Testing my 70-200L IS
My 70-200L IS arrived yesterday. It had
big shoes to fill since I loved my 80-200L so much, so I decided to see how well
the new lens would
stand up to other lenses in my collections with the same focal lengths. I
tested at 135 and 70.
Compared below:
Canon EF 70-200 f2.8L IS
Canon EF 135 f2L
Canon EF 28-70 f2.8L
Canon EF 28-105 f3.5-4.5 USM mkI
Here's the subject:

All images are 100% crops, shot with a Canon XT, tripod mounted, large/fine jpeg (reduced to 50% in PS), Custom WB, ISO 400, M mode. No corrections applied.
135mm
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F2.8 |
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| Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS | ![]() |
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Canon 135 F2L |
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70mm
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F2.8 |
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| Canon 28-105 f3.5-4.5 | ![]() |
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Canon 28-70 F2.8L |
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Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS |
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IS vs None
| Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS |
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| Canon 135 f2L | ![]() |
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Of course the 135L is one stop faster, so I can drop it to f2 and get:
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| Canon 135 f2L | ![]() |