canon 70-200mm f/4 L Lens-opinions please: Thinking of buying the canon 70-200mm f/4 L lens. need to know some info about teleconverters. does this lens except the canon 2x-II...

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

Thinking of buying the canon 70-200mm f/4 L lens. need to know some info about teleconverters. does this lens except the canon 2x-II converter.is the image still very good. does it autofocus. i know this lens is cheaper and lighter than the f /2.8 that does autofocus with a teleconverter. i am willing to sacrafice the less speed for the lower price if i can use the 2xII with auto focus. would like some input on these two lenses. thank you

jimberton Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

i had my 70-200mm2.8 IS canon lens stolen a month ago. from mtshooters recommendation, i bought a sigma 70-200mm2.8 and i love it. the sharpness, clarity, color are all awesome. the sigma can use a 2x converter and it does autofocus.
i bought the lens from a store that i could return it if i didn't like it and buy the canon l. i'm keeping the sigma.

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

jimberton wrote:

i had my 70-200mm2.8 IS canon lens stolen a month ago. from mtshooters recommendation, i bought a sigma 70-200mm2.8 and i love it. the sharpness, clarity, color are all awesome. the sigma can use a 2x converter and it does autofocus.
i bought the lens from a store that i could return it if i didn't like it and buy the canon l. i'm keeping the sigma.

thanks ron. Is the sigma as sharp as the canon at 200 and with the teleconveter.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Compatability chart:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/FrameWork/charts/canon2xExtender.html

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

thanks Rpavich that ansewers my question

jimberton Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

ronjay wrote:

jimberton wrote:

i had my 70-200mm2.8 IS canon lens stolen a month ago. from mtshooters recommendation, i bought a sigma 70-200mm2.8 and i love it. the sharpness, clarity, color are all awesome. the sigma can use a 2x converter and it does autofocus.
i bought the lens from a store that i could return it if i didn't like it and buy the canon l. i'm keeping the sigma.

thanks ron. Is the sigma as sharp as the canon at 200 and with the teleconveter.

i haven't bought the teleconverter yet....i am just settling in on this new lens. as far as the sharpness is concerned..most of my shots that i have taken the last 2 weeks are sharper than the canon i had. that was very hard for me to swallow, as i was a canon lens fan boy. the sigma is built great, but not weatherproofed like the canon.

here's a photo that i posted the other day taken with the sigma.

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

great shot i am really interested in the 200mm-400mm range. thanks

jimberton Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

ronjay wrote:

great shot i am really interested in the 200mm-400mm range. thanks

take a trip to a camera store that has the lenses and teleconverters in stock and try them....or buy from a reputable online store that will let you return if you are not satisfied.

i had no intention of liking or keeping the sigma. i didn't purchase it because it was less expensive.......look at mtshooters lens inventory. he uses and recommends sigma lenses.

but definitely try one or rent one before you lay down the bucks.

in the camera store, i took my own camera and shot pics with the new sigma and the new canon outside the store. i brought my notebook to compare. i really liked the sigma shots. then after i purchased, i still had 30 days to return for refund or exchange for the canon.

i tried it..i love it!!!

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

will certianly check out the sigma. thanks again

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

If the 200-400 range is your major interest, maybe the Canon 100-400 would serve your needs better?

rocar7 Loc: Alton, England

ronjay wrote:

Thinking of buying the canon 70-200mm f/4 L lens. need to know some info about teleconverters. does this lens except the canon 2x-II converter.is the image still very good. does it autofocus. i know this lens is cheaper and lighter than the f /2.8 that does autofocus with a teleconverter. i am willing to sacrafice the less speed for the lower price if i can use the 2xII with auto focus. would like some input on these two lenses. thank you

The f4 will autofocus on all EOS cameras with the 1.4x Canon extender, but will only autofocus on 1D cameras with the 2x extender. The f2.8 will autofocus on all EOS cameras with the 2x extender.

I have the f4 version, which produces probably the best Image Quality of all my lenses. I dropped it a while ago, and the IS has stopped working, but that doesn't seem to matter in everyday use. Expensive to get it fixed, but I will one day.

dasloaf

go with the 2.8, better for low light situations!

rocar7 Loc: Alton, England

dasloaf wrote:

go with the 2.8, better for low light situations!

Trouble is, it costs twice as much as the f4, and weighs twice as much too. Worth it if you're doing a lot of indoor sports photography where you need the extra speed, but if you're mostly stopping down to f8 or so, it's not really worth it.

Unless, of course, you want autofocus with the 2x extender, in which case only the f2.8 will do.

dasloaf

I got the non IS version for about $1,000. I think the IS version isn't worth the extra money!

ronjay Loc: york Pa.

Thanks for your input Ron