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Lens suggestion for speakers at conferences

Started Jan 10, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP Pepege Regular Member • Posts: 387
Re: Lens suggestion for speakers at conferences

I would say that most people who do this kind of shooting probably are using the 70-200 f2.8L II like you said. That would probably be the first choice. If that one was too much you could go with the Tamron 70-200 vc if you wanted the IS, or you could go with the 70-200 f2.8 non-is as well. You will need to keep shutter speeds at 1/200th or higher at the long end, but if people are moving around, you will probably be at 1/125th or higher anyway.
correction: Forgot you were on a crop sensor and you will probably need to be more around 1/320th or higher to prevent hand shake.

Okay, thanks, this helps... But in this case IS would still make sense to reduce hand shake at the long end. Altough 1/125 is need to stop motion, right?

The other ones you could consider are the Sigma 50-150 f2.8 OS, which covers all your most frequently used focal lengths with great iq and IS. Another option is the Sigma 50-100 f1.8 ART which has a much wider max aperture, but a smaller focal length.

I didn't had those on my list. I will have a look!

Thanks a lot!

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