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600mm f/11 or 800mm f/11 - which one would you buy?

Started Jun 21, 2020 | Polls thread
jurci Regular Member • Posts: 118
Re: 600mm f/11 or 800mm f/11 - which one would you buy?

If you need sharp high shutter speeds in dimmed situations, then a large aperture is still essential. Minolta once managed to have a 500 F/8 (mirror/reflex) auto-focus lens that was light/small and would do the trick in certain conditions. There is always a market for 400/2.8 500-600/4 or 600/5.6.

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