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Oops, I bought a 40-150 f2.8 + TC

Started Oct 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
Skeeterbytes Forum Pro • Posts: 23,182
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Heh. To satisfy my curiosity and lacking one of the native 300 zooms, I've been shooting soccer with the 150/2 with the two ECs, one converter per half. This gives me 212/4 (equal to the Pro zoom and MC14) and 300/4 (equal to the Pro tele). Paired with the 40-150 Pro on camera 2 I'm liking the double-reach of 300 for anything farther than (SWAG) 30 yards or so, common shooting distances on the pitch (end-to-end the players are still small at 12X magnification). At the same time racking out to 40mm allows nearby action when the players are scooting past my position at the sideline or the lucky break when I happen to be by the net for a goal. (That last is RARE.)

I learned several seasons ago, as the girls got faster, the teams larger and the fields longer, that soccer is a two-camera sport. No super zoom gives adequate speed and subject separation and EVERY fast zoom is compromised by its zoom range. Two fast zooms are okay but the crossover always seems to be at an awkward point. e.g., the 12-60 + 50-200 or the 12-40+40-150.

Long-zoom fans will have their 100-400 some day but I'm seeing the brilliance in Oly's path. It's going to work out splendidly.

Cheers,

Rick

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