arthur_bunda1 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 which one is better to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.j._porter Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Use for what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Depends what you are doing of course but my personal preference is the EF 85mm f1.8 and EF 200mm f2.8 L, and you can get both for less than a 70-200 f2.8 L IS or about the same as the non-IS zoom. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_potts Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Both are good lenses, but I agree with BJ Porter...for what? Quality wise they are good, but they both have their advantages and disadvantages. If we don't know what you want to do, it is an impossible question to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_bunda1 Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 for portrait, fashion, weddings and nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizensmith1664875108 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Portraits and Fashion the 85 is better as it beats the pants of the 70-200 in a situation where you don't need a zoom, and 85 is a good focal length. For weddings and nature the 70-200 is better as it gives you the zoom useful in weddings and the range useful for nature. If you suddenly need to be shooting at 200mm the 85 pretty much sucks. :) So how about an 85 and a 70-200 f/4. Best of both worlds and less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrace Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I agree with Marcus but for nature or weddings you really need a wider aperture than f/4 IMO. Shoot an animal (or a person :) at 200mm at f/4 and compare that with f/2.8. Isolation and background blur are key at these focal lengths. Never mind that for weddings the extra stop counts a lot for low light situations - or even with flash when you're trying to balance the foreground exposure with the background and want to keep as low ISOs as possible. Bogdan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I think that if you intend to shoot weddings than a zoom is a must. Happy shooting , Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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