--- Rod Hefford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have owned a 70-200 F2.8 since 2002 and am very impressed with it. > Significantly more > impressed than the 28-70 f2.8 I have owned for the same period but that is a > different story. > It has worked well on trips to Africa when paired with a 2X extender. I > think, however I could > do with a couple of extra stops and am thinking to trade it in on the 70-200 > f2.8 IS. > > So: > > - Will I lose anything in doing this? i.e. does the recent IS version > perform as well as the > old non-IS one? > > - Can anyone think of an alternative to doing this which would give a > better result? > > - Lastly, I have an EOS 3 and will upgrade to the upgraded 5D - whenever > it is released, > hopefully early next year. Is there anything I should be considering about > the new combination? > > Thanks in advance > > Rod > >I cannot comment on the forthcoming upgrade other than to say I doubt you'll >have much in the way of issues, other than sensor size. the 70-200 IS is spectacular. I do not know what the newest iteration behaves like, but it can only be the same or better than the original, and I have owned mine since 2002... best lens I have ever used. And, I use it the the Canon 2X all the time with great results. Not as good for sport events, but for birds, other wildlife, moon photos, and Cotty's "leaning out the window" shots, it truly is a delight to handle. Plus, at 400mm in a wildlife environment, it beats the heck out of carrying the tripod and the weight of a 400 prime. True it shoots at 200 at f5.6, but I have yet to find a complaint with that.... in bright light, it's fine in boat racing environments, and with a flash, that issue pretty much disappears. Jane
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