Lyncca
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I've looked up reviews and they seem pretty mixed. What do you wedding photographers on here think?
I would LOVE the Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR (who wouldn't), but $1800 is just not a possibility right now since I am getting equipment and experience as tag-alongs and second shooting (which I need this lens for) before really making much money. I don't have a need for this lens when shooting kiddos and families, so it isn't anything I needed before.
Is there really THAT much difference in the Nikon dream lens and these others? If you really couldn't have one which of the alternatives would you go for?
Also, on cropped sensor, is there much difference in the 70 to 80 mm? I find that when I use my 70-300mm junk lens, that I'm either completely at one end and trying to back up to get a shot in the small side, or completely to the long end, so the 10mm difference worries me a little (mostly used at the zoo, so I will sell this after getting the 70-200).
I also need to get a full frame (refuse to buy any more cropped for the future), fast, low-mid zoom, so any money I can save to go towards that would make me happy; but I don't want to sacrifice extreme quality either. Right now I am surviving on primes, but it isn't very convenient when you need a little more zoom and you can't move into the middle of the aisle
Sorry for rambling, just trying to provide as much info as possible so I don't get the obvious questions of "whats it for?" "whats your budget?". LOL
I would LOVE the Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR (who wouldn't), but $1800 is just not a possibility right now since I am getting equipment and experience as tag-alongs and second shooting (which I need this lens for) before really making much money. I don't have a need for this lens when shooting kiddos and families, so it isn't anything I needed before.
Is there really THAT much difference in the Nikon dream lens and these others? If you really couldn't have one which of the alternatives would you go for?
Also, on cropped sensor, is there much difference in the 70 to 80 mm? I find that when I use my 70-300mm junk lens, that I'm either completely at one end and trying to back up to get a shot in the small side, or completely to the long end, so the 10mm difference worries me a little (mostly used at the zoo, so I will sell this after getting the 70-200).
I also need to get a full frame (refuse to buy any more cropped for the future), fast, low-mid zoom, so any money I can save to go towards that would make me happy; but I don't want to sacrifice extreme quality either. Right now I am surviving on primes, but it isn't very convenient when you need a little more zoom and you can't move into the middle of the aisle
Sorry for rambling, just trying to provide as much info as possible so I don't get the obvious questions of "whats it for?" "whats your budget?". LOL