Telephoto wise, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM is the hot ticket for zooms. IF you have major bux, the Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens and Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens are what a lot of the Canon sports shooters are using today. None o...
This is the info straight off of the lens on my Everio MG21U... f=2.3~73.6mm 1:2.0 30.5 It also has a 32x optical zoom.
Here's a good discussion thread about the .mod files and the work-arounds: