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I think if you are on a budget then you are on a budget, that criteria will trump everything else. The aperture is irrelevant because if you are given a choice of 2 lenses and both the same price, if I offer you a 85/1.4L and a 85/1.8 and both £300. Are you going to tell me you’ll pick the 1.8 because the client can’t tell the difference?
Some highly respected photographers very happily use the Nikon 1.8 AF-S lenses, including some wedding photographers who I'm sure have no financial concerns at all. Size and weight should not be underestimated and often the AF speed is quicker when there is less glass to move around.
For similar reasons the D750 became a massive hit and saw many happily moving 'down' from the D5.
Aperture isn't everything. I've shot weddings with the Canon 50mm 1.2 and Zeiss 55mm 1.8. I'd take the Zeiss every single time in future.
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