Chip Louie wrote: > Hi Thomas! > > But what do you have to carry in terms of primes to get the same focal > lengths, how much do they weigh and how many cubes to they occupy in your > bag? At the very least you'd need an EF 85 1.8USM, EF 135 2L and an EF 1.4X > or EF 200 2.8L to cover the same range effectively and combined they are > heavier, occupy many more cubes and are much more costly than a single > 70/80-200 2.8 zoom. Granted the primes I mention are all sharper and the > 85mm and 135mm lenses are faster but IMO not enough to stop me from using my > EF 70-200 2.8L. BTW, I have the EF 85 1.8USM and EF 135 2L (and of course > both EF converters), and they are noticeably sharper on trannies when > projected at huge magnifications, but not by much. And Thomas don't tell me > your old! > > Cheers/Chip
Hi Chip! What I meant is, for my main shooting, landscapes, cities and the like, f/2.8 is just not needed. For the occasional portrait I use the 85/1.8 and 200/2.8 and sometimes the 28-70L or the 35 and 50mm primes. I think the 80-200 f/2.8L is not well suited for portraits, mainly because of the long minimum focus distance. You don't get a head shot at the wide end. Also the bokeh of the 200mm prime wide open is simply beautiful, the 80-200 is worse, although not really bad. The 70-200 f/2.8L is likely better in these respects (at least focus distance). OTOH, the 80-200 still does get quite a bit of use for racing pictures. I do that quite a lot lately. If you have access to the infield of the track, the 80-200 covers it all, IMHO. Here the f/2.8 also comes in handy for occasional use with a TC. Unfortunately, the old 80-200 doesn't take the Canon TCs. Therefor, I'm thinking hard to exchange it for a 70-200/2.8 or even the new IS version. Also, the 100-400L IS looks like an alternative. Chip, I know you do a lot of racing pictures, what do you think would be the better lens for the job? But, OTOH, those lenses are not exactly cheap and as long as I can get away with what I have, I hesitate to spend that money. After all, it's just a hobby for me, although I have opportunities to get some money for my pictures. I've never done it yet, I think the pressure might take the fun out of it for me. If you HAVE to go there, you HAVE to deliver good pics it's another story and starting to be real work indstead of plain fun. As it is now, they get some pics. If the pics are good they're lucky, if not, they don't lose anything. In return, I have fun and am offered to be driven around the track as a passenger. Maybe I'll even have the opportunity to drive a Formula 3 car around the track myself. I won't change that fun for hard work. ;-) Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
