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70-200 2.8 IS II vs. 85 1.2 II for Portraits?

Started Jun 29, 2013 | Discussions thread
dprsok Senior Member • Posts: 1,422
Re: 70-200 2.8 IS II vs. 85 1.2 II for Portraits?

The DOF for 200mm, F/2.8 at 10ft is about 1 inch.  It won't make any significant difference.  Plus...with the 85mm, you will need to close the distance by more than half to get the same framing.  Using the same focal length of 85mm, F1.2 only gets you 1/2 inch additional DOF over F/2.8.

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