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<blockquote data-quote="Don Kuykendall_RIP" data-source="post: 37995" data-attributes="member: 6277"><p>[h=2]<a href="http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm" target="_blank">A Tedious Explanation of the f/stop</a>[/h]The link above will explain a lot about the question. The question you asked "Would 3rd party 'prime' lens with f 2.8 makes any difference?" The difference is that the 2.8 lens would be able to shoot at a faster shutter speed for one example. A lot of time this would not make much difference but in very low light might be the difference in a good shot and a blurry one. The other example would be depth of field. </p><p>I have an old Olympus 50mm lens that is 1.2 that I used for years that I loved. Was perfect in a lot of areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don Kuykendall_RIP, post: 37995, member: 6277"] [h=2][URL="http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm"]A Tedious Explanation of the f/stop[/URL][/h]The link above will explain a lot about the question. The question you asked "Would 3rd party 'prime' lens with f 2.8 makes any difference?" The difference is that the 2.8 lens would be able to shoot at a faster shutter speed for one example. A lot of time this would not make much difference but in very low light might be the difference in a good shot and a blurry one. The other example would be depth of field. I have an old Olympus 50mm lens that is 1.2 that I used for years that I loved. Was perfect in a lot of areas. [/QUOTE]
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