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

By Dvir Barkay 7 Comments
Last Updated On July 2, 2020

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Tony oaten
Tony oaten
December 13, 2018 3:06 pm

I have used both and the Canon isn’t a patch on Nikon’s fl version. It will be interesting to see how Sigmas new version compares!

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Robert Jay
Robert Jay
December 9, 2018 7:49 am

Not sure that this lens is old (wasn’t it released in 2017-2018?), but I do agree that there is much valued added by objectively comparing it (i.e., let’s see Imatest charts) to other current lenses, such as the Tamron 70-200 as well as the Canon predecessor.

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Peter
Peter
December 4, 2018 12:28 am

This is a great lens. But what is the value of posting a review of an old lens without comparing it to to the present alternatives such as III och Tamrons G2? I so no added value with this article over any old 70-200 II review that can be found on th Internet. It is perfectly fine to review an old lens again, bit it should be compared to the present competition to be relevant.

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Mike M
Mike M
December 3, 2018 12:47 pm

I concur. Great real world review and wonderful images.

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Volkan
Volkan
December 1, 2018 6:18 pm

Would be great if you could please review the tamron 70-200 2.8 g2.

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Volkan
Volkan
December 1, 2018 6:15 pm

Would be great if we can see a calibrate tamron 70-200 2.8 g2 review.

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Martin Fromer
Martin Fromer
November 25, 2018 1:09 pm

Good review and super pictures from the animals that I have visited myself this year

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