About expensive lenses

"M-M" wrote in message
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A Nikon 85mm 1.8 is $400.; an 85mm 1.4 is $1100.

Is the extra stop really worth all that extra expense? Why not just up
the ISO to compensate for those shots that really need the speed?

Am I missing something?

This usually seems to be the case with lenses. You would have thought that
an extra stop would only double the price if you think logically. It's not
even a full stop either probably more like 0.75 stops (no doubt someone has
the maths on this!). If you look at the lenses you will see that the 1.4
seems to be constructed to a far higher quality, similar to the legendary
28/1.4.

cheers adrian www.boliston.co.uk

"Rita Ä Berkowitz" ritaberk2O04 @aol.com wrote in message
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Adrian Boliston wrote:

This usually seems to be the case with lenses. You would
have thought that an extra stop would only double the price if
you think logically. It's not even a full stop either probably
more like 0.75 stops (no doubt someone has the maths on
this!). If you look at the lenses you will see that the 1.4 seems
to be constructed to a far higher quality, similar to the
legendary 28/1.4.

Another totally and utterly orgasmic lens!!!


Rita, you need to get out more...

;-)


Peter