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[alexanderino]

One more!

1] http://flickr.com/photos/alexanderino/388780445/

Sydneysiders will know it was as dull and gloomy as seen here. Note JPEG artifacts have destroyed very fine detail. This one has to be seen sans lossy compression!

[redav]

Originally Posted by alexanderino

This lens has Mode 2 IS which works with panning, and therefore, sports shoots.

I think you'll find that his comment was not about the lenses IS, it was about the aperture. IS will compensate for shaky hands but if you're trying to stop motion in less than ideal lighting, then IS won't do squat.

[alexanderino]

Originally Posted by redav

I think you'll find that his comment was not about the lenses IS, it was about the aperture.

I don't think so:

Originally Posted by mute

IS ain't gonna help with shooting sports though which is what I mainly use my non IS version for.. if I start getting into portraits then I'll probably upgrade, or go straight for the big mumma 300/4 IS or 70-200/2.8 IS

[mute]

Doubt IS will help me for panning anyway as I've already got it nailed after lots of practice

The only way IS would help me is if I were to shoot a wedding or do some portraits

[phreeky82]

What people don't understand is that at, say, 200mm, most subjects are fine at 1/100s or so (i.e. a person), however camera shake may still come into play. Even if you go faster, as I've found, to maybe 1/400s you may still get camera shake blur but there SFA chance your subject will be causing blur.

Mode2 IS also helps in that if you're panning a subject, you want a lower exposure to get a nice motion blur, the IS only works in say the vertical axis then which eliminates the vertical movement from camera shake.

[redav]

Originally Posted by alexanderino

I don't think so:

Yeah, okay. But it was still about the IS being useless.

Originally Posted by phreeky82

What people don't understand is that at, say, 200mm, most subjects are fine at 1/100s or so (i.e. a person), however camera shake may still come into play. Even if you go faster, as I've found, to maybe 1/400s you may still get camera shake blur but there SFA chance your subject will be causing blur.

Yup, your level of proficiency can still come into play and moreso on crop bodies.

[wynode]

Originally Posted by alexanderino

Oh, yes. I've heard this lens [not lense ] outresolves 8 MP sensors. Even beats the non-IS version somehow, despite having more glass. Bending the laws of optics and all that

Could you elaborate please?

[alexanderino]

Originally Posted by redav

Yeah, okay. But it was still about the IS being useless.

IS mode 1 wouldn't work well for sports; mode 2 will. That's what I wanted to clarify

From the lens manual:

Select MODE 1 for standard photography. MODE 1 corrects all vibrations no matter whether the camera is held horizontally, vertically, or at an angle.

To pan a moving subject, select MODE 2. MODE 2 corrects vibrations and shaking only in the direction at right angles to the camera's panning movement.

[alexanderino]

Originally Posted by wynode

Could you elaborate please?

Many current lenses are unable to resolve enough detail to match an 8 MP sensor, such as that found in the 350D [app. 2130 LW/PH]. This one pushes the sensor to its limits, suggesting that more pixels are required to maximise image detail.

http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/len..._4is/index.htm

The IS variant delivers more contrast and resolution than the older non-IS design. Generally, more glass == more light lost == lesser contrast and so on. Somehow, Canon's engineers managed to improve image quality even with more glass [20 elements in 15 groups].

[redav]

Originally Posted by alexanderino

IS mode 1 wouldn't work well for sports; mode 2 will. That's what I wanted to clarify

From the lens manual:

Yeah, I know that. I used a 100-400 for a month. But it depends on the sort of shooting they'd be doing and I'd dare say that the majority wouldn't be pan based shots unless it's motorsport or similar fast moving stuff.

[bumography]

Hi
Just got this combo,
The lens is a LOT heavier than the kit lens
Focusing is also faster and better in lowlight then the kit lens
Thought some of you might like to see it together, as its really the only fast prime lens that can AF on the D40. Who says D40 owners only stick to the kit lens :wink:

As u can see its also a very nice fit, but makes the camera very front heavy.





i'm not a great reviewer

[anthonyl]

Well I have decided (with the help of those pics) to return my 70-300 IS that I purchased last week from Photocontinental and exchange it for a 70-200 f/4 IS.

The guy I deal with at PC (Jason Buck) is the nicest guy you could ever hope to do business with..very helpful, friendly, takes the time to listen and he matches prices (BONUS)!

So on Thursday Im trotting down to Mt. Gravatt to pick it up.

Anyone tried it with a 1.4X converter yet?

I liked these sentences in the review:-

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS is the very best zoom lens tested to date in Canon mount. The resolution figures (center/border) at all focal length and all tested aperture settings are nothing short of stunning and also as good as the best fix-focals in this range. At f/11 there´s the usual decline in quality due to diffraction - this is a physical limit. Truly remarkable.

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS may well be the very best tele zoom on the market today - it is certainly the best Canon zoom lens tested locally to date. The lens was capable to deliver a near-flawless performance in all categories. The resolution figures are stunning regardless of the setting. Distortions, vignetting and CAs are nothing to worry about. The build quality is excellent with the new sealing as a another highlight. On top of that the lens now features a image stabilizer with an efficiency equivalent to 4 f-stops (at cost of shutter speed).

[mute]

30/1.4 is a kick-ass lens, I have one for my 20D and love it

It's on my camera 99% of the time

[DiZZ_19]

How comfortable is that to hold?

I mean, it doesn't look like theres alot of space between the grip and the lens barrel...

[bumography]

its not as comfortable with this as with the kit lens
it makes it heavy also