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70-200 f/2.8 or 85mm?


arthur_bunda1

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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.

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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

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