Hey Henry, great to see B&H representative in person on the List ! The answer on your question is yes, I do very appreciate the constant f/2.8 aperture and find it quite useful for portraiture. Besides of that, investing in EOS-3 body I would certainly love to unleash his real AF capabilities which can only be fully exploited by constant f/2.8 aperture. I aware about the added weight and price tag (not to speak about IS version), but I used to heavy gear and frankly never lamented about that. OK, sweating a lot lugging it around, but man, the results speaking for themselves.
Regards, Alex Z -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EOS Re: My First L Glass At 12:27 PM 10/08/2002, you wrote: >Good idea, although I would still prefer the f/2.8 version despite of it's >weight and price tag. >I'll be using it as main portraiture lens (as I did with Minolta), so wide >aperture is mandatory. Besides of that, it would be pity not to allow the >EOS-3 to reveal all it is capable of once f/2.8 is attached... The Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L EF USM is almost EXACTLY double the price of the Canon 70-200mm f/4L EF (USM), for which you get ONLY one stop and an extra 1.3 lbs. Do you REALLY need f/2.8 for portraiture? Just asking. -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
