Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS III Review Better than Nikon, Sony, Sigma Tamron Versions

This is a review of the canon 70 to 200 2.8
version 3 now i'm gonna do an unboxing
and sniff test in just a minute but i
remember when i was on the phone with
canon and they were telling us about
this lens and i was like what's
different and they're like nothing the
color and some coating and i sat there
and was like why the hell would you
replace version 2 with a version 3 that
just changes the color and some coatings
well as soon as I used it I realized why
but let's unbox it sniff it tell you who
it's for tell you what it costs tell you
some thoughts and here we go so it comes
in a box just like all the other lenses
get rid of that take this out throw that
oh wait no don't want to throw the lens
will throw that box hopefully they don't
mind some dented corners it always comes
with this pouch and I'm not sure why it
comes with this pouch because nobody
uses it the only person I could ever see
thinking about possibly using this would
be Ken Rockwell because it has a belt
loop and you need to be up there with
those khakis on putting this on his
pants going yet Jarrod I'm using the
7200 it's lovely
anyway let's take it out you've got
bubble wrap boom and there's your lens
and there should be a lens hood inside
so here's your lens hood here's your
lens and look at that color now the
reason I talk about the color is because
this is a 70 to 200 2.8 version one that
is Stevens you can totally see the
difference in color one is a little more
yellow and one is a little more white
now this lens clocks in at 2099 dollars
which is pretty good considering that
the Sony is 2600 bucks and it's whiter I
actually think it is why oh yeah the
Sony's definitely a wider lens and then
the Nikon which is twenty-seven hundred
and ninety six dollars and don't forget
the 95 cents so these are super
expensive compared to what Canon was
able to do and unlike Nikon and Tamara
in Sigma Canon was smart enough to leave
the zoom ring on the inside and the
focus ring on the outside because as you
know I hate the fact that Nikon went
ahead and switched up the Rings which
makes it less stable when you're holding
it now I took this lens out to the
Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair and used
it all day shooting and Steven got to
take it out to probably three concerts
where he stole I mean borrowed the lens
one day when I wasn't here and then took
it to shoot the concerts he had
permission don't worry that's the perks
of working here he took this out and got
some great shots you can see how sharp
and colorful even in low light
situations pushing in the camera to
8,000 ISO the lens still renders
everything beautifully it holds up
really well and at the Renaissance Fair
photographing the joust going on and
getting the subjects which are wearing
bright colors running directly towards
me being able to track them even with
the new Canon EOS R and the lens adapter
it was seamless for autofocus I consider
this to be the dream lens when I didn't
have a system when I wasn't shooting
Nikon yet and I was barely shooting
Canon film I always wanted that white
lens that's 70 to 200 this is the holy
grail of lenses for sports photographers
if you're a sports photographer this
lens is going to kick ass it also is
going to double very well for portraits
and I was able to get some nice
portraits of the Knights after they were
done doing the joust it just looks so
sharp and colorful and I have to say i
sat there and I was like why would you
get rid of the old version too if you
already have it to get a three and I
think the answer is you wouldn't but out
of the three lenses here the Canon by
far is better than the Nikon and it's
better than the Sony now that's my
personal opinion after using them all I
personally own the Nikon version but I
love how good the Canon version is
especially at the price where it's at
now let's talk about the colors I'm able
to pull off of this lens at the
Renaissance Fair shooting the Knights
with all of the bright colors on and not
even punching them up too far in the
computer they look trim
I'm just so amazed at how great this
lens focuses how fast it is how colorful
the the images are I really can't say
enough about this lens on how much I
love it
but let's sniff it to see if I still
love it oh yeah
mmm strohman white bread i haven't had
white bread in a long time but that's
what it smells like so another thing is
you've got a foot on this lens I always
take this tripod monopod collar off I do
this I take it off I put it back in the
bag which is currently on the floor and
I never use it when I go back to sell it
that's when I go ahead and put that back
on now the big question here that a lot
of people need to think about especially
if you're a Canon shooter is the EF line
gonna be dead in the next couple of
years I don't think it will be dead but
you do have to think about they will be
coming out with a 70 to 200 RF lens for
the mirrorless cameras even though you
can adapt this lens to the mirrorless
cameras you do have to question should
you be waiting for the future lens to
come out now if that lens does come out
the 70 to 200 2.8 RF version I do
suspect that that will be around 3000
bucks when it comes out there's been no
talk or announcements about it but
that's my own personal guess on what's
going to happen when they come out with
that lens I think if you have a version
2 of the 70 to 200 Canon you don't buy
this new one you really don't unless you
can get a ton of money out of the old
one and you really want to get you want
to replace it and if you're like Steven
and you have the version 1 then I do
absolutely recommend going up to this
version right here now if you're
somebody deciding do you go with Nikon
Canon or Sony as a new brand if you're
just starting out the funny thing is
with this being $2,000 or $2,100 and
being one of the best lenses you could
ever put in your bag to be a
well-rounded photographer you're gonna
save $700 over going with the Nikon
you're gonna save $500 versus going with
the Sony it may be a reason to kick you
in the ass and say go with the Canon the
question I want to answer is who is the
lenz for now it is expensive at 2,000
bucks if you're just starting out so
keep in mind this is a professional lens
if you're a professional photographer
the $2,000 well it shouldn't matter as
much because you're gonna be making
money off of your photography if you
don't have the $2,000 to spend well
maybe look for a version 2 of this used
or even a version 1 or you could look to
the Tamron 70 to 200 2.8 G - which is a
fantastic lens at only 1,300 bucks and
you're getting a two point eight so the
70 to 200 range is great for sports like
I said earlier it's amazing for
portraits it's great for concerts it's
just an all-around amazing lens that I
would build my entire kit around and
that's exactly what I did when I started
shooting with Nikon back in the day the
first lens I bought was an 80 to 200 2.8
because I wanted to shoot sports you
cannot go wrong with this lens now will
it pass the Windtunnel tests I don't
know but I'm gonna blow all three of
them right now from the side here we go
yeah I got some spit on that one but
anyway yeah I don't think it passed the
Windtunnel tests because it's a little
more girthy it seems than yeah yeah I
don't know the Windtunnel tests doesn't
make don't tell anybody it doesn't make
sense but it does make sense if you ever
say the Windtunnel tests doesn't make
sense I will delete your comment but
really guys if you want to download
sample raw files that I captured with
this lens you can do that over on the
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