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Fast lenses for night action shots

Started Aug 31, 2021 | Discussions thread
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Re: Fast lenses for night action shots

Jared Willson wrote:

My recommendation would be the 18mm f/1.4. I think if you try anything that frames tighter than the 27, the loss of depth of field will push you right back to f/2.8. The 18mm has fast and accurate AF, and image quality is good enough at f/1.4 that you wouldn’t mind using it wide open. You’d probably need to get a bit closer to your subjects than you do with the 27, but that could create some interesting perspectives which, I think, would work well. You won’t be able to get too close, of course, because of the action and the loss of depth of field. Two extra stops could be the difference between a marginal shot and a keeper, but there is no way you will get the ISO down under 6400.

Hey, thank you!
I just added a new post better specifying what kind of shots I have in mind (distance from the subjects, DOF, etc...), because the two example posted were just example of light conditions, but not of what I'd like to achieve.

This is the direct link to the specific post: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65450887

That should explain why i'm also looking at something narrower than a 27mm

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