Don Fischer wrote: I got over prime's long ago. First off, unless you really are a fine art photographer, the chance's of anyone noticing the difference in sharpness between the two is pretty small next is with the prime, it seem's your never in the right spot and you have to move around a bunch to find that spot, with a zoom you simply zoom. Primes are usually a lot more expensive than most zoom's but a 70-200 2.8 isn't gonna be cheap. And to cover the range of 70-200 with primes mean's your gonna have to haul more weight around. You obviously can't cover 70mm to 200mm with one 200mm prime lens. I've never had a 2.8 lens. First I simply couldn't afford them and then it occured to me that if you need an aperture of 2.8, you really need more light! Buy a flash!
A better comparison would have used the 70-200 2.8 and the 80-400 VR. Cheap consumer zooms don't stand a chance while top notch pro level zooms put up a good fight.effron wrote: I owned a 18-200 and have a 200 f/4...NO comparison, the prime killed it. I own a 70-300 and a 300 f/4...NO comparison, the prime kills it. How much will you use the 70-200 at the long end, and will you be satisfied with that is the question....
effron wrote: I owned a 18-200 and have a 200 f/4...NO comparison, the prime killed it. I own a 70-300 and a 300 f/4...NO comparison, the prime kills it. How much will you use the 70-200 at the long end, and will you be satisfied with that is the question....
The Gardener wrote:
effron wrote: I owned a 18-200 and have a 200 f/4...NO comparison, the prime killed it. I own a 70-300 and a 300 f/4...NO comparison, the prime kills it. How much will you use the 70-200 at the long end, and will you be satisfied with that is the question....
that is what it boils down to. Primes will take the prize, however at a much higher expense and, one focal length only. Do you do much bird photography?
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