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I'd personally go with the f1.4. I recently bought one and when you shoot at f2, you might want to bring some bandaids because it is razor sharp when you nail the focus.
Just feeling the two will show you difference in build quality. I've dropped my lens several times, atleast once from a good four feet up and it's never cracked at all. I've seen countless threads and pictures at POTN of f1.8's broken from a drop and if I've ever seen a broken f1.4 picture, it's escaping my memory.
Also, the f1.4 has USM and while I've never shot kids, I would imagine fast focusing would be crucial.
It's $315 at BH and they usually go for about $280-300 on forums used.
Just feeling the two will show you difference in build quality. I've dropped my lens several times, atleast once from a good four feet up and it's never cracked at all. I've seen countless threads and pictures at POTN of f1.8's broken from a drop and if I've ever seen a broken f1.4 picture, it's escaping my memory.
Also, the f1.4 has USM and while I've never shot kids, I would imagine fast focusing would be crucial.
It's $315 at BH and they usually go for about $280-300 on forums used.