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I am thinking to return a brand new 28-70mm f2 RF lens

Started Jul 14, 2021 | Discussions thread
Quarkcharmed
Quarkcharmed Senior Member • Posts: 2,713
Re: I am thinking to return a brand new 28-70mm f2 RF lens
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thunder storm wrote:

The f/2.0 zoom doesn't replace primes and doesn't replace light weight zooms.

1. You will need primes when you want less weight with a large aperture. If you have bot the f/2.0 zoom and the 35mm f/1.8 prime, there's no redundancy.

There's no redundancy if you absolutely need to shoot a lot at 35mm and it's critical to shoot at f/1.8 not f/2.0. I'd say the difference is going to be negligible.

2. You will need primes when you want an even larger aperture. If you have the f/2.0 zoom and primes like the Sigma 28 and 40mm Art or the RF 50mm f/1.2, there's no redundancy.

Again you you really use f/1.2 a lot.

If you have to carry all the lenses with you, there's a lot of redundancy.

If the lenses of all possible apertures and focal lengths stay on your shelve and you sometimes pick one for particular  purpose, there's no redundancy in your camera bag but there is a lot of money spent on lenses you may only use just a few times in their lifetime.

Its perfectly fine if you budget allows that though.

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