tony_homer Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 My wife has been shooting action shots with her d70 for the last couple season's with great success with a 80-200 f2.8 lens. This year she is taking a larger role within the league and will be taking photo's for the league. These shots will be taken outside on the field and will be individual player shots and a team photo. My question is what lens would be best for these type shots? Since these will be taken outside we want to get the best lens for both inside and outside work. Could anyone point us in the right direction? We have been thinking along the lines of a 20-35mm 2.8? Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 35mm ,the standard lens for that sensor size for doing posed team photos. Any indoor work requires a fast lens or flash and that is more important than a long range zoom. People took really nice photos long before zooms were ever invented. The important thing is to be at the right place at the right time and be ready to take the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melinda_pease Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I am shooting league pics right now. I use a 24-70 2.8 lens. Don't really need the 2.8 if outdoors because you really want an f-stop of around 7. That is for individuals. I use my big lens 70-200 for teams as I get better DOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_homer Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks for the responses, Melinda I don't believe she needs the 2.8 for the outdoor shots but never know when you'll need it inside, right? Maybe we'll use the 80-200 for the team shots as well just mount it on a tri-pod and see how it works out. Melinda are you using a flash for filling outdoors? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melinda_pease Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yes, I use an SB800 mounted on a flash bracket. I also use a reflector to help reduce shadows due to baseball caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark newcombe www.mcnphoto Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Outside you don't need a 2.8 but it doesn't hurt to have a good build which generally means 2.8 or better, I use a 50 1.4 (not at 1.4) for teams and 70-200 for individual portraits and a 120-300 2.8 for actions, inside go with mono's don't stuff around. I'm assuming you are being paid for this being a larger role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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