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Why the 70-200 is the ideal indoor sports lens

Started Nov 18, 2013 | Discussions thread
Hank3152
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Re: Why the 70-200 is the ideal indoor sports lens

Alastair Norcross wrote:

Hank3152 wrote:

........that's why I bought the 135f/2 as the go between. It's range fits in quite well, slightly faster, and isn't redundant.

Yes, I probably need to buy that one too! Thanks a lot! If I'd known how close I would be to the action at one end, I would probably have taken my 85 F1.8 and 1.4X extender. The 135L would be better, but the 85 1.8 and 1.4X extender is a lot cheaper for me (because I already have them).

The 135 is a great complement to the 70-200 for just those situations........btw, the 85/1.8 is not compatible with any Canon extender, only L series primes from 135 and above.
Compatibility chart

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