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f1.8 prime lenses are considered the lower, less sophisticated, less gifted kid of its faster, bigger and more loaded brother.
But is there really a need for f1.4 lens ?
1.The first obvious advantage is that its faster which is great but with modern FF cameras this is just not all that necessary, I used to shoot in many conditions at f2.8 and now I even dialed it down to f4 because modern cameras FF sensor are simply this good.
2.Better DOF, better Bokeh, well my question is how good is it really between f1.4 vs f1.8 and how many times do you really shoot at f1.8 or faster to get this extra separation for the background.
3.f1.8 lenses are much smaller and much lighter
4.f1.8 obviously is always cheaper
On the other hand f1.4 lenses have more technology in them, more blades, more glass so they are more sophisticated.
But how important is it really ?
When buying f1.4 lens how much is it for bragging rights and how much is it for real need ?
But is there really a need for f1.4 lens ?
1.The first obvious advantage is that its faster which is great but with modern FF cameras this is just not all that necessary, I used to shoot in many conditions at f2.8 and now I even dialed it down to f4 because modern cameras FF sensor are simply this good.
2.Better DOF, better Bokeh, well my question is how good is it really between f1.4 vs f1.8 and how many times do you really shoot at f1.8 or faster to get this extra separation for the background.
3.f1.8 lenses are much smaller and much lighter
4.f1.8 obviously is always cheaper
On the other hand f1.4 lenses have more technology in them, more blades, more glass so they are more sophisticated.
But how important is it really ?
When buying f1.4 lens how much is it for bragging rights and how much is it for real need ?