> > 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 >
Hey Thomas, Thisnk of all the money that we could save in annual gym memberships by buying the larger heavier lenses! LOL! Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
