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Lense recommendation (football)

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SKIINGISEASY
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I have been taking pictures at my local high school football games recently and have came out with some decent ones. But once the sun goes down, I'm fucked (slow lense). What do you think a decent lense would be for shooting from the sidelines would be? I was maybe thinking a fast 85mm?

If you could leave your recommendations, that would be awesome! Thanks NS!
Sep 10 2012 11:15PM
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1337
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canon 200 f2 IS
canon 200 f1.8
canon 300 f2.8 IS
canon 135 f2
canon 85 f1.2
rokinon 85 f1.4
Sep 10 2012 11:17PM
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Sklar
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85 will probably be too small a focal length to shoot good, tight shots on a football field

what is your budget
Sep 10 2012 11:20PM
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SKIINGISEASY
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i dont want to go much higher than 350. so thats why i was thinking 85mm...
Sep 10 2012 11:38PM
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1337
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70-200 2.8 IS II
Sep 10 2012 11:39PM
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Sklar
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it's going to be very hard to find something with enough reach to cover a football field for that kind of price

what are you shooting on now?
Sep 10 2012 11:41PM
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SKIINGISEASY
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Just the 70-300 non IS one. 200 cheapo lense, but it does alright as long as i have good light
Sep 10 2012 11:43PM
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Sklar
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shoot the crap out of the first quarter (when the light is good)

do you have any experience with flashes? that might be more doable with your budget, because long glass is expensive, and fast glass is expensive
Sep 10 2012 11:46PM
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SKIINGISEASY
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also like i said i will be shooting from the sidelines so anything on the other side of the field will be blocked by the other players, and i can go up and down the sidelines as i please
Sep 10 2012 11:46PM
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Sklar
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i'm not sure what you are trying to say, but even on the sidelines you're going to need the reach.

there are tons of great HS football shots here, and it's a great resource for sports shooting
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/47
Sep 10 2012 11:52PM
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zahava
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85mm on a crop body (assumption) would be about 136mm, that's pretty tight, but it's a prime and you don't exactly have the ability to get closer/step back. I would consider a 70-200 f4l non-is, it's only $500, and yes it's f4, but the difference between f4 and 2.8 is only one stop. A good tripod will get you way more light than that extra stop of aperture will. So yeah, a 70-200 with a half decent mono/tripod is probably the way to go for now. Camera's have such great ISO performance these days that you could easily shoot at 3200+ at get useable results with a bit of de-noise and sharpening in post. So yeah, if you can find a bit more cash to get that, it will really pay off in the long run. L glass holds it's value WAY better than the cheaper crop bodied glass. And because your shooting a 'larger' format lens on a smaller format, you don't have to worry about corner sharpness like you do with full frame.
Sep 11 2012 12:08AM
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Belzebub
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Used 70-200 2.8 non is.
Sep 11 2012 2:16AM
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