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matt1987
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 13:23
Hey yall.. I was wondering if I could shoot some sports photography w/ the Tamron 28-300 lens, since right now this would be the only one to fit my budget. However, I wanted to have some sports shots for my college application (photography).

I'd be so thankful if anyone could help me out..

How would you shoot sports w/ that lens? (concerning ISO, shutter etc.) lets say on a day with fair amount of lighting..

Thanks,
Matt :D
matt1987
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 16:01
or should i get the canon 100-300?
Billginthekeys
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 16:16
on a budget i would say the 100-300 would be eternally better than the 28-300. although still nowhere near the best.
MDoc
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 16:18
I have a tamron 28-300 and I don't think it would be very good for sports. At 300mm you would be looking at 6.3 so you would really have to have alot of light. The 100-300 I believe is 5.6 at 300 so it wold be a little better.
YARRO
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 17:22
I agree with MDoc. I've used the Tammy for sports afor a couple of months and you need a lot of light to freeze the action at f6.3. On a bright day you can get away with it.
And above 200mm images tend to be a little bit soft soft.
However I've you're on a tight budget you can't get much better than the Tammy.
MDoc
16th of November 2006 (Thu), 17:52
Thats true yarro - in that price range the tammy is very good.
YARRO
17th of November 2006 (Fri), 07:37
Take a look here http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=169751.
AdamJL
17th of November 2006 (Fri), 08:12
Bump up the ISO!

It's a good lens, but not good enough for fast action sports IMO.

Lawn Bowls maybe...
matt1987
17th of November 2006 (Fri), 09:04
Take a look here http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=169751 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=169751).

I assume they are shot with the 28-300? or the 100-300?
YARRO
17th of November 2006 (Fri), 11:50
I assume they are shot with the 28-300? or the 100-300?

Yes.
danielkucin
17th of November 2006 (Fri), 12:26
Look, the equipment is important, but it does not make the photographer. I am shooting with a very slow Tamron 70-300 lens and I still get great shoots at day games. However, when I was shooting at the Maryland Vs. Florida State game last week I noticed that I need to save up for the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens cause it was to slow to get clear shots at night. Other than night games, get this inexpensive lens and I promise you will get some good shots.
Check out some of my images at www.danielkucinphotos.com