Best Canon lens for fast action

Kenko tubes?

thekid24 wrote in post #2207564
Kenko tubes?

Yeah the Kenko ones are good. Fast primes and extension tubes apparently work well anyway.

Dumale wrote in post #2205343
Depending on where do you live, maybe you might consider renting a lens?

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Thats my problem I live in Lafayette louisiana and their are absolutly no lens/camera renters for canon. There is a nikon somewhere in the area

I didnt even know there were stores that rented out lenses.Funny enough though I did think that to myself when I first got my camera.

Do any of you all have any of these lenses and if so is it ok if I ask you to post some shots of them?
-EF 50 f/1.8
-EF 85 f/1.8
-EF 17-85 f/4-5.6
-Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5
-Tamron 17-50 f/2.8

Just to see the potential of them.I know I dont have as much experience as you all do.

I just tested out my 85 1.8 on some ice hockey tonight. I must say, this lens is perfect for this sort of application (well, I was not in the bleachers or anything, I was standing right outside the ice behind the glass). It's very quick, the focusing is great, I just held down my * button for continous focus, and it's pretty damn sharp at around f2.0 or f2.2, but even wide open it's good.

thekid24 wrote in post #2204209
So would this lineup be a good one to start out with?
-EF 50 f/1.8
-EF 85 f/1.8
-EF 17-85 f/4-5.6
-Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5
-Tamron 17-50 f/2.8

I'd purchase only one of the last three for a general walkaround lens. To purchase all of them would be redundant. You need a long zoom such as the Sigma 70-200 for field sports, also.

im not really lookin to get all of them,just one..maybe two a while down the road.And as for the larger zoom....i am on a tight budget

thekid24 wrote in post #2208149
I didnt even know there were stores that rented out lenses.Funny enough though I did think that to myself when I first got my camera.

Last weekend I rented the 70-200 f/2.8L for my son's night football. It really helped me to understand what I read on here about different lens when I try a different one. The $63 was well worth it and I got some good shots also.

One of our own members from POTN has a renting lens service through online. So you don't always need a local store to rent from.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=190688

grego wrote in post #2209346
One of our own members from POTN has a renting lens service through online. So you don't always need a local store to rent from.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=190688

Wow thats perfect for someone like me.Novice yet aspiring to be more.On a tight budget yet seems to yearn for the best and most expensive.Thanks alot for that.Good lookin out.Man Im lovin this forum.

what exactly does extension tubes do.....or is it just self explainatory?

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2208667
I just tested out my 85 1.8 on some ice hockey tonight. I must say, this lens is perfect for this sort of application (well, I was not in the bleachers or anything, I was standing right outside the ice behind the glass). It's very quick, the focusing is great, I just held down my * button for continous focus, and it's pretty damn sharp at around f2.0 or f2.2, but even wide open it's good.

thekid24 wrote in post #2213972
what exactly does extension tubes do.....or is it just self explainatory?

In a nutshell they make it so that lenses can focus closer to subjects, increasing the magnification and therefore they are uesd on lenses to improve macro capabilities.

so i can add them to any macro lens and it will increase its macro?

thekid24 wrote in post #2214124
so i can add them to any macro lens and it will increase its macro?

You can add it to any lens. Not sure where you get the "it will increase it's macro", that makes no sense, it will increase its "macro capabilities". All they do is increase the closest focusing distance (so you can put your camera and shoot closer to the subject) and they increase the magnification.