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ocir wrote:
Given both lenses have almost identical prices. Which one would you prefer if you do mostly family photoshoots?
Family photo-shoots? Nikkor 180/2.8D, and my EF 135L. Two different-brand cameras, of course. (My 135L, alone, would keep me with one foot in the Canon camp, with the 100/2.8L Macro IS being another reason.)
To be clear, this is personal family photo-shoots, not paid photo-shoots. (My only "paid" photo work is crime scene/evidentiary/forensic images, for official purposes, in the course of my larger duties as a public servant. 100mm is the longest I need for that, for close-range/macro.)
Actually, in a moment of weakness, I traded my Nikkor 180/2.8D, to help acquire a fortuitously-available pre-owned Zeiss lens. While I thought that my 135L, with an a Extender 1.4x III, could effectively substitute for the 180/2.8D, I find myself sorely missing the slim, light Nikkor, and have been have been frequently checking the pre-owned Nikkors at a large local pro-oriented camera store, hoping to find a pristine 180/2.8D. If without luck, there, I may order one in the not-so-distant future.
Another large obstacle to my trying a Nikkor 135/2 DC, is that I have Zeiss 2/135 APO Sonnar ZF.2 and ZE lenses, though I am not sure now many families would sit still enough for manual focus. While very precise and easy to use, the long focus ring throw distance of these Zeiss lenses might not be the best for moving subjects.
Final thought: As elkhornsun, and perhaps others, have indicated, a 70-200/2.8 might be a best choice for families, especially families with active children, who might not remain very still, perhaps requiring the photographer to be flexible in shooting positions. I was, regretfully, not a photographer when my son was young, but he would, most certainly, have been a challenge to photograph. I will be able to try this again, soon, if everything goes well, as my first grandchild is due at the end of this year. (Plus, my son's extended family-in-law has plenty of young, active children, whom I met at the wedding, at which time I was glad to have my fast-focusing Nikkor 24-70/2.8G with me.)
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