WTB-- Good LOW LIGHT action photo lens

JCphotography.org · November 10, 2006

I am in need of a good LOW LIGHT action photo lens i am shooting with a canon 20D with a Tamron 28-300 Di f3.5 and a canon 580 flash. the places where I shoot have really crappy field lights.

OK

What do yall suggest?? What's for sale on here that I just "HAVE" to have???

can also reach me @ Josh@jcphotography.org:thumb

GraphyFotoz · November 10, 2006

JCphotography.org wrote:

I am in need of a good LOW LIGHT action photo lens i am shooting with a canon 20D with a Tamron 28-300 Di f3.5 and a canon 580 flash. the places where I shoot have really crappy field lights.

OK
What do yall suggest?? What's for sale on here that I just "HAVE" to have???

can also reach me @ Josh@jcphotography.org

Not to take anything away anything here at DG......but on FM there was a Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 for $1400!

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/471215

Can't get much faster than that!

Dunno if your gonna gain a lot seeing yours is a f3.5 which is pretty fast already.

But a stop or 2 gain IS a plus!!

Hope this helps your search?

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Oh POOP.....forgive me....it's early AM here....it's for Nikon mount only!! DAMN

Need my coffee!!

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TristanP · November 10, 2006

Windoze was selling his 120-300/2.8 here. Don't know if it's still available.

OlgaJ · November 10, 2006

JCphotography.org wrote:

I am in need of a good LOW LIGHT action photo lens i am shooting with a canon 20D with a Tamron 28-300 Di f3.5 and a canon 580 flash. the places where I shoot have really crappy field lights.

OK
What do yall suggest?? What's for sale on here that I just "HAVE" to have???

can also reach me @ Josh@jcphotography.org

Look for a 85mm f/1.8. Not very expensive, but sharp and appropriate for indoor action. Another that works well for me is the 135L f/2.

Olga

claudermilk · November 10, 2006

GraphyFotoz wrote:

Not to take anything away anything here at DG......but on FM there was a Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 for $1400!

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/471215

Can't get much faster than that!
Dunno if your gonna gain a lot seeing yours is a f3.5 which is pretty fast already.
But a stop or 2 gain IS a plus!!

Hope this helps your search?

**** EDIT ****

Oh POOP.....forgive me....it's early AM here....it's for Nikon mount only!! DAMN

Need my coffee!!

.

Yeah, saw that. It was so hard to not jump in on it, but I've just bought a bunch of other stuff and like having a roof to sleep under.

Pretty much for zooms you're looking for f2.8 (even most longer primes this is as fast as it gets).

luckyrwe · November 11, 2006

The best action lens ever was the Nikon 180/2.8. I saw your links and based on what you shoot I would say get the 50/1.4 and 135/2. They are a bit longer with your body and have the speed for night and a good shallow depth of field.

JCphotography.org · November 11, 2006

thanks for the info
Thanks for the info.

I am from the school of "Read the manual and then point and shoot" so I am learning as I go.

I REALLY like this site and will start coming here every day to read. I just shot the first round of the state play offs for football here in Arkansas last night. Have a LONG day of editing and uploading..

Thanks again. Please keep the imput coming. I am saving my $$$$ for the big purchase.

Josh RN
JCphotography.org

photodoug · November 11, 2006

curious....why the ".org" TLD if you are a for-profit photographer?

DavidTO · November 11, 2006

I moved this thread, since you're not in the market for a specific lens, but are asking for advice about which lens to get. It's not really a Flea Market post. When you know what you want, go for it there, but ask your questions here.

JCphotography.org · November 11, 2006

.org
The .com was taken. There are no real clasifications on actually haveing to have a non profit to be an "ORG".

So does anyone out there have one of these high speed low light lenses for sale??

Thanks
Josh

Poseidon · November 12, 2006

If you can FIND one, it doesn't get any better then this:

http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/200mm/index.htm

Of course it will set you back a big part of your bank account....

pathfinder · November 12, 2006

OlgaJ wrote:

Look for a 85mm f/1.8. Not very expensive, but sharp and appropriate for indoor action. Another that works well for me is the 135L f/2.

Olga

Listen to Olga.

Another that is relatively inexpensive is the 200 f2.8 L

The 200 f1.8 L in NOT inexpensive.

RandySmugMug · November 14, 2006

luckyrwe wrote:

The best action lens ever was the Nikon 180/2.8. I saw your links and based on what you shoot I would say get the 50/1.4 and 135/2. They are a bit longer with your body and have the speed for night and a good shallow depth of field.

the 180 2.8 is a great lens but not for action...no afs
the nikon 135/2 is also not afs

now the canon 135/2 usm is a great low light action lens

johng · November 14, 2006

I'm sorry if this was somehow answered already, but what sports are you wanting to shoot? This will make all the difference in the world.

For example an 85mm 1.8 lens is fantastic for action 10-15 feet away from you, but next to useless for football.

So, the right lens depends on the distances involved.

For what it's worth, on a 1.5 or 1.6 crop body you can expect 200mm lens to be good for about 25 yards and still retain sharp images - especially in low light. 300mm gets you about 40 yards and 400mm gets you about 50-60 yards (note this is BEFORE the crop factor).

So, while a 135mm lens is fantastic for low light action, realize you're not going to shoot players 40 yards from you with that lens and still be able to crop tightly and retain detail at high ISOs.

WTB-- Good LOW LIGHT action photo lens

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