Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video schrieb: > > At 07:48 AM 10/10/2002, you wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > >Then again, the one extra stop means exactly twice the amount of light > >falling > >through the lens. So you get exactly what you pay for. (Just joking) :-)) > > Kidding aside, the question is does the user NEED it? If so, it's worth the > investment. hat gets me is the idea that faster = better so folks who'd be > more than satisfied with the f/4 end up agonizing over one stop and several > hundred dollars pointlessly. It's like being offered a 12-pound steak. How > much can you eat in one sitting?
Absolutely agreed. Besides, you also get a lot more weight to carry around. Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
