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

"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.

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

Sharp wide open - sharper than 70-200L f/2.8 IS. Hand-holdable. Black. Affordable. Beautiful portraits and sports. Smooth bokeh.

Sharp; Black; Fast aperture; Affordable

No IS

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM, first released in 1996, replaces the first generation EF 200mm f/2.8L. The lens is priced around US$650 (as of June 2007) and currently is one of the most affordable L lenses available on the market.

The Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Lens is a fast, high quality 200mm telephoto lens available for a very nice price . If you have used the renowned Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Lens , you have a good idea of what the Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Lens feels like.

Top-Notch!!!! One of the very best lenses arround, even with my Extender Kenko Pro 300 x1,4 DGX there is no loss of resolution.....

Very sharp; fantastic contrast; no CA′s; no vignetting; tipical L-wise strong colours; excelent construction; quiet handy

Simply NOTHING!!!

Excellent image quality on full frame, across the frame - very uniform. Rich, creamy contrast in darker areas. And yet it's tack sharp - when properly focused. I expected precise focusing to be quite a problem at 200mm, but actually 5Dmk2 autofocuses it more reliably than 85/1.8.

Uniform; creamy contrast across the frame; tack sharp; AF-friendly

Somewhat unbalanced on 5D2 body

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.