I use this 70-200 2.8L lens a lot and you can see many images done with it on my web page (see signature below) . It is my standard lens for individual and family portraits and I use that length more than any other... Mount it on a EOS 1N, put it on a tripod, hook up a remote release and fire away.... and wow is the rotating collar ever nice to have. The fast aperture makes it easier to smooth out distracting details in the background... I use it for event photography with flash when I need to get closer and the extra speed makes it easy to manually focus.. I've also put it on a tripod to shoot concerts using available light... It's great for many types of landscape photography and it is sharp enough you can use a 1.4 or 2x extender and still have a reasonably sharp image. The advantage of the white lens is that it doesn't get hot in the sun and people assume you are a photographer and most often stay out of your way... It does attract some attention... but that isn't all bad as you are guaranteed some eye-contact for a few frames.... The only disadvantage of it is that it is a bit heavy if you are going to carry it far and you probably won't be able to shoot handheld at 1/60th and 1/125 is often pushing the limits.... Perhaps they will come up with a IS version at some point.....Now that would be a killer lens. Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio, Quito Ecuador Duane's Photographs of Ecuador: http://duane_birkey.tripod.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
