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 10/29/2006 04:09:50 PM · #1
Wondering if the Canon 1.4x extender works on the new IS version of the 70-200mmL

Anyone know? I can't find anything online yet...
 10/29/2006 04:21:22 PM · #2
Yes.
 10/29/2006 04:24:36 PM · #3
Go to this page, then click on the Features tab, then click where it says click here for a compatibility chart.
 10/29/2006 07:21:02 PM · #4
i still don't see where it is compatible with the brand new lens -- the IS version of the 70-200 f/4 that just came out.
 10/29/2006 07:22:41 PM · #5
Probably not updated. Since the 1.4x extender is compatible with both the older 70-200/4, it is a near certainty that it will be compatible with the new IS version.
 10/29/2006 07:26:01 PM · #6
i just didn't know if the IS would change anything
 10/29/2006 07:26:40 PM · #7
Originally posted by slickchik:
i just didn't know if the IS would change anything

Nope, sure won't :-)
 10/29/2006 07:36:12 PM · #8
thanks!
 11/10/2006 07:14:29 AM · #9
Did the 70-200mm F/4 L IS come out yet? If so, where, I have seen it as order now and we will ship when it is ready for delivery. Also, is $1250 gonna be the starting price both in shops and online - I don't have that much experience buying lenses ...

Thanks.
 11/10/2006 08:13:48 AM · #10
Originally posted by B74A:
Did the 70-200mm F/4 L IS come out yet? If so, where, I have seen it as order now and we will ship when it is ready for delivery. Also, is $1250 gonna be the starting price both in shops and online - I don't have that much experience buying lenses ...

Thanks.


It is in stock and available right now at B & H for US$1,249
 11/10/2006 09:24:06 PM · #11
Originally posted by doctornick:
Originally posted by B74A:
Did the 70-200mm F/4 L IS come out yet? If so, where, I have seen it as order now and we will ship when it is ready for delivery. Also, is $1250 gonna be the starting price both in shops and online - I don't have that much experience buying lenses ...

Thanks.


It is in stock and available right now at B & H for US$1,249


Thanks. Wonder if it is available anywhere in Alaska soon, Ritz Camera has it in as being in backorder ... on a different note, I can get the 100-400mm IS L glass at roughly the same price, but it is a bit slower and twice as heavy. And then I saw a 50-150 2.8 APO from Sigma, but without image stab, and being APO, not Canon L, this is about $1000 retail. Confused, along with the rest of the majority of the Canon users!

So, someone tell me what better lens I can get, just to convince me I am doing the right thing!

I need to travel as light as possible. I was looking at the Canon L 100-400, but it is twice as heavy and not as fast. I mainly shoot handheld (that is why I want the IS version), as I seldom have the possibility to carry my tripod with me. I love to do candids, as I prefer my pictures to depict life as it is, not someone smiling, looking straight into the camera and doing the V-sign. When I say candid I also mean where people know I am there, but I like to avoid in-your-face intimidating shots.

I have heard that the 70-200L is a very sharp lens, so compared to a 300mm, I might get about the same from a crop in 200mm, because of the good sharpness?

At almost the same weight, it is a question for me about

1) Is there a better lens for me?
2) Is the IS worth the double price from the non-IS?

Until someone convinces me otherwise, I will get that 70-200IS real soon ...


Message edited by author 2006-11-11 06:33:28.
 11/19/2006 08:18:02 PM · #12
If money is not an option, i would personally go with a 70-200 /2.8 IS.

I have used slower lenses and they are a drag.
 11/19/2006 08:27:42 PM · #13
For $560, the Canon 70-300 IS is also stabilized, but much smaller, lighter and cheaper. It's a little slower, but nearly L-sharp and offers more zoom reach.
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