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The OP said it was a scrimmage --- i.e., a team sport. He needs a bigger lens.
needs a bigger lens At the moment the only E-mount tele lens is the 18-200, that lens will get you "closer" if it will be enough is har to tell.
For the near future the rumored 50-210 lens might be cheaper.
You can always try to put some MF lenses on the Nex and see if that works for you. I think the alpha SAM/SSM lenses will focus to slow for sport, or the also ruoored SLT like adapter might help....
edwardaneal
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Jessica - Please ignore the idiots here. The only AF lens that will do what you need is the Sony 18-200. it will give you the reach you need and from what I hear it is a very good lens.
ignore the smart mouths
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My kit - D200, 10.5mm f/2.8D, 35mm f/1.8G, 50mm f/1.4G & 70-300VR
NEX-5 18-55 OSS
Lenses worth mentioning owned and sold 12-24 f/4, 17-55 f/2.8, 35-70 f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4D, 60mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2D-DC, 180mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4D-ED
ignore the smart mouths
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My kit - D200, 10.5mm f/2.8D, 35mm f/1.8G, 50mm f/1.4G & 70-300VR
NEX-5 18-55 OSS
Lenses worth mentioning owned and sold 12-24 f/4, 17-55 f/2.8, 35-70 f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4D, 60mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2D-DC, 180mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4D-ED
Hi, I'm new to the NEX and have all 3 current e-mount lenses on way with a NEX-5. I switched over from a Panny GH1 w/ 20mm, 14-45mm, and 45-200mm. I notice that in a few Vimeo video samples of 18-200mm, the AF is a bit slower than I would like, even outdoors with plenty of light. Any firmware updates or tricks to speed that up a bit at full zoom? Thanks and looking forward to my NEX. I decided to skip on a GH2 upgrade to go to a NEX-5.
For example: http://vimeo.com/27324326
For example: http://vimeo.com/27324326
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I just wrapped up AAA baseball season and used a 200mm 3.5 Minolta MD mount manual focus lens with very good results. After shooting several games you will adapt easily to focusing manually and catching very good MF shots. I was able to roughly preset several typical locations using 7x mag then catch the shots at that location. Another plus is spraying the area with shots you will get a keeper out of each burst. Forgot to mention I used a monopod which really helps the obvious. Yeah I would like to have AF but I have found too many times AF focused on something I wasn't interested in or not fast enough. I'll post some images shortly.
Why calling people who try to help Idiots or smart mouths?
What you are saying above is what I said in my post. Are you calling me a idiot or smart mouth?
Try to be a little more freindly here...
Given the choice, I'd rather have a MF lens with a bigger aperture than an AF lens with a slower aperture. Especially for sports. Yes, you'll miss some shots with MF, but you'll miss plenty of others with a slow lens. Even at f/2.8 you'll (sometimes) need to turn the ISO up to eliminate motion blur.
For NEX -- keh has a 200mm f/2.8 in Cannon FD mount for $130. If that's too much, there's also a 135 f/2.8 for $56.
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