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RF 70-200 f/2.8 vs f/4 Flipin' and flopin'

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Basil Fawlty
OP Basil Fawlty Regular Member • Posts: 237
Re: RF 70-200 f/2.8 vs f/4 Flipin' and flopin'

Llop wrote:

Keep the 135 F2 for the occasional portraits, get the 70-200 F4 for everything else?

After much soul searching and watching about 300 YouTube review videos, I have decided to pull the trigger on TWO lenses:

1. RF 70-200 f/4 My ultimate rational was that, if I'm being honest, the amount of times I would "need" 2.8 are relatively limited. With the low light performance of today's R5, I can bump up the ISO in low light situations and in the event there's a bit too much noise for my taste, I can run it through Topaz Denoise. The only thing I'm really giving up then is better background blur, but from the comparisons I've seen, I can live with the f/4 in this regard since I'm not a professional wedding photog. The f4 version can still produce quite nice background blur and subject separation. Also, with the $ I am saving, I have ordered a second "fun" lens. I've always wanted a good 85mm prime, so...

2. RF 85 f/2 - This len looks like an amazing prime for portraits when I do want a bit more background blur and it has the added benefit of having macro capability, albeit not 1:1, but still should be fun to play with the macro capabilities.

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