| Review of the Canon EF 80-200mm
f/2.8L AFD zoom lens. Just like the previous issue, this column is doing a review on another ten-year-old Canon zoom lens, the EF 80-200mm f/2.8L. Introduced together with the original EOS-1 pro camera in 1989, this lens had made a reputation for itself with the stunning image quality and reliability that also helped promote the Canon EOS System to the professionals worldwide. First, there is no denying that the zoom lens being reviewed here is also my own. Like my EF 20-35mm f/2.8L AFD zoom, the EF 80-200mm f/2.8L AFD version has stood the test of the past decade, prompting professional photographers to switch over from the systems they were previously using, whether it was the older Canon manual focus or another maker's, without any regrets.
This lens was also Canon's first telephoto, employing a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the entire zooming range. The use of three Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) glass elements gave the lens the ability to provide outstanding image quality, making this lens one of the sharpest in the Canon EF lens system. During the first few years of the lens' availability, professional photographers were able to shoot 90 per cent of their assignments by depending on it and two other zoom lenses, the aforementioned EF 20-35mm f/2.8L AFD and the EF 28-80mm f/2.8-f/4L USM. All three share the same filter diameter of 72mm, meaning you don't have to buy three separate sizes of accessories for the trio. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
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