i wouldnt get 50mm +85mm combo either(unless it was 85mm 1.2 + 50mm 1.4), id go with 50mm + 135mm instead. 85mm is just barely enough to shoot head portraits with full frame, 50mm isnt long enough for this, its a normal lens instead small tele. even tho they dont have huge difference in focal length, they are still different lenses for different purposes. i wasnt implying to having redundant gear as professional, no idea where you got that from.

It came from a highly evolved brain in the 21st century homosapien.

This post was edited by Eek on Dec 22 2010 10:57am

not evolved enough since you got it wrong

Gear redundancy is too important to not have. I had to use the 100-400 for a wedding when the 70-200 II fucked up.
Another thing that you'll benefit from having a 50mm and an 85 mm is that each lens as a different bokeh quality and feel. If you wish to produce superior work, you must consider this as well.

yes sir !!!!!


By the way, considering the fact I`d most likely be using a 70-200mm for people and portraits, wouldnt getting the f2.8 L USM ( non IS ) Mk II be better than getting the f4 L IS USM ?! I guess I wont really need the IS for people and portraits, as I could easily be using shutter speeds of around 160 with the f2.8 lens. And they are about the same price.

100-400 seems really slow unless you're in a really bright church mang. Even then you'll need to jack up the ISO



I'm not sure i'm reading this right.. But there is no Mark II Non-IS

Order from sharpest to least sharp (70-200s)

70-200 f/2.8L IS Mark II USM
70-200 f/4L IS USM (extremely close to the mark II in sharpness)

70-200 f/4L
70-200 f/2.8L Non-IS
70-200 f/2.8L IS USM

But IMO IS helps ALOT regardless

The F4 L IS is a ton sharper than the 2.8L Non is. I don't think there's a II non is version. Since you don't need the extra F stop, I'd go with the F4 L IS. I have one as my backup for the 70-200 2.8 L IS II

It was extremely slow and I had to shoot @ iso 3200. Also added some flash compensation. But you know NR from LR2 + 5d MK II pulled it off perfectly.

This post was edited by onepagememory on Dec 22 2010 12:51pm

Then the NR in LR3 would make you cream your pants

I'm sorry i meant LR3. Not sure why I put 2.