Sigma 105mm macro for basketball??

[L.Morey]

Well that pretty much is the question do you or have you ever seen anybody use this lens for basketball or any other indoor sport? Any ideas or comments on this idea would be greatly app.

[dschach]

What camera? For a 1.6 crop camera, the best lenses for indoor basketball are probably the 85 f/1.8, the 50 f/1.8 and f/1.4. If the 100 macro is 2.8, it may be too slow for some poorly lit gyms.

[khall]

Have a look at Basketball pictures that have been posted. For post's using that lens I think you will find, It will be zero.

[MagicNikon]

Slow to focus....2.8 might not be fast enough. I tried a 70mm Sigma macro for basketball once and it was awful.

[Chandler.]

I used Canon's 100mm macro for a basketball game and it was definitely not ideal.

[jordan101]

the only thing about that llens is that it doesnt have a very fast focusing motor. basketball is pretty much all i shoot and i have gotten some great shots with my 50mm but u have to focus on the preson a few seconds before you actually take the shot so its not wat u would call a action lens at all.

[jordan101]

its not the aperature for sure beacause ive used the canon 70-200mm 2.8 and its fine even in "darkly" lit conditions