordered a canon 70-200 2.8 is II. Now I wait for the lens to arrive at my front steps.

[ocabj]

@FotografIasi Cool. You'll love the lens.

[FotografIasi]

@ocabj thank you for the advice. You really helped me deciding... the blog post but also the video and comments

[Goodbadbritish]

@FotografIasi how you liking it, mines on order as of today! :)

[FotografIasi]

@Goodbadbritish I really like it. I shoot 2 weddindgs with it the last 2 weekends. I have to start editing the photos to see how the photos came up thanks' to the new lens.

[21alt3go]

Goddamnit, it looks huge in the pictures with a camera attached.

[Fibr3Optix]

Bastard! I want that lens.

[CogsofWar]

which is sharper at 2.8? the prime or the zoom

[ocabj]

@CogsofWar Go to my blog (URL in video description). Comparison photos there.

[jkcfx]

thanks

[TommyPh500d]

I have the prime lens

[Introverder]

I plan on buying this lens. I just collect my savings to do so..

As for I know the IQ is excellent BUT I plan on using this lens also sometimes with Canon TC's:

have you got any idea how is the AF speed and IQ when we compare the 4 setups:

1. C50D + C 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM + C 1.4 TC II,

2. C50D + C 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM + C 1.4 TC III,

3. C50D + C 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM + C2.0 TC II,

4. C50D + C 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM + C 2.0 TC III.

[ocabj]

@Introverder Unfortunately, I can't provide data on this since I don't own a 50D nor the 1.4x or 2x MKII teleconverters.

[jameslcr]

great video thanks for sharing with us nice blade too and awesome amazing lens i want it hows it been for you ?

[ocabj]

@jameslcr The 70-200 f/2.8L IS II is my go to lens for portraits. If I had to pick only one lens for what I shoot, it would be the 70-200.

[gagsterde]

im going to acquire one of these for my birthday

love being an only child, feels good man

[iannecarlo02]

just bought mine here in the UK, amazing lens for my 7D..

[Scarlettjames1]

I had no manual, Mine came with a disk instead...?

[njtech2005]

Thanks for sharing. Must have been like Christmas morning getting that beauty!

[rambone81]

Such a sexy damn lens!

I will have one!

[gadernal617]

hey man thank you so much for replying, I feel better now, keep up the good work!

[gadernal617]

Thank you so much for this great review. I own a 7d as well and I am looking forward in purchasing the same lens you did. I would like to know if you noticed a difference in quality, sharpness, etc with this lens on the 7d compared with the 5d mark ii. I am frustrated that the 7d is not a full frame camera, so I wanna know if that will bring down image quality even with a superb lens like the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM. Thank you very much!

[ocabj]

@gadernal617 The lens is going to be great on the 7D or any other crop body. An APS-C sensor isn't going to "bring down image quality" negating the lens quality. The quality of the glass is the most important part of the camera with regards to image quality.

[TechCuber]

i have it on my 550D :)

[tekho]

@TechCuber I have a 550D and i am actually hoping to buy this lens.. so, how was it?

[TechCuber]

@tekho omg, don't buy it, i swear it's a great lens but rather buy a 5D mark II that i have now, i sold the lens it's too heavy.

[tekho]

@TechCuber hey! thank you.. i guess i'll go think about it for awhile now, before actually considering buying haha thanks anyway.

[Recon9143]

Hows the 40d + 70200?

[ocabj]

@Recon9143 I actually don't have any real good, controlled test shots with this lens on the 40D. My 7D was my primary body at the time I bought the 70-200 f/2.8L IS II so pretty much all the photos with this lens was taken with the 7D. I recently sold the 40D to acquire the 5D Mark II, so I don't have the 40D to play with anymore.

[coddot]

how do you compare it to the 200 prime? Is the 200 prime still better than the 70-200 at 200?

[ocabj]

@coddot I actually compared this against the 200 f/2.8L II and the 70-200 f/2.8L IS (original). Click on the link in this video's description which goes to my blog review. But yes, the 70-200 f/2.8L IS II is just as sharp as the 200 f/2.8L II wide-open.

[newcoyote]

Benchmade suck. Get a Spyderco. At least you chose the right camera gear. JK.

[agerpic]

very good video! Nice to see a well done unboxing video of that lens and it's cool that you showed how you did a test shot

[zhulikang]

Aaaaaaa................

I hope i had it....

[madolz]

i got my copy last week!! AF much more faster than mk1..IS II is superb..i really recommend it to those who wants to make a change from mk1 to mk2..

[nharbin72]

what kind of knife is that?

[ocabj]

@nharbin72 Benchmade model 14460 HK Nitrous Blitz

[TotalBizcut]

soooo amazing! i thought this lens was still pre order only??? when did it come out?

[ocabj]

@TotalBizcut Adorama and B&H started shipping them out last week. Canon appears to have been ahead of schedule on their estimated release of April. Note that Canon has released a press statement (at least on the Canon Japan website) that they have a shortage of the lens already due to higher than expected demand. Pretty crazy that so many people are shelling out the $2500 USD (or higher) for this lens.

[TotalBizcut]

@ocabj Oh wow thats cool. That must have been exciting to get that. i would love to get a 70-200 its next on my list after my 24-105. Thanks for the video

[dipmvideos]

i want one!

[starfedrogue]

Droooool.

Word on the vine is that there's a 24-70 f/2.8L II IS on the way. Woohoo!

[ocabj]

I saw the latest buzz on canonrumors about it being in testing. I want to get a 24-70 next, but I don't really value the IS on it. What will impress me with a new 24-70 revision is if they redesign it so it's internal zoom as opposed to an external extend/retract zoom design.