I gone and done it now....

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After failing in the classified to grab a 70-300 IS I've gone and made the fatal mistake and bought my first L, a brand new, shiny 70-200 f4.

Can't wait for morning to go and take it for a test run.
 
Nope the non-IS, will have to wait for a lottery win for 2.8 and/or IS lol
 
cracking lens for the money, mine is very very sharp
 
290 ??? Wow, total bargain...I paid 360 for mine and thought I'd done pretty well. Excellent lens.
 
They don't come round at that price very often!

Think I better get round to sorting some insurance now, think I would cry if anything happened to it.

Here's my first shot with it, just a quick snapshot of my lad after footy. The IQ improvement reminds me of when I first got my nifty fifty over a kit lens

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just offloaded a 70-300 IS USM and replaced it with a 70-200 F4 L , should be with me on wednesday , boy am i looking forward to it :thumbs:
 
I badly need this lens, its next on the list, seems to get great reviews on here.
 
paulyoung666 said:
just offloaded a 70-300 IS USM and replaced it with a 70-200 F4 L , should be with me on wednesday , boy am i looking forward to it :thumbs:
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Glad you stuck to your price as it made me buy this instead :thumbs:
 
Woblee said:
Glad you stuck to your price as it made me buy this instead :thumbs:
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so is the percieved goodness of the 'L' worth it then ? , this will be my first 'L' as well ........
 
If you've never owned one before, you're in for a nice surprise. It's so much smoother and quieter than any other non L lens I've used.
 
paulyoung666 said:
so is the percieved goodness of the 'L' worth it then ? , this will be my first 'L' as well ........
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Never had the 70-300 compare it to, just a 75-300 which isn't worth comparing.

As for the 'L', it feels just right, very nice to hold. Took a few bird shots with it today (not long enough really and had to crop) but that's not what it was bought for, will be giving it a good run out next week to do my son's footy team photos.
 
I think you made a very good decision - you would have regretted it if you had bought the 70-300 actually, the price difference is quite small but the performance is a lot better on the 70-200 F4L!
 
Yep, I'm officially addicted.

This pic is from yesterday. Must say I'm not a real birdy person and it's been cropped a bit but fairly happy with my snap of a Nuthatch

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I'm going to get the IS version of this lens in a dew weeks and it will be my first L lens as well and after that I already got my eyes on two other L lenses I want to get. My bank account going to get busy !

I tested the IS version of this lens and the IS is bloody amazing
 
jonneymendoza said:
I'm going to get the IS version of this lens in a dew weeks and it will be my first L lens as well and after that I already got my eyes on two other L lenses I want to get. My bank account going to get busy !

I tested the IS version of this lens and the IS is bloody amazing
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not jealous...... much ;)
 
just had a play with mine and it is so sharp i nearly cut myself :eek: , was hoping to get out and play with it this weekend but it looks as though i am going to be working o'time , mind you , the money can go towards the next 'L' , didnt someone mention this 'L' buisness was addictive ...........
 
Phil789 said:
This was my first L lens too...had it less than a week. Havn't really been out shooting properly with it but very impressed so far :naughty:
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paulyoung666 said:
just had a play with mine and it is so sharp i nearly cut myself :eek: , was hoping to get out and play with it this weekend but it looks as though i am going to be working o'time , mind you , the money can go towards the next 'L' , didnt someone mention this 'L' buisness was addictive ...........
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I'll look forward to the pics
 
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