My Favorite Telephoto Lens: The Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II USM 

"Mode 1: Corrects Vibrations in all directions. It is Mainly effective for shooting still subjects. Mode2: It compensates for vertical camera shake during following shots in horizontal direction, and compensates for horizontal camera shake during following shots in a vertical direction. " Canon EF70-200mm Manual, lol

The first switch is about the focus distance, you can set it to 1.2m so you can focus closer or to 2.5m so it won't try to focus on closer objects.

I purchased this lens back in 2014 and I absolutely love it for environmental portraiture!📷

Bought the ii used for around 1000 and ever been impressed with the images out of it. It has weight yes. It's old yes. But is it a great lens? Definitely.

Nice video. Got this mark 2 secondhand, and I have no complaints 👌

I have version III. This lens is amazing, and so is the II !! Just found your channel because of your 5d4 video. Subbed!

I've had two of these lenses and NEVER felt the need to fork out extra for the mk iii version (actually the first was a refurbished lens that was awful so I returned it and paid the small difference for a brand new copy). The current lens I recently purchased used, is stunning on my 1DX mkii.

Hi! I'm thinking of buying my first (higher-grade) lens, wanting it to be a 70-200 f2.8 as this suits my style of photography most (horse/equine photography). Within my budget I've brought it down to the following two lenses: the tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2 and the canon EF 70-200 f2.8 II (mark 2). The price difference (used) is about 100€ (canon being more expensive in my country), so it's quite close to each other. But I don't know which lens is the better one...I know the canon is 7 years older, but it does seem to hold up quite nicely. And from the tamron G2 I see extremely positive reviews coming by. But how do these lenses compare? Which lens is (objectively) the better lens when it comes to image quality, sharpness, stabilisation, etc?

I just purchased this lens (arrived yesterday) with the intention of taking it on holiday to Japan. Looking forward to using it before the trip on various types of shoots.

Hello, I have the 70-200 f/4 is II usm version, do you recommend going for the 70-200 f/2.8 is III usm version? thank you so much.

awesome video! what do you use for flash whenever you're using the 70-200mm?

bought this in 2011.. EF mount, still have it !! the focus ring isn't super smooth but it's a great image for sure.. its a big boy though thats for sure!

if you are doing a lens review, it's worth doing a bit of research instead of saying "I don't know what they do".

The Stabilization 1 and 2. 1 I think is general movement. 2 is used more for panning shots.

I use this lens with a Canon 2X teleconverter version III and the results on images and video are wild...... I'm also using old Canon Cameras..... Canon 1DX MK III and a Canon 5DSR .......This lens is a keeper ......

Is the difference between the 2nd and 3rd version really that immense when it comes to back-lightning and sharpness ? I am very unsure wether to buy the ii or the iii because of the fact - but I am not sure if it justifies the 600€ more….

Thank you nice review!!!

It's my favorite lens, I love it. I have the Tamron version.

Do you know why this gen 2 got discontinued ?

Love my mkii Still blows my mind how well if performs for sports.

It's also incredibly sharp all across the frame, even wide open. It's sharper at 2.8 than my Sony zoom is at f4.

I've own this lens twice and its great and all but I now own the version 3 and its much better In my opinon.

Good to hear some real life use cases. The 70-200mm gm2 is my favorite lens on my Sony a7c, I use it mostly for landscape photography. Maybe a monopod could be a worthwhile investment especially if you are are shooting on events and have stay in the same position for a long time. The "background" music is too loud, it distracts from your message.

III compared to II is identical beside - some coating - production plant

I have the mk3. Still my favorite exploring lens. I don't care about the RF version.

It`s too outdate……

Democrat

5DSr and 70-200 =👌