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Lens for shooting outdoor acrobatics ?

Started Nov 13, 2018 | Questions thread
Chris R-UK Forum Pro • Posts: 22,843
Re: Lens for shooting outdoor acrobatics ?
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schwdim wrote:

I am mainly looking for something sharper and better in low light.

That is going to be difficult for $200 so can you give us some more information?  You won't be able to afford a better zoom lens so it is going to have to be a fixed focal length or "prime" - but you probably know that already.

  • What focal length do you want?
  • What do you want to photograph with the lens other than acrobatics?
  • Do you want to photograph acrobatics in low light?
  • What type of photographs aren't sharp enough at the moment? Lack of sharpness may be a technique problem rather than a lens problem, especially when you are shooting acrobatics.

30mm may be OK for your acrobatics but it isn't a very useful focal length for other things - not really wide enough for general purpose photography and not long really enough for portraits.  Most of the cheap primes, including the Sigma, don't have OIS which may be a problem.

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