Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III
Key features of the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM Lens:
- Versatile Telephoto Zoom Range: Covers a 70-200mm focal length, ideal for sports, wildlife, portrait, and event photography.
- Fast Constant Aperture: Features a bright, constant f/2.8 maximum aperture across the zoom range, providing excellent low-light performance and depth of field control.
- Optical Image Stabilization: Built-in image stabilization (up to 3.5 stops) helps to reduce camera shake, ensuring sharp images when shooting handheld, especially in low light.
- L-Series Quality Construction: Built with Canon's high-quality L-series standards, featuring robust weather sealing for durability and resistance to dust and moisture.
- Advanced Optics: Includes one fluorite element and five ultra-low dispersion (UD) elements, reducing chromatic aberrations and producing images with high sharpness and clarity.
- Air Sphere Coating (ASC): Utilizes Canon's Air Sphere Coating to minimize flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and color fidelity, especially when shooting in challenging lighting.
- Ring-Type Ultrasonic Motor (USM): Equipped with a ring-type USM for fast, precise, and quiet autofocus, ideal for both stills and video.
- Circular 8-Blade Aperture: Provides smooth, rounded bokeh for attractive background separation, especially at f/2.8.
- Minimum Focusing Distance: Offers a minimum focusing distance of 1.2 meters (3.9 feet), allowing for close-up details with pleasing background compression.
- Compatibility: Designed for Canon EF mount cameras, it is compatible with both full-frame and APS-C sensor cameras, giving an effective focal length of approximately 112-320mm on APS-C bodies.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM Lens is a popular choice among professionals and enthusiasts for its high performance, versatility, and exceptional image quality, making it an essential lens for a wide range of photographic applications.