Advice on future lens collection

[djzuk]

New question...


What do you think of the 70-200 f/4L IS with a flash in comparison with the 70-200 f/2.8L (with or without flash)? For indoor family shooting or most any low-light situations? I'm thinking that if I have a flash anyways, maybe I don't really need the f2.8 and would rather have 4 stops of IS on the f4. I know there may be situations where I wouldn't have time to get out a flash, and f2.8 would be nice, but the IS would definitely be useful for the majority of my shooting. Then I could even add a f2.8 or faster prime lens (85, 135, or 200) down the road for when I don't want to (or can't) use a flash. Just a thought.


So many things to think about... I'm starting to see why many just go full blast and purchase the 70-200 f/2.8L IS.





Thanks,
Derrick

[neuroanatomist]

What do you think of the 70-200 f/4L IS with a flash in comparison with the 70-200 f/2.8L (with or without flash)? For indoor family shooting or most any low-light situations?

Hope you have big rooms in your house, or are planning on shooting mainly closeups of your family. 70-200 is a little on the long side for shooting in typical rooms, IMO.

[djzuk]

Hope you have big rooms in your house, or are planning on shooting mainly closeups of your family. 70-200 is a little on the long side for shooting in typical rooms, IMO.

True, so I guess mainly compare the two options for tighter portraits. I'm thinking usually you'd want a flash in this case anyways... so f2.8 wouldn't be necessary. For now I'm leaning more towards the f4 IS... though I guess I don't need to worry about it until after my 10-22 purchase. Maybe by then the f2.8 IS will be around $1000 since the mark II version will be coming out.


Thanks for all of your advice.





Derrick