The Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM ($5,999 direct)($5,699.00 at Amazon) is an incredibly sharp, and incredibly expensive, telephoto lens for Canon D-SLR cameras. It captures twice as much light as the other 200mm prime lens in Canon's lineup, the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM ($819.99), a less-expensive lens that can focus just a bit closer, but lacks image stabilization. If you're considering purchasing or renting the EF 200mm f/2L IS USM for professional work you'll be happy to know that it's very sharp from edge to edge, even at f/2, which earns it our Editors' Choice award. The EF 200mm f/2L is big enough to ship with its own hard-shell carrying case. It measures 8.2 by 5 inches (HD) without its hood attached, and weighs in at 5.6 pounds. Attaching the hood extends the height by about 6 inches.  The front element is huge, but there's no filter thread; instead there's a rear drop-in filter holder that supports 52mm gelatin filters. A tripod collar is built into the lens; it can rotate fo...

The Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM is an ultra-sharp telephoto lens with an ambitious aperture. It's absurdly expensive, but also a top-performing optic.

Incredibly sharp from edge-to-edge; Wide aperture; Supports drop-in filters; Optically stabilized; Built-in tripod collar

Very expensive; Limited close focus ability; Heavy

To me, the CANON 200MM F2 has always been a Holy Grail sort of lens, that you often heard of but rarely seen. As a professional portrait and wedding photographer it has been a lens i have coverted for a very long time.

Durable; Full metal construction; Great Features; Great Picture Quality

Bulky; Super expensive

Sharp wide open with a unique look of soft background and compressed perspective that cannot be achieved by another lens. An 85mm f1.2 will give the soft background but it will not give the compression that is so attractive in dreamy portraits. A unique lens for a unique lens.

I bought mine via Canon Price Watch brand new. All I can say is that this lens is heavy but you will disregard this once you will see images you take on whatever camera you put this on. This make me sell my 70-200mm F4 and 90mm prime/macro. This is now 99% my primary lens.

This lens by far is now my favorite on my Sony A7R2 with Metabones IV. It is heavy but I really dont mind the weight. When used with Yongnuo 2x TC III it will become a 400mm F4 and the image quality is not affected or undetectable unless you blow it up 1:1 and even if you do this you can still...

E' da circa due anni che l'ho acquistato ed ne sono molto soddisfatto. Luminosità, sfocato cremoso, AF silenzioso, preciso e veloce. Perfetta stabilizzazione che consente di scattare a 1/30 a mano libera. Lente molto costosa ma ne vale la pena.

Great lens. Superb quality. Lightening fast, focusing. Precise pinpoint accuracy, probably too much. Pricey-yes. Worth it- yes.

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

Heavy

Gary Wolstenholme reviews this professional-grade 200mm f/2L IS USM telephoto lens from Canon.

Superb sharpness from maximum aperture; Virtually no CA; Virtually no distortion; Fast f/2 maximum aperture; Excellent build quality; Effective image stabiliser

Price puts this lens beyond the reach of many

The Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM ($5,999 direct) is an incredibly sharp, and incredibly expensive, telephoto lens for Canon D-SLR cameras . It captures twice as much light as the other 200mm prime lens in Canon's lineup, the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM ($819.99), a less-expensive lens that can focus just a...

Incredibly sharp from edge-to-edge; Wide aperture; Supports drop-in filters; Optically stabilized.

Very expensive; Limited close focus ability.

The Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM ($5,999 direct) is an incredibly sharp, and incredibly expensive, telephoto lens for Canon D-SLR cameras. It captures twice as much light as the other 200mm prime lens in Canon's lineup, the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM ($819.99), a less-expensive lens that can focus just a...