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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

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A zoom lens by Canon for Full frame cameras, 70-200mm f/2.8.

MakerCanon
Focal length70-200mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsCanon EF
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080070-200mm equiv.70-200mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 70mm · 29°APS-C (Canon) 112mm · 18°
How wide 70mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Canon EF): as marked, 70-200mm.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 112-320mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Canon EOS 850D at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.