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dairally
15-09-2009, 13:39
i am looking to get rid of my kit lense and get a new one it will be used for mainly motorsport such rallying i want somthing close to 18-55mm i was looking at a 50mm 1.8 would it be any good and what does everyone else use thanks
HoppyUK
15-09-2009, 14:28
For motorsport, most people are using 200/300/400mm lenses. 18-55 is for close up paddock pics. 50 1.8 is a specialist lens for low light and/or shallow depth of field.

What exactly is it that your are wanting to shoot, and what is wrong with your current kit lens as you see it?
Hertsman
15-09-2009, 14:54
As alreday stated, motorsport requires reach.

Minimum really is 70-300 I would say.
Jim.R
15-09-2009, 15:13
As above, plus the AF on the nifty fifty is astoundingly slow. Not what you need for motorsport. I'd be looking at (in increasing price order) one of
Canon/Sigma/Tamron 75-300
Canon 70-300 IS USM
Canon 100-400L
DizMatt
15-09-2009, 15:22
I would look at mid range lenses
a 50-150 mm f2.8 or the 70-200 f2.8 Sigmas

helpful to capture those high speed turns.
motorsport does need a longer reach be rallying photographers (NUTTERS!!!:bonk::bonk::bonk:) get a lot closer to the action than F1 , F2 and BTCC fans.

the 50mm f1.8 is great but doesn't give you a lot of scope
I thought it would be a fast focusing lens though but I'm used to my 1.4
slt_roopan
15-09-2009, 15:31
Hi,

Various lenses can be used, depending on the distance from the point of action - usually the longer the better. Typically 200mm + 1.4 converter is the shortest you can use.Most SLR Digital gives a further multiplication factor of approx 1.3.
dairally
15-09-2009, 23:52
i say 99% of my photos are rallying ive got a 70-200mm and the lense i got at the mo is to slow
Jim.R
16-09-2009, 08:28
Which 70-200 have you got?
aligibbs
16-09-2009, 08:31
Hi,

Various lenses can be used, depending on the distance from the point of action - usually the longer the better. Typically 200mm + 1.4 converter is the shortest you can use.Most SLR Digital gives a further multiplication factor of approx 1.3.

Its usually 1.5x for Nikon or 1.6x for Canon.
dairally
16-09-2009, 10:05
the 70-200mm f4
davetucker
16-09-2009, 10:09
Hi the 70-200mm f2.8 is very very quick! But also expensive:)
Chaz Photos
16-09-2009, 10:13
the 70-200mm f4

Your camera bag show a 90-300? also in your first post you say you want a 18-55 to replace your kit lens.

what do you want................
dairally
16-09-2009, 14:09
i have just bought the 70-20mm f4 i want a new one close to my kit lense but faster
HoppyUK
16-09-2009, 14:32
i have just bought the 70-20mm f4 i want a new one close to my kit lense but faster

Ah right, that's easy then. You mean faster as in wider aperture/lower f/number? Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS.

That is the best lens, closest to the kit jobbie, but expensive. Sigma and Tamron do cheaper. F/2.8 is as fast as you'll get in a zoom. Sigma also do some fast primes.