Would anybody recommend the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG OS as a first lens for a beginner sports photographer?
Would anybody recommend the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG OS as a first lens for a beginner sports photographer?
I only have my 18-55mm lens I got with my Nikon D3300 so looking to buy a beginner telephoto lens to get me started on shooting sports.
Would anybody recommend the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG OS as a first lens for a beginner sports photographer?
I only have my 18-55mm lens I got with my Nikon D3300 so looking to buy a beginner telephoto lens to get me started on shooting sports.
Football (Soccer for the Americans) mainly
Was soccer in England for years, before then becoming 'football'. It's just a shortening of Association Football.
Rugby is Rugby Football. Then there's Gaelic Football, American Football, Australian Rules Football. They are just different codes or types of football.
Depending on your budget, I grabbed the Nikon 70-200mm f/4 instead of an f/2.8 due to the weight.
Don't know about the Sigma, but I found the Nikon f/2.8 versions a nightmare to handhold for long periods. I went for the f/4 version to make handholding easier and less weight in my pack when I'm hiking or biking with my gear.
Sorry but definitely don't go for the f4 for sports.... you will struggle in winter months (lights gone at 3.30pm ) shooting football and really struggle under floodlights.. indoors same problem...
I must still be young, never heard the words soccer or rugby football or association football leave somebody`s lips in the UK in my life.
I can imagine someone really really really posh saying association football.. otherwise nagh.. its football and rugby no matter what they used in the olden days.... how old are you seba ? : )
The Sigma is currently the least favourite 70-200mm ƒ2.8 out of Tamron, Nikon and Sigma. There's no science to it but it doesn't seem to fare well against the other two. Saying that, a fair few people that do have the Sigma and have no complaints. I think once they switch to Tamron or Nikon, they realise the difference then.
I've had the Tamron 70-200 G2 and the Nikon 70-200 VRii (I also tried the G1 Tamron and it only took 20 minutes for me to realise I had to sell the Nikon). The Tamron beats the Nikon in my experience and I actually sold my VRii to buy the Tamron G1 as it was way sharper than my Nikon. By the time I sold the VRii, Tamron had discontinued the G1 and replaced it with the G2. I would have been very happy with the G1 (bar its looks, but that's very shallow of me!!) The G1 is an excellent lens and great value for money used.