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mdm
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 08:46
I'm wanting to buy a new lens. This will be use for sports pictures of my kids like outdoors sports and indoor games. So I need a zoom and I need it too handle low light conditions. I have a digital rebel and 18-55 kit lens. Any help or suggestions would be welcome.
billsh
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 08:51
Whats your budget? 70-200 is a good lense if you can afford it. It will be hard to accomadate indoor sports, outdoor sports, and low light with one lense. You could add a 50 1.8 or 1.4 to handle the low light situations and use the 70-200 for range. Just a few ideas. It would help to know what sports and your budget though.

Bill
mdm
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 08:54
lower to midrange. I don't want to get the cheapest but would like something to give me a good shot.
Steve Parr
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 08:59
My decision was bouncing between the 70-200mm L f/4and the 85mm f/1.8. I went with the 85mm for no other reason than it's better suited for the type of shooting I'll be doing, which is club photography. I came close to pullinig the trigger on both of them, but that would've been one Helluva diet for my wallet to endure all at once.

I say go with the lens that you'll get the most use out of. I've got the 85mm f/1.8 and the 50mm f/1.8, and I've been using them almost exclusively. My 75-300mm Sigma and the kit lens haven't been getting much exercise lately...

Steve
billsh
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:04
Whenever I'm planning on buying a new lense, I try and plan for the future as well as my current needs. Having said that, a 70-200 is a great lense to own long-term. If you can afford the 2.8 version, go for it, if not look at the 4.0. I have the 2.8 and love it, but have read equally good reports on the 4.0 version. The nifty fifty ( 50 1.8) would also do you well in the future. I bought it about 3 months ago and shot my first portrait session with it last week. I was very pleased with the results.

BTW, I'm in west texas. Are you near Houston? If memory serves me correct, which doesn't always, thats where your located.

Bill
mdm
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:09
Yes, Friendswood is between Houston And Galveston.
pcasciola
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:10
I currently use the 300mm f/4L IS for outdoor sports and the 85mm f/1.8 for indoor sports.

The only zooms I would consider for both indoor and outdoor are the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, or the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L, but both of those would be a compromise from the two primes I use.
billsh
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:14
Well, my memory is not as bad as I thought. I shot some bird pictures on the east end of Galveston a couple years ago using my 70-200. If you into nature photography, the 70-200 would serve you well there also.

Bill
mdm
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:14
Thanks for giving me some advice. I have plans to go on a cruise in June so I'm sure this new lens will come in handy.
mdm
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:19
Yes, there are alot of places I could think of that the lens would come in handy.
ARTSPACE
30th of March 2005 (Wed), 08:00
I have the Sigma 70-200 2.8 EX HSM and 1.4 tele-converter for shooting Tri-Athalons and I love both so much I haven't used a short lens in months! Very sharp photos and fast auto-focus for $650 - can't beat that!
Kennymc
30th of March 2005 (Wed), 08:16
I use the Canon 70-200 f/4L for outdoors and a Canon 200 f/2.8L for indoors...
Jon
30th of March 2005 (Wed), 08:37
The 70-200 f/2.8s from Canon and Sigma are popular in both the Indoor (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=445955) and Outdoor (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61801) Sports lens stickies. Fast enough for indoors (well, nothing ever is, but . . .) and long enough for most of outdoors, especially with the smaller fields for kidsports.