24-70 or 70-200 (Street Photography & portraits)

If weight is not an issue, which FL do you think will be much more useful for Street Photography ? I'm trying to decide if I should keep my 24-70 or just purchase a 70-200 and buy a prime 30mm to take care of those wider angle shots.

Anyone?

On what camera? The D700 [FF]? If so I'd prefer the 70-200 but it all depends on the style you want..

monst0r wrote in post #11373852
On what camera? The D700 [FF]? If so I'd prefer the 70-200 but it all depends on the style you want..

Yes D700!

Street photography tends to be taken with wider focal lengths such as the ones the 24-70 can provide, however, portrait, and more specifically head shots tend to with longer focal lengths like that which the 70-200 can provide, really up to your style!

themadman wrote in post #11373883
Street photography tends to be taken with wider focal lengths such as the ones the 24-70 can provide, however, portrait, and more specifically head shots tend to with longer focal lengths like that which the 70-200 can provide, really up to your style!

Yeah, pretty tough decisions, unfortunately I can't afford both this year. I like what the 70-200 has to offer for pure candid shots, also perfect for my portrait sessions, with the 24-70, you have to be more much more closer to the scene/person to get the shot in a street setting.

eye2i wrote in post #11373996
Yeah, pretty tough decisions, unfortunately I can't afford both this year. I like what the 70-200 has to offer for pure candid shots, also perfect for my portrait sessions, with the 24-70, you have to be more much more closer to the scene/person to get the shot in a street setting.

Very few folks agree with this, but I'm one of them.

I would go with the 70-200. I don't shoot street candids but do a fair bit of cadid shooting at weddings. I use this focal length much more than the 24-70 range as it allows me to stand out of the way and get the shots I need. The longer focal length also gives more subject isolation due to the smaller DOF. I do howveer have another body with a 16-35f2.8 attached to give me a wider shot if necessary although I rarely use it when shooting candids.

I have the 24 -70 and a 85mm prime but would get the 70-200 for street shots.

For me, street photography is about distance. The closer you are as a photographer, the better. This is NOT the same as using a telephoto. Since this consideration is limited by me being uncomfortable, my most used focal length for street is 50mm. The pictures below are all taken with the 50L.

The 70-200 is not the best option, unless you want to do portraits of people on the street.