Help me choose something short and fast

montanafan · 29th of December 2008 (Mon)

I'm extremely limited in where I can stand for a straight on shot under the basket. I can only stand at either corner of the backboard and two feet from the court. A 50mm lens is too long. An f/2.8 won't cut it.

I posted about this last year, but then I was trying to correct the problem by using a flash with my my 28-70mm f/2.8. That didn't work out too well, so now I'm going to buy one of these lenses for the length and aperture I need. My main question is:

Which of these should I choose for fast and sharp focusing?

Canon Wide Angle EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus

Sigma Normal 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Autofocus

Canon Wide Angle EF 35mm f/2.0 Autofocus

I know there are some nicer lenses out there than these, but the Canon 28mm at $409 is about the most I'd want to pay right now.

Thanks for reading.

Dennis_Hammer · 31st of December 2008 (Wed)

Personally love the 35mm but not sure what your objective shot wise is. If it's individual or a pair of players that would work but anything more encompassing probably not as well. Also keep mind the distortion of a wide angle especially in action shots as they are sometimes in unnatural position further emphasizing the distortion.

eigga · 31st of December 2008 (Wed)

Buy more flash and learn how to make it work. For 400 you can get an Alien Bee and maybe the Bee triggers too

29th of December 2008 (Mon)	#1
montanafan Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 162	Help me choose something short and fast I'm extremely limited in where I can stand for a straight on shot under the basket. I can only stand at either corner of the backboard and two feet from the court. A 50mm lens is too long. An f/2.8 won't cut it. I posted about this last year, but then I was trying to correct the problem by using a flash with my my 28-70mm f/2.8. That didn't work out too well, so now I'm going to buy one of these lenses for the length and aperture I need. My main question is: Which of these should I choose for fast and sharp focusing? Canon Wide Angle EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Sigma Normal 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Autofocus Canon Wide Angle EF 35mm f/2.0 Autofocus I know there are some nicer lenses out there than these, but the Canon 28mm at $409 is about the most I'd want to pay right now. Thanks for reading.

31st of December 2008 (Wed)	#2
Dennis_Hammer Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 820 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Help me choose something short and fast Personally love the 35mm but not sure what your objective shot wise is. If it's individual or a pair of players that would work but anything more encompassing probably not as well. Also keep mind the distortion of a wide angle especially in action shots as they are sometimes in unnatural position further emphasizing the distortion.

31st of December 2008 (Wed)	#3
eigga Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,099 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Help me choose something short and fast Buy more flash and learn how to make it work. For 400 you can get an Alien Bee and maybe the Bee triggers too __________________ -Matt

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