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Canon 70-200L F4 IS or 70-300 IS DO lens?
Hi there
I have Canon 30D with 17-55 F2.8 IS lens. I am looking for a new telezoom lens for general photograhy use – i travel quite a bit and also like to take portrait picstures.
I am trying to decide between the two above lens. I have read quite a few of the reviews but they seem to contradict one another sometimes. I think it boils down to that the 70-200L F4 IS has better image quality but the DO is more compact and has more zoom – i am tempted to go for the DO but trying to find out if the F4 70-200 L image quality is THAT much better. Has anyone put the magnifier on the 70-200 to get more zoom?
I live in Hong Kong so about similar prices (DO slightly more at $1150US) price. I intend to go to new zealand travelling soon and expect to take it around china too. – hopefully goingto buy the lens tomorrow as chinese new year starts!
Any comments you have would be much appreciated.
The 70-200mm f/4 and 70-300mm DO are different beasts. The fact that they’re roughly the same price says little.
The 70-200 is an affordable version of the 70-200 f/2.8. You pay for image quality.
The 70-300mm DO IS is simply a compact version of the regular 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS. It’s a fine lens and great for travel, but it’s not in the same league as a 70-200.
The obvious companion lens for your 17-55 is the 70-200 f/2.8. If you’re willing to lug around the f/4 version, the size and weight shouldn’t put you off… perhaps the price. If you’re into portraits, the 70-200 f/2.8 is the next best thing to a dedicated lens and the 70-200 f/4 comes third.
As for reach, if you need 300mm (effectively almost 500mm!!) you can use either version of the 70-200 with a tele-converter. You sacrifice a stop and some image quality, but even then it’s equal to or perhaps still better than a 70-300.
Another option – and the cheapest of all – is to get the regular 70-300mm IS and add an 85mm f/1.8 for portraits.
P.S. Thanks for reminding me about Chinese New Year. I almost missed it last year, too. But somehow, I think you’ll grab better shots in Hong Kong than I will in China Town, The Hague 
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