Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1134 reviews of Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the size and design are overall positive. The reliability and usability are also mentioned favorably.

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On average, users rate this product 87/100 and experts rate this product 90/100.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 183 user reviews of Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size. The design also gets good reviews, but many are critical about the usability. Comments are divided on the reliability.

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78% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM Lens

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM Lens is arguably Canon's best value "L" Lens,combining professional grade build and optical qualities.

Feb, 2004

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Expert review by : Webmaster (digitalphotographygear.com)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens Review

The Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM telephoto zoom lens is one of Canon's most popular lenses and the most popular telephoto lens of the “L series.” The optical quality of “L series” lenses help make

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : Photocrati Staff (photocrati.com)

Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM EF Review Round-Up

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L is a very harmonic package combining exceptional build quality with an excellent and very even optical performance throughout the range. Adding an EF 1.4x II only results is a slight loss of quality which is remarkable...

Apr, 2009

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Expert review by : Bob Atkins (bobatkins.com)

Canon EF 70-200/4L IS USM and EF 50/1.2L USM

The EF50/1.2L is a totally new optical design (there was an old FD 50/1.2L) and uses a molded aspheric rear element (the 50/1.0L used two very expensive ground and polished aspherics). It has a true ring type USM motor and a high speed CPU for fast...

Jul, 2008

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Expert review by : Bob Atkins (bobatkins.com)

Canon EF 70-200/4L USM

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : Philip Greenspun (photo.net)

Canon EOS 70-200mm L Lenses (Updated)

You cannot be a professional photographer without a high-quality, high-speed telephoto zoom lens. Within the Canon EOS system, three such lenses are available:

The f2.8 aperture is essential to throw the background out of focus, especially for portraiture at around 100mm. Note that the Canon L zooms are probably too sharp for flattering glamour portraits of most people without either professional makeup at...

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Telephoto Zoom Lens Review

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM telephoto lens allows you to shoot photos across long distances, and it is designed to be easy to carry and hold. Telephoto lenses are also ideal for taking photos of subjects in motion like sports events or animals....

This lens boasts high mobility due to its lightweight frame and features to keep your photos stable and sharp. While it doesn’t possess the higher aperture of other lenses in the series, this version is considerably cheaper and half the weight.

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Expert review by : Matthew Richards (techradar.com)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM review

Canon's 70-200mm is relatively slim but still has a constant f/4 maximum aperture

Sharpness across the zoom range ; weather sealing ; autofocus speed

Good but not great for chromatic aberration

The Canon telephoto delivers fabulous image quality through its zoom range, along with the some of the best lab scores for sharpness for a lens of this type.

Dec, 2014

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Expert review by : What Digital Camera (whatdigitalcamera.com)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Review

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS - Retest @ 15mp

The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS is capable to deliver a near-flawless performance is all categories. The resolution figures are very impressive even at max. aperture. Distortions, vignetting and CAs are usually nothing to worry about either. The...

Jan, 2009

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