Just opened mine and I'm shocked at the quality, top notch all the way. Looking down the barrel, my first impressions...wow. The glass on it is amazing. A real pleasure to use. I love it.

I have used this lens extensively for candid downtown shots and I'm amazed at the quality of the images. It?'s black and rather average-looking, so nobody cares where I pioint it. Have taken pictures at 50+ metres that I've kept! Took some of my nephew from 40 metres out.

Sharp; solid; cheap (It's a great L-lens) and black

Nope; not really

Fast lens and very sharp. This is a gem in the Canon line at the prices it can be had for. This lens works great for shooting baseball and football games for children. Line up on first base and you can capture great images of runners coming to first and second base stealing/sliding action.

Fast; inexpensive; sharp

None I can find

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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

This is a very sharp, well built lens for a suprising price. No, its not that white, 5.5 pound EF 200 f/2 L, and it doesnt pretend to be. What it is, IS a lens worthy of the L line, and 5K less than the f/2.

I love this lens! I use it on a Rebel GII and 20D. I've gotten some great shots in low light concerts at 1/60 second and somewhat lower with a monopod. Not too heavy but solid. Autofocus is very quite and easily adjusted.

Excellent quality as you would expect. However, if you're thinking that this 200mm prime will have the edge over an L series zoom, think again. When compared to my original 70-200 2.8L, I found nothing between them. I'm talking optical performance here of course.

Compact and not heavy. Use it for head shot, very sharp wild open. Not expansive compare with other L lens and well worth for money. Also works well with extension tube for close-up shots.

Fast auto-focus; Superior build quality; Super-sharp images

A great, robust zoom lens that produces professional images quality, snapping with sharpness and contrast. If you don't use converters and image syabalization, seek out a nice old, black MAGIC DRAINPIPE!

I rented this lens for a week as part of the seemingly never-ending learning process. I may end up passing on this lens ONLY because as it turns out, the focal length may not be what I truly need.

focus accuracy & speed; colour saturation

Not as long as you might hope; but this isn't a super telephoto anyway