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Originally Posted by Octane
Hi all,
Yesterday, I purchased a new toy. The Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L USM II.
I was going to purchase the 70-200mm, but, changed my mind at the last minute and went with the prime.
Regards,
Humayun
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Congrats H,
That's excellent mate, you'll love this prime, for both terrestrial and astro work, it's one of the sharpest lenses Canon makes.
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Originally Posted by AlexN
You'll find that the 200 F/2.8L decimates the 70-200 F/2.8 for sharpness and bokeh, at the expense of flexibility..
Alex.
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Alex, don't you think decimates is a little strong?
I agree that primes are sharper and are prefered but I wouldn't say it decimates the 70-200mm f/2.8.
The zoom is a top performer too and the versatility of the zoom is a bonus for terrestrial shots, not to mention how handy it is for astro when doing various widefields.
See if you can pick which one is the prime 200mm L and which one is the zoom 70-200mm L IS @ 200mm from the 100% crops attached.
First two shot at f/8.
The next two shot at f/2.8.
