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How big of a difference is f/4 and f/2.8 (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by WMUBronco1994@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I want to photograph a few sporting events locally.

2.8 is obviously a lot more expensive, but is it worth it?

70-200 lens

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[–] abphoto842@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If you shoot indoors, you'll likely want an f/2.8. It's the difference between 1600 and 3200 iso or 1/250 and 1/500 shutter speed. I'd never shoot anything indoors (unless it was professionally lit) without f/2.8 lenses.

If you're inexperienced with shooting sports, I'd suggest renting a lens and trying it out. Some people who try to shoot sports/concert photography for the first time get very bad results because their settings aren't right. Use the rental experience as a learning process on what equipment you should buy.