My 70-200L has been great for portrait stuff, especially back when I had film (full frame). It is the F/4, but I didn't want the F/2.8 for various reasons even though I agree it would be better for portrait.
I have a 50mm F/1.8 (works out at approx 85mm in my cropped sensor) that I use a bit for portrait photography but find it much more tricky to focus. The 70-200 gets me much more consistent results.
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