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10-25 vs 12-35 mkii?

Started Mar 10, 2020 | Photos thread
GCharma Regular Member • Posts: 188
Re: 10-25 vs 12-35 mkii?

I recently picked up the 10-25, and owned the 12-35 v1. Neither of these will give you huge bokeh for a bunch of reasons, though both could maybe force it for close-up work (10-25mm has a minimum focus distance of 28cm, the 12-35 is 25cm). If bokeh is at all important to you I think the suggestion of using a different (and prime) lens like the 42.5mm f1.7 (or better yet the 75mm f1.8) would be your best option.

So far my experience with the 10-25 is that it's a superb lens for tight work in dark areas - stuff like city/street photos, trade shows, indoor candids at family events, crowds (where the subject is the crowd as opposed to what they're watching), that sort of thing. The additional 2mm on the wide end is very handy in those scenarios, as is the constant and bright aperture. I'm just not sure I'd use either as a dedicated portrait lens, and for the cost of the 10-25 it's an expensive thing to test unless you're really sure.

Good luck!

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