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180mm ED Lens
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:48 am
by kilm53
My son decided to buy a 180mm F2.8 ed lens for sport photography instead of the 70-300mm VR lens..
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product ... ?sku=12881
He tried it out at the football last weekend..:link to my Smugmug:
http://kilm53.smugmug.com/gallery/59846 ... 1553_27yQx
It seems to work ok..iso was a bit high as light wasnt too good, overcast most of the day..
Let me know what you think/
Peter
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Re: 180mm ED Lens
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:04 pm
by jon.oman
I can see that he was fighting the poor light. That f2.8 would help more than the 70-300VR at its widest. It looks like your son was right at the sidelines? How much cropping did he need to do? I bet in the end, he would like to have the 300mm f2.8!
Re: 180mm ED Lens
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:20 pm
by kilm53
No cropping Jon straight out the camera, he touched a few up in Photoshop but no cropping for them either..he posted them on a football forum he is in and they all like them..He would love the 300mm F2.8 and so would I..
He had a press pass for the day and was sat just too the left of the goals a few feet behind the touch line, he was working with the lady photorapher from the Rangers Footall Club...
Here is some of her shots...
http://www.rangerspics.com/pics_10576/R ... &gid=10576
She had a 300mm or 400mm lens
Peter
Re: 180mm ED Lens
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:59 pm
by jon.oman
I would love to have the 300 f2.8 myself! Right now, I am saving for the 300 f4 AFS. I've seen some great things with this lens, but I don't think it is fast enough for sports, since it is an f4.
Can you imagine being able to afford a 500mm or 600mm AFS VR?!
Only in my dreams!