Canon 70-200 F4

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Im thinking of getting one of these and was just wondering could I use this lens as a "Walk about" lens? also have any of you guys used this lens if so what are your thoughts.

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I personally prefer to use a 28 - 200 as a walk about lens. You might find that 70mm is too tight for some situations. Alternitively a ~24 - 105~ is a nice walk about lens aswell.
 
I have it and LOVE it.

Bargain price for the IQ you will get with it.

Cant praise it enough, would be even better if i had a 1.4 or 2.0 tele.

Andy
 
-=BAF=-AXE said:
I have it and LOVE it.

Bargain price for the IQ you will get with it.

Cant praise it enough, would be even better if i had a 1.4 or 2.0 tele.

Andy
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You certainly seemed to get on with it when I met up with you that time :) It is certainly one of the nicest zooms you can buy!

The only thing I can see "wrong" with using a 1.4x TC is the loss of a stop - F/5.6 restricts your lighting conditions quite a lot without a tripod, and with a 2x TC its even worse plus you lose AF.
 
Everything on here I owe to that lens, can't see myself ever getting rid of it:

www.meangasoline.co.uk

It's the business...fast, quiet, light and built very very well. General walkabout depends on how wide or how far you want to get, this lens sits right in the middle.
 
DRZ said:
You certainly seemed to get on with it when I met up with you that time :) It is certainly one of the nicest zooms you can buy!

The only thing I can see "wrong" with using a 1.4x TC is the loss of a stop - F/5.6 restricts your lighting conditions quite a lot without a tripod, and with a 2x TC its even worse plus you lose AF.
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Yeah I do like it a lot, 1.4 has gotta be the way forward.
Sure someone else had a play with it that night was it yourself or Terras
cant remember.

Andy
 
one of my Fav's with this lens

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Andy
 
im getting seriously tempted to splash out on this lens now..... must... resist! :D It doenst help that ive found it from somewhere that does buy now pay april!
 
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