In January of 2004, my favorite lens (Canon 70-200 IS f2.8) and my Canon 10D met their end.
(long story involving Lance Armstrong, the Postal Team, Sheryl Crow, Robin Williams and Chris)

Canon 10D and Canon 70-200 IS f/2.8

I’ve really missed the lens but I sure haven’t miss the weight so I put off buying a new one.
Last month I finally got a replacement but I bought the non IS, f/4 version. In the old days,
non IS and a large aperture lens were considered a real negative but I figured that might
not be the case today because of the new cameras being able to perform so well at very
high ISOs and so far it hasn’t been. The weight is wonderful and I find the lens to be very
sharp. Another huge plus is the cost which is about 1/3 of the IS version. Canon specs.

Here’s a photo I took late yesterday out of my dining room window with this lens.

Settings were: ISO 400, f5.6, 1/125th sec at 200mm. Hand held, of course 🙂