11-12-2011, 12:14 PM
First of all, it is "lens", not "lense". "Lense" is a really weird internet forum originated misspelling which oddly enough has found its way in one (only one) american english dictionary. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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200mm is not very long on APS-C, I often find myself lacking in tele reach. But I think that in more than half of those cases 300mm may not cut it either.... I guess it is a personal thing.
The 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM II is a super tele zoom, just very good and sharp. Its predecessor has IS too (70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM). There is a version without IS too, which is a decent lens too. As Jenbenn pointed out, the one and a half kilo weight of the f2.8 lenses is their biggest drawback. But sure you can be comfortable with such a heavy lens, before deciding on one.
The 70-300mm L is a fine lens with very fast AF and great IQ. It does a decent job for all your mentioned applications, except when you need more tele reach than 300mm on APS-C and in sports photography.
In sports photography it can easily track movement, that is not a problem. But in sports photography, usually one wants to isolate the subject from the background, especially in field sports... and then f5-5.6 in the longer ranges only does a so-so job. A personal thing, whether you would mind that or not.
An affordable light alternative could be the EF 200mm f2.8 L USM II, a lovely (black) lens.
Another option to the 70-300 L could be the 70-200mm f4 L IS USM with 1.4x extender. Without extender it is noticably more compact and light than the 70-300mm L, with extender you have almost the same tele reach (or more reach when shooting close subjects).
Whether you need IS depends on the application.... with sports usually not, as you need high enough shutter speeds. With wild life and lower light conditions, IS comes in very handy of course.
Personally I would like the 70-300 L It has nice bokeh (but only f5.6 and quite a bit of lens breathing (field of view widening) when using it close up), great build and super FA performance. Combined with a 200mm f2.8 L <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />, for when f2.8 is wanted/needed, or a light lens.
' /> 200mm is not very long on APS-C, I often find myself lacking in tele reach. But I think that in more than half of those cases 300mm may not cut it either.... I guess it is a personal thing.
The 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM II is a super tele zoom, just very good and sharp. Its predecessor has IS too (70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM). There is a version without IS too, which is a decent lens too. As Jenbenn pointed out, the one and a half kilo weight of the f2.8 lenses is their biggest drawback. But sure you can be comfortable with such a heavy lens, before deciding on one.
The 70-300mm L is a fine lens with very fast AF and great IQ. It does a decent job for all your mentioned applications, except when you need more tele reach than 300mm on APS-C and in sports photography.
In sports photography it can easily track movement, that is not a problem. But in sports photography, usually one wants to isolate the subject from the background, especially in field sports... and then f5-5.6 in the longer ranges only does a so-so job. A personal thing, whether you would mind that or not.
An affordable light alternative could be the EF 200mm f2.8 L USM II, a lovely (black) lens.
Another option to the 70-300 L could be the 70-200mm f4 L IS USM with 1.4x extender. Without extender it is noticably more compact and light than the 70-300mm L, with extender you have almost the same tele reach (or more reach when shooting close subjects).
Whether you need IS depends on the application.... with sports usually not, as you need high enough shutter speeds. With wild life and lower light conditions, IS comes in very handy of course.
Personally I would like the 70-300 L It has nice bokeh (but only f5.6 and quite a bit of lens breathing (field of view widening) when using it close up), great build and super FA performance. Combined with a 200mm f2.8 L <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />, for when f2.8 is wanted/needed, or a light lens.