I use the Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L-II USM Lens to take pictures of my daughter at the beach and other places where I need more telescopic power. I have a Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens and it ROCKS! Between the two, I think the 135 gives better color and better focus.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Strong Construction

Poor in Low Light

For the price you cannot beat the cost of this lens. Some may say there's no IS but with a lens this fast and lightweight it is not necessary. It is tack sharp and offers wonderful bokeh effects. My only grip is the cheap plastic hood which was initially a bear to get on and off.

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh; Strong Construction

This lens is amazing for the price. It is sharp in the center and across much of the frame wide open, but one stop down it becomes tack sharp. AF is excellent in both one-shot and servo tracking modes. Takes the 1.4X extender extremely well - negligible hit in IQ and AF performance.

Very fast and accurate AF; Tack sharp; Excellent contrast and colors; Smaller/lighter than the great whites and much more discreet; Very smooth background blur at wide apertures

None - especially at this price

"Everybody loves the versatility of a 70-200 zoom however if you check, you will probably find that the majority of your shots are taken at 200 mm so why not consider the 200 L 2.8 This lens is smaller,its fast, lightweight, inconspicuous and takes sharp pictures with great bokeh.

Awesome value for the price. Used it for over two months and have never felt the need for IS, given its F2.8 A bit soft at F2.8(but still sharper than anything other than a 70-200 F4 IS) but beats everything in sharpness at F4.

Have borrowed this lens and did not want to give it back. Normally I like the use of a 70-200mm f2.8 but for wonderful crisp shots for available light indoor sports and concert photography this prime lens is fabulous.

I shoot with a 6D, own several L lenses, including the very sharp 24-70 f2.8 Mkii, 70-200 f4 IS and the 135 f2. The 200mm is quite sharp at 2.8, I'd not hesitate to use it here, better at 3.5 and top notch through to f8.

Very sharp; very quick autofocus; smallish; lightish; great out-of-focus blur

A little long for really good handholdability

Bought this lens a few months ago only one word for it superb

Telephoto lens boasting high image quality and carrying ease. With two UD-glass elements and rear focusing to correct aberrations, image delineation is extremely sharp.