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Originally Posted by UdubBadger
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So what does everyone think?
70-200mm 2.8 L (non IS) and the 50mm 1.4 = about $1600 total (leaves me $400 for a new bag and nice tripod.
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70-200mm f4 L (non IS) and 50mm 1.2L = about $2000 total unless I can find some good lightly used deals
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I'm worried about the non-IS on your 70-200mm, particularly since you do concerts. You can use them very well for audience perspective shots of the bands. The IS is good for 2 f-stops. Also, even outdoors, when you get to the long end of that zoom, you'll really appreciate the IS. This is a slightly different league, but my 400 f/5.6 L non-IS was only available without IS, but I almost bought a 100-400 zoom instead to get the IS. Even on a monopod, it's hard to keep the center focus-dot centered on the subject.
Having said that, I'd go for the 70-200 f3 L IS with the 50mm 1.4. If the 1.4 is not an L, then I'm worried because it seems like it may end up being your money-lens on stage. If that's true, I take it all back and say you should get the 1.2L before anything else and save to by the 70-200 f4L IS later.
BTW, stage lighting is usually plenty for an f4 in a reasonably fast camera. The trouble is you'll have to make big color balance changes in processing.
Dave