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mr.ranger:
thanks for the advise i have been debating on 60d and 7d for a while but i decided 60d was a better route for me. my budget for lenses and other items ill need is about $3000 as for what kind of sports shots ill be doing will be mainly at horse shows/events. i have been in debate over which lens to get for tele zoom. Ive been looking at canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM and the canon 70-200mm f/4L USM there is only a $50 difference. the EF 100mm
f/2.8 Macro USM is great lens as from what i can tell. thanks again for the advise.
Mt Spokane Photography:
--- Quote from: mr.ranger on July 09, 2011, 02:23:41 PM ---thanks for the advise i have been debating on 60d and 7d for a while but i decided 60d was a better route for me. my budget for lenses and other items ill need is about $3000 as for what kind of sports shots ill be doing will be mainly at horse shows/events. i have been in debate over which lens to get. Ive been looking at canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM and the canon 70-200mm f/4L USM there is only a $50 difference.
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If they are indoor events, f/4 lenses are way to slow. Even f/2.8 will struggle unless the lighting is very good.
Are you doing indoor shows? The f/4 lenses are fine for outdoors.
You might want to rent lenses for a updoming show to make sure you have the right focal length, and that they can handle the lighting. If you need more light, then you might have to go to a fast prime, 85mm or 135mm. Beyond the 135mm f/2, prices take a quantum leap for very fast lenses like the 200mm f/2.
mr.ranger:
the shows are almost always done outdoors sometimes they do do under cover arenas if its bad weather. but they have tons of lights on them.
Eagle Eye:
With that budget, I'd go for the EF-S 60mm Macro, the EF-S 10-22mm for wide landscapes, and the 70-200mm f/4 IS for the sports and telephoto landscapes. I've used that lens for several equestrian events and it is perfect for them. You could also ditch the EF-S 60mm and buy an extension tube to use with the 70-200mm to give it a closer minimum focusing distance.
Mt Spokane Photography:
--- Quote from: mr.ranger on July 09, 2011, 02:35:17 PM ---the shows are almost always done outdoors sometimes they do do under cover arenas if its bad weather. but they have tons of lights on them.
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If its well lighted, a 70-200mm f/4 lens might work. Many lenses are not sharp wide open but the f/4L is very sharp at f/4 and at all zoom lengths. I've been at some arenas around locally, and to my eye, they are well lighted, but to my camera, they are not.
If you have used f/4 at arenas you attend, you will be fine.
As for landscapes, many feel that a ultra wide lens is needed, however, many use longish focal lengths quite nicely. The one usual thing in common is small apertures to give you as large of a depth of field as possible. f/16 is not uncommon, and at small apertures, most lenses are pretty much equal. You need a sturdy tripod to get sharp images with slow shutter speeds, so don't forget that.
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