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#1 2005-07-29 5:35 pm
- Habs24
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Lense for Sports
I'm looking for a telephoto lense for sports. Zoom or not, it doesn't matter, but zooms are cheaper.
The lense should have a focal length of at least 200mm.
I plan on using this lens for sports such as indoor tennis, and I'll probably be shooting from the stands so I won't be very close to the courts.
I'm looking at this one or the one here.
I'm not too sure if the 2nd one will work well, I need some advice. What lenses do you use for indoor sports? It had to be a lense compatible with a Canon EOS dSLR.
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#2 2005-07-30 2:36 pm
- Slarty
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Re: Lense for Sports
First, it's spelled l-e-n-s. No "e" at the end.
Second, if you want to minimize your investment, get a zoom lens. If you want really sharp pictures, get multiple fixed lenses. Canon's stuff is very good, and it's what I try to get all the time. The company's "L" series stuff is expensive, but worth it. The exception to this is the "L" series 35-350mm zoom. I don't have it, but I've heard a lot of photographers are quite unhappy with it.
So, basically, stick with Canon and L series lenses and you'll be happy. And poor.
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#3 2005-07-30 6:43 pm
Re: Lense for Sports
L lenses are generally too heavy for sports unless you are shooting from a tripod or monopod.
You do want a fast lense though typically for sports, but L lenses are really heavy.
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#4 2005-07-30 7:08 pm
- Slarty
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Re: Lense for Sports
Well, that's because they use that glass stuff in all the lenses. 
Unless you're using one of the big monsters, the L lenses are just fine for hand holding. The 70-200 IS is a joy to use.
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#5 2005-07-30 8:00 pm
Re: Lense for Sports
Slarty wrote:
Well, that's because they use that glass stuff in all the lenses.
Unless you're using one of the big monsters, the L lenses are just fine for hand holding. The 70-200 IS is a joy to use.
The IS lenses typically are not L, though many L lenses have IS.
The 70-200 IS I believe is only available as an f2.8 L lense and weighs over 3 pounds.
The IS will help with camera shake, but they don't do anything for movement of the subject, which sports has.
The 70-200 IS is a f2.8 lense which is faity fast for that range, but the 200/2.8 lense is a LOT cheaper and under a pound, and I bet optically better at 200mm than a 70-200 IS simply because primes are a lot easier to make good than zooms, and zooms tend to be worst at the extremes.
However - the poster says he is using a DSLR. If it has a 1.6x crop factor, a 135mm focal length may actually be better than a 200
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#6 2005-07-30 9:02 pm
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Re: Lense for Sports
I've used the 70-200 IS (borrowed it...damn I wish it was mine) for shooting moving cars. Didn't seem cumbersome or difficult to use at all.
However, for about 70 percent of my shooting I rely on a 35-135 IS lens. Really nice chunk of glass.
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