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Struggling between RF USM and STM lineup as an amateur

Started 3 weeks ago | Questions thread
MikeJ9116 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,955
Re: Struggling between RF USM and STM lineup as an amateur

sercheese wrote:

koenkooi wrote:

The RF50 f/1.2 I rented handled the shallow DoF things, but I didn’t encounter many situations where f/1.2 was useful, a person holding a baby rarely fits into the DoF. Unless you go for full body portraits, which enters the ‘I need a larger house’ situation again

If that's true, it would bring us back to the 2nd option with RF 24-70mm F2.8 as universal lens, with no practical need for F1.2, unless I take few stops back, i.ex. to F2, still with better IQ. Not so easy to decide...

I don't take RF 28-70mm F2.0 as an option, because it's a beast (as 85mm F1.2 is). Or... should I? 🤕

IMO, you are way overthinking your situation. A f/1.2 lens used wide open is very limited in most shooting situations. The DoF is so thin at close distances that the area in focus won't even encompass the majority of the face of the person you are shooting. If I were in your situation I would start with a more basic lens kit like the RF 24-105mmL and a few primes like the RF 35mm f/1.8, RF 50mm f/1.8 and the RF 85mm f/2. Use these lenses and then figure out what lenses you NEED to compliment them. The lenses I just mentioned would make a great travel kit, or for general shooting situations. I don't think buying them would be a waste of money for your use case. You can always supplement them later with higher end lenses.

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