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

If you ever shoot sports in the evening as the sun is going down, you will have to have a 2.8 lens.

If you always shoot in great sun in the middle of the day or with strong lighting, then a 4.0 will be great.

I have both at 300mm. I take the 4.0 to golf tournaments starting in the morning as the sun gets brighter during the day. I take the 2.8 to softball games that start in the evening and the light gets dimmer and dimmer. I've never taken both.

With the 2.8 you can shoot longer into the gradually lessening light...

And heck, buy used. You can get some amazing lenses that may not be cutting edge technology but still take spectacular photos.