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- imnotadesigner
Im shooting a sporting event this weekend at Indianapolis, Motorcycle racing to be more specific and Im going to rent a lens.
Should I get the Canon EF300/2.8 L Lens or the Canon EF100-400/4.5-5.6L Lens?
- nicnichols0
I would say get the faster of the two lenses, as Rossi is gonna fly by soo fast en route to the win...
..but honestly, the diff between 300 and 400 is overshadowed by the 2.8.. for the Bike event go with the faster lens, especially if you are in the stands, as its shady there...
- JLRSN0
I second getting the 300, 2.8. No-brainer.
- imnotadesigner0
I was leaning towards the 300 but the only thing thats keeping me from making up my mind is the lack of zoom.
- lherb0
I just got the Canon EF100-400/4.5-5.6L last week, haven't had much time to play with it but so far it's been great. However, for what you are talking about I would go with the faster lens.
- you make me jealous.
imnotadesigner - You should be at the TIFF shooting some celebs with that lensimnotadesigner
- Im pretty sure I know that girl on your websiteimnotadesigner
- haha, I only get away with it 'cause my wife likes photography :-)lherb
- That's an old website, she's my ex partners wife.lherb
- Is that your wife? Her name starts with an L right? If its who I think it is, I use to work with her.imnotadesigner
- Her name does start with L, not my wife though. Are you still in TO or Indy now??lherb
- Im in Toronto, heading to Indy Friday morning...imnotadesigner
- Are you downtown somewhere?? I might be able to bring the lens in so you can try it out...lherb
- Really? You would do that for me... sick
imnotadesigner - Check your email.lherb
- you make me jealous.
- imnotadesigner0
ok. Gonna do it, 300 it is.
Ill post pics to my flickr page next week.
- dibec0
300 is just fine. Have shot with a telephoto before? I only say that because they are heavy. You need a good tripod.
- Just boughta new mono pod last week. Its a pretty sweet manfrottoimnotadesigner
- ok_not_ok0
- true. I was shooting the event from my house haha.... that lens is massive! Where would you use such a thing?imnotadesigner
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- imnotadesigner0
So I just came back from Indianapolis, I used the 300mm lens to shoot the race and got some wicked shots.
Im still going through all of them but I've posted some here on my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/127…
- lherb0
Nice shots, looks like the 300mm worked out well for you.