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 p.1 #1 · Buying advice request: Sony 50-150 or 70-200 f2.8? | |
Hello, this is another advice request picking between the two.. Want to pick some brains in the forum to go through my thought process..
Tried reading some of the threads here, and what I get from them seems to be.. they're two different lenses..
(jump to end to skip rant)
- Current equipment
I currently have a7iii and a7c. For a long time, I've been shooting with my 24-105/4 (and recently 24-70/2.8) and A-mount 70-200. I've used my lenses in various situations, and the most common ended up going to conventions and taking photos of event floor and cosplayers, and local music events and taking photos of performers.
- Reason I'm interested
Now, I didn't understand the need at first for 50-150, but after being taken photo of with it at the Sony Creative Space photo booth, I realized what's the purpose of the lens. I had a 50/1.7 before, a 85/1.8 I frequently carry for a light setup, and an A-mount 135/1.8 that sees irregular use over the years for reasons everyone would expect - not the first choice in unexpected/unprepared setting. So I can see myself carrying the 50-150/2 a lot. Other than holding the lens at the Creative Space though, I haven't had chance to play around much with it (because the cable holding the lens was pretty short, and it was available only at the display space, not the test space). I also have 135 STF and 90mm macro, both which I also love to use, though for nature rather than portraits, so I do play around in this range a lot.
- Comparing to old equipment
Weight wise, I'm used to carry my 24-70/2.8 and 70-200/2.8 A-mount together. I love the image quality, angle of view, and subject separation of my 70-200, but 70 can be too far for tight spaces where there's many cosplayers huddled together.
My A-mount 70-200/2.8 is around 15 years old, and I couldn't get myself to justify getting an E-mount 70-200/2.8 because.. the old one just still works (albeit sometimes the aperture blades get sticky and often refuse to work at smaller apertures, but I use it more often in indoors/low lighting anyway). So this is more of a 'want' than a 'need' purchase. I don't use the higher end as much due lack of OSS either, and even if I do, I usually have it handheld so light motion blur is pretty prevalent in my photos at 150mm+
- Budgeting
I'm purely a hobbyist, and I'm less concerned about the budget on this choice. I'm more looking into the fun factor than technical. I'm biased towards the 50-150, but it's likely temporary gear lust too coming back from the Creative Space.. But hobby is hobby, right? I'm aware of the lack of TC compatibility, but I also haven't used any TC with my A-mount 70-200 because I always prefer light setup for mobile usage. I rarely do sports, and for indoor activities, I usually don't do super crowded events so I have the freedom to move around usually.
tl;dr should I get the 50-150/2 because I like taking photos of people and events, or should I switch from my A-mount 70-200 to E-mount because it'll be lighter and more general purpose, and a decade+ native mount update to my lens?
Also not a main concern, but do you think 50-150 will have low resale value due to uncommon need? (My A-mount lenses resale value crashed anyway, so I don't really treat lenses as a returnable investment value)
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