Just ordered the fabled 70-200 2.8 IS L, I will never drink 6 beer again if this is what it causes me to do. I've been telling myself for a year now that I would get the F4 in 2010, oh dear, what have I done.
Yes it is the IS. I probably should have done what you did. I'm going to order the 17-40 F4 L today and sell my 24-105 F4 L. Then I'll have three good lenses that are all full frame ready. I love my 24-104 but I want a bit wider and since I already have the 50mm this plan makes sense i think. 17-40 F4 L 50 1.4 70-200 2.8 IS L
You will LOVE it! I do. I've had mine for over a year and it was worth every penny of the debt I still carry Luckily (in a perverse way) I have a rare blood condition that causes me to absorb too much iron - so I'm not allowed to drink much - which keeps me from being too foolish - but then again, when I ordered MY lens I had no excuse for my behaviour other than greed.
I would keep the 24 - 105. Is it the IS version? you may regret losing that range. I also have the 70-200 2.8 IS and it is a great lens, but twicw the weight of the F4 IS The F4 on Kijji is not an IS version.
Yes it's IS. If money was no object i would keep it and I'm sure it would be great to have as my walking around lens but I can't justify keeping it for the little it would get used. If I don't get what i want for it I will keep it for sure, not giving it away for sure.
Great purchase, you won't be sorry. I traded my 70-200 f4 for an f2.8 and don't regret it for a second. I didn't go with IS because it doesn't really help me for the kind of shooting I do but by all accounts the IS version is just that much better. Its excellent for indoor available light shooting.
Thanks, I just wish it just a bit cheaper. I keep thinking I could have got the 5DMKII for the same price as the 2 lenses I ordered yesterday.
No that's a good price Tanya. That is probably the best value for money of any Canon glass and like I said I should have done that too I'm sure, I just have these 2 friends that both have the 2.8 IS and they originally had the F4 and say I'm crazy if I can afford the 2.8 from the start and don't get it, so there I am. I'm tired of buying and re-buying so going for broke this time, and I do mean broke... and single if my wife finds out.
You're going to love the 17-40 and 70-200 F/2.8 IS man - my two favorite lenses. I doubt you'll miss the 24-105 (while on a crop cam at least)
Why do you think I would miss it more on a FF, cause it's a better walk around length on FF I'm thinking?
Precisely, I think 24-105 IS would be an ideal walkaround all-purpose lens on FF, to me it seems like an awkward range on crop camera. Personally I'd rather have the 24-70 F/2.8, but that's just me. I think you'll love the 17-40 / 70-200 combo, I don't find myself in too many situations where those don't cover all my needs. Sometimes I wish I had the 16-35 instead, but I've been using and loving the 17-40 for over 3 years now, stellar performer.
