Comparisons at 300mm
EF 300 f/2.8L IS
EF 300 f/4L IS
EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS (280mm actual)
Canon 1.4 Mk II TC

Conditions:
30D, RAW, MLU, remote cable release, tripod (Slik ABLE 300DX) with equipped with
the standard Slik quick release head, IS was off on the 3 lenses, ISO 100

The camera was allowed to stabilize between sets then 3 shots were taken allowing
6 seconds between shots. The 3rd photo from each set was selected for conversion.

Photos were converted with DPP v 3.3, exposure was increased +1 EV, all other
parameters were set to zero. Converted photos were cropped in Photoshop CS2 with the
Marquee tool to 700 x 700 px with no resizing, resampling or other processing.
Finished crops were saved as JPG quality level 12 and brought into the final composite file,
which was saved as JPG quality level 12.

Legend:
2.8 = 300 f2.8L IS
4.0 = 300 f/4L IS
7-2 = 70-200 f/2.8L IS; 300mm (280 actual) tests used the 1.4x TC