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How big of a difference is f/4 and f/2.8 (alien.top)
submitted 11 months 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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[–] taspleb@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

For sporting events getting as much light as possible is pretty important because you're probably going to be shooting at a very fast shutter speed.

That being said I use a 200-500mm f/5.6 and can still avoid going too high with the iso (though mostly outside during the day) and I usually shoot at f/8 so I think f/4 is still going to be okay.