03-23-2011, 06:17 PM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1300881071' post='7043']
Frankly I've always been wondering about the hype about these f/2.8 standard zooms in general. They're too short to be useful for portraits (compared to much cheaper primes a la 85/1.8) and not really any better than more moderate f/4 zoom lenses but exceedingly more expensive.[/quote]
I'm not a personal fan of short f/2.8 zooms either, but there's some considerations... for starters, I'm not aware of a current standard f/4 zoom in Sonyland, only the more affordable Tamron derived 28-75 f/2.8 filling the lower cost end. The other area for a f/2.8 lens might be "low light priority" shooting, where DoF considerations might be secondary. Of course a prime could get more aperture there, but sometimes you just need the zoom...
Having had a look at current UK street prices for Canon, the difference between the 24-70 f/2.8L and 24-105 f/4L isn't that great anyway... best street price £950 and £800 respectively.
Frankly I've always been wondering about the hype about these f/2.8 standard zooms in general. They're too short to be useful for portraits (compared to much cheaper primes a la 85/1.8) and not really any better than more moderate f/4 zoom lenses but exceedingly more expensive.[/quote]
I'm not a personal fan of short f/2.8 zooms either, but there's some considerations... for starters, I'm not aware of a current standard f/4 zoom in Sonyland, only the more affordable Tamron derived 28-75 f/2.8 filling the lower cost end. The other area for a f/2.8 lens might be "low light priority" shooting, where DoF considerations might be secondary. Of course a prime could get more aperture there, but sometimes you just need the zoom...
Having had a look at current UK street prices for Canon, the difference between the 24-70 f/2.8L and 24-105 f/4L isn't that great anyway... best street price £950 and £800 respectively.
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