11 Photography Items You Should Never Pay Full Price For

#2 70-200mm F2.8 Lens

Is The Brand Name Worth It? Here’s The Truth

At the time of this writing you can pick up the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras for only $1999 after rebate on Amazon. That’s a savings of about $500 over what the lens cost just a short time ago.

Next you can pick up the Tamron SP 70-200MM F/2.8 DI VC USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon EF or Nikon Cameras for only $1499 on Amazon. That’s a savings of $500 over the cost of the Canon.

Finally you could pick up the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS FLD Large Aperture Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon, Nikon, Sony or Sigma for only $1199.00 on Amazon. That’s a savings of $800 over the cost of the Canon and, $300 over the cost of the Tamron.

In this video you’ll get a completely unbiased review of the strengths and weaknesses of these 3 lenses.

This video was created by Tony Northrup and he does a great job breaking this lens down for you. In order to make sure you get an unbiased opinion on these lenses I’ll keep quiet about my opinion. You can watch the video and decide for yourself.

Here are the links to all 3 lenses on Amazon:

1. Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
2. Tamron SP 70-200MM F/2.8 DI VC USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon EF or Nikon Cameras
3. Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS FLD Large Aperture Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon, Nikon, Sony or Sigma

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