- Canon EF 200mm lens
Infobox photographic lenses
name = EF 200mm f/2.8L (first edition)
maker = Canon
feat-is = n
feat-usm = y
feat-sbf = n
feat-macro = n
feat-special = L-Series
type = p
application = Pro telephoto prime
flength = 200mm
fov = 1.0
aperture = f/2.8 - f/32
groups = 7
elements = 9
diaphragm = 8
close-dist = 1.50m / 4.92ft
max-mag = 0.16
weight = 790g / 1.74lbs
max-diameter = 83.0mm / 3.2in
max-length = 136.2mm / 5.36in
filter = 72mm
hood = Integrated
av-horiz = 10
av-vert = 7
av-diag = 12
start = December 1991 [ [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/ef_200_28l_usm.html www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/ef_200_28l_usm.html] ]
msrp = ???
category = Canon EF lensesThe EF 200mm USM-L lens is a series prime
telephoto lens es made byCanon Inc. for the EOS line of cameras. Three 200mm prime were made: one f/1.8, another f/2.8 (in two versions), and the more recent f/2.0.The 200 mm f/1.8 lens, introduced in November 1988, is an extremely fast telephoto lens, the fastest 200mm ever produced. [ [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EF-lenses/EF200mmf18LUSM/index.htm www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EF-lenses/EF200mmf18LUSM/index.htm] ] It is a large off-white lens with rear drop-in filter tray. Production was discontinued in 2004. A replacement, the Canon EF 200mm f/2 IS USM was announced 15 October 2007. [ [http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20071015_eflens.html Canon USA] ]
The 200 mm f/2.8 lens is an inexpensive long prime. The first model, introduced in December 1991, had a built-in hood. It was superseded by the 'mark II' and discontinued in March 1996. The mark II is similar to first model but with standard bayonet hood, and is still in production. These lenses are Canon's second least expensive L-series lens behind the
Canon EF 70-200mm lens f/4.0 zoom L-series lens. It exceeds theCanon EF 70-200mm lens f/2.8 in optical quality by a slight margin, and is significantly cheaper, lighter and less conspicuous, but at the expense of the ability to zoom, and of the Image stabilizer. [ [http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-200mm-f-2.8-L-II-USM-Lens-Review.aspx www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-200mm-f-2.8-L-II-USM-Lens-Review.aspx] ] It sports a ring USM allowing full time manual focusing. Focusing can be made down to 1.5 metre.The 200 mm f/2.0, introduced in April 2008, comes as a successor for the discontinued high-hand 200 mm f/1.8. It is a large off-white lens with a rear drop-in filter tray and an 'Image Stabilizer'.
All the lenses are compatible with the
Canon Extender EF teleconverters. When used on a digital EOS body with acrop factor of 1.6x, they provide a field of view equivalent to an 320 mm lens mounted on a film body, making them very compact long telephoto lens.pecifications
ee also
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Canon L lens
*Canon EF lens mount References
External links
* [http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=153&modelid=7315 Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM]
Canon Camera Museum:
* [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/telephoto/ef_200_18l_usm.html f/1.8 version]
* [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/telephoto/ef_200_28l_usm.html f/2.8 first edition]
* [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/telephoto/ef_200_28lii_usm.html f/2.8 second edition]
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