Just upgrade to a Canon 70-200 f4L...

(phenom_1819) · (phenom_1819) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-12-2009, 4:29 PM

...and cannot tell you how excited I am for it to show up on Thursday.

I was going to upgrade from my POS entry-level 75-300mm to a mid-grade 70-300mm lens... until I searched the crap out of wakeworld and read every damn review and looked at every photo on amazon.com... and I know it's the photographer that makes a great photo, not the lens... but in the long run it seems the $350 difference to the L lens will be well worth it.

Now... to explain why I NEEDED this to the significant other...

(Message edited by phenom_1819 on June 12, 2009)

(bboozer) · (bboozer) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-12-2009, 5:09 PM

LOL... I know where you are... I just got my 40D today and I have a LOT to learn... The Wife is supportive, and I told her it was to get better pics of the baby (7 1/2 months old)... I have read all about that same lens and that will be another purchase down the road.... Let us know how you explained it....

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-12-2009, 5:32 PM

You will love it, post up some shots when you get it. Did you get the IS? My favorite lens by far.

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 06-12-2009, 6:44 PM

Some of the world's greatest photos are technically very sharp. Why take a great photo and have it look sharp too? When you get that once is a lifetime shot you don't want to wish you had a better lens onboard.

(phenom_1819) · (phenom_1819) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-12-2009, 10:42 PM

She took it a lot better than I though she would. Will be posting shots soon. And yes, I did get the IS version.

Rich, exactly how I justified it...

(phenom_1819) · (phenom_1819) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 07-16-2009, 12:08 PM

Had a chance to really test out the new lens in Portland this past weekend for PDXwake.com's WakeUp event... Mike Ennen was the special guest, which made for a fun learning experience... I still have a lot to learn, but did get a few good ones.

Mike Ennen:
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And a very cool-looking eagle nest perched atop a power-pole that we came across while out on the water...
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(Message edited by phenom_1819 on July 16, 2009)

(bboozer) · (bboozer) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-16-2009, 6:25 PM

nice shots

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 07-16-2009, 10:00 PM

Looks like you got a good one!

(dcervenka) · (dcervenka) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 07-17-2009, 4:19 PM

{hijack} Anyone interested in the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS model?