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500 f/4 vs 500 f/5.6
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 750629" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I know you mentioned you will be using a tripod. The difference in weight looks to be 6.8 pounds for the f/4 vs. 3.2 pounds for the f/5.6. If you would ever handhold the f/4, that extra stop of light won't factor in simply because you'd have to use a faster shutter speed to compensate for the extra weight of the lens. In all honesty, how often would you ever even shoot at f/4? The compression of a telephoto lens would make the depth of field extremely shallow so you'd probably be shooting at f/5.6 or higher anyway. </p><p></p><p>Maybe [USER=9240]@BackdoorArts[/USER] can tell you how often he shoots at f/5.6 vs. a smaller aperture (say maybe f/8 or f/9) in real world shooting. Will that one stop at f/4 really be advantageous for your situation? No one can make that choice other than you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 750629, member: 13196"] I know you mentioned you will be using a tripod. The difference in weight looks to be 6.8 pounds for the f/4 vs. 3.2 pounds for the f/5.6. If you would ever handhold the f/4, that extra stop of light won't factor in simply because you'd have to use a faster shutter speed to compensate for the extra weight of the lens. In all honesty, how often would you ever even shoot at f/4? The compression of a telephoto lens would make the depth of field extremely shallow so you'd probably be shooting at f/5.6 or higher anyway. Maybe [USER=9240]@BackdoorArts[/USER] can tell you how often he shoots at f/5.6 vs. a smaller aperture (say maybe f/8 or f/9) in real world shooting. Will that one stop at f/4 really be advantageous for your situation? No one can make that choice other than you. [/QUOTE]
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