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RF 70-200 f/2.8 vs 4.0 decisions decisions!

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dluery Junior Member • Posts: 39
Re: RF 70-200 f/2.8 vs 4.0 decisions decisions!

I have the RF 70-200 f/4, which is a great lens for what I do, landscapes, like you apparently.  It is almost the same size as my RF 24-104 f/4 and RF 14-35 f/4, so the three together make a great landscape kit.

Back in the EF days, I bought the EF 70-200 f/2.8 and used that for years doing primarily railroad photography.  After 15 or so years with that lens, I got the EF 70-200 f/4 IS lens, and after that seldom used the f/2.8 version, as by then I had moved mostly in landscape and travel photography.  While I retained both versions -- in fact, still have them, though they now are never used -- I can't recall a single time when out with the f/4 lens that I wished I had brought the f/2.8 instead.  The weight saving was that important ... to me.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS R Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM +17 more
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