Sony FE 24-70 GM f2.8 $1998 Sony FE 70-200 GM f2.8 $2398. That totals: $8,092. That [edit] is 5972 Pounds Sterling.. and the Nikons, at least the 70-200, are optically superior if not by a huge margin. Cheap glass will come to Z mount, and in the meantime their f4 zooms are also excellent.
But with fewer elements in the construction, Sony’s significantly reduced the weight from just under 1.5kg to just over 1kg, saving almost a third. Indeed it even shaves 25g from the weight of the Canon RF 70-200 2.8 to become the lightest of its peer group. Tamron’s 70-180 2.8 is 225g lighter still, but has a shorter range. 12-26-2019 11:05 AM. "The EF 70-200 f/2.8 or the RF 50mm f/1.2 ". I have both for DSLR cameras. So, this is based on that fact. The choice isn't even a debatable, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM Lens as a first lens. It is by far more friendly and will be tons more useful. Not simply portraits. Popular Telephoto Zoom Lens Made Lighter And Smaller. Unique to RF lenses, the additional control ring on the barrel of RF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM could be customised to control exposure settings; providing a more intuitive control especially while shooting. Filter Size: 77mm. Image Stabilisation of up to 5 stops. RF 70-200 F4 should be very compact & lightweight.. No need to « downgrade » to another « white elephant of the EF era.. » That elephant is quite compact and nice, actually, like a cute baby elephant. Just wait for its cute baby the soon to be released RF 70-200 F4. The RF f/2.8 was disappointing to me and a few people, at least Canon Lenses RF 70-200mm f/4 Vs f/2.8 and RF 50mm f/1.8 Vs f/1.2. On the 4th November 2020 Canon released two full frame RF mirrorless lenses for the EOS R camera system. Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM. Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM. Obviously I look into RF versions of 70-200 as EF would probably be going backwards and the hassle of adapter is something I would like to remove gradually. There are few things, that steer me towards f/4 and few towards f/2.8. I love 24-70 f/2.8 performance, that f/2.8 is stellar, I shot at night handheld and have useable photos. Buy Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens featuring RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format, Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/32, One Super UD Element, One UD Element, Two Aspherical Elements, Air Sphere and Fluorine Coatings, Dual Nano USM AF System, Optical Image Stabilizer, Customizable Control Ring, Detachable, Rotatable Tripod Collar, Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm.I own both the Canon EF 80-200mm f2.8 Magic Drainpipe and the Nikon F 70-200mm f2.8E FL (I’m slowly switching systems from Canon to Nikon, due to the again crippled video in the EOS R and the excellent video in the Nikon Z line: plus of course ergonomics, I don’t like touchbars and I do like joysticks, like I enjoyed in my 5D series cameras).
With the substantial price savings you get with the Sony 70-200mm f/4 over the f/2.8 version (over $1,400), you can easily buy an extra prime lens or two that will serve you much better.
And the 70-200 rf 2.8 makes the older one look older. There's also a RF 14-35mm f/4 that's still spendy but less than the 15-35mm. I sold my 24-70/f2.8 ii to get the RF 24-105/4 for QPYVh9H.