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Action photography in cloudy weather and moderate light

Started May 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
KentG Veteran Member • Posts: 4,825
Re: Action photography in cloudy weather and moderate light

What kind of action photography? All those lenses are a little short in the telephoto end to be used for most action (at least the ones I have shot over the years like motorsports, dog/horse trials, airshows, and sports like golf, football, soccer, etc.). You need at least 200mm and at least as wide as F4, maybe F2.8.

Good lenses would be Sigma/Tamron 70-200/2.8, Sigma 100-300/4. all those are able to use a 1.4x TC in a pinch without much degradation. These are not cheap but they are a lot cheaper than really good pro level lenses.

Kent Gittings

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