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Is the telephoto upgrade worth it?
I've been shooting college sports with my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro, and I'm thinking about upgrading to the 70-200mm f4L non-IS.
Do you think this would be worth it for shooting basketball/tennis/etc?
Because Words Can't Describe It.
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Canon Digital Rebel XTi 400D | Canon EF 28-105 f3.5-4.5 II USM | Canon EF 100mm Macro f2.8 | Canon 50mm f1.8 II |
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 | Quantaray 70-300mm f/4-5.6 | BG-E3 Battery Grip | 430EX | Tripod
Nikon N4004s | 70-210mm
Chinon CE-4 | 50mm
Pentax K1000
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Outdoors....yes
Indoors...NO
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Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L USM | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro | Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM | Canon 50mm f/1.8 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 | Soligor x 1.7 TC | E-Bay 50D Battery Grip | Canon 430EX Flash | Lowepro Mini Trekker AW | Lowepro Toploader 65 AW | Lowepro Slingshot 200AW | Kata 3n1-10
Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (aka ZS3)
Panasonic Lumix FT3 (aka TS3)
Ali Baba.....the Thief of Bad Gags
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With one of the newer bodies, you could probably get away with higher ISO. But indoors, definitely not (I agree).
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Canon 7D - 5D | 550EX - 430EX II - (2) PW FlexTT5 | 24-105 f4L | 70-200 f2.8L IS | 100 f2.8L IS | 50 f1.8 II
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For the money your 100mm 2.8 is hard to beat. It's focus is slow because it's a macro lens. I guess save up for the 2.8 70-200L or possibly a Sigma alternative.
Spook
Canon EOS 50D,7D and some lens and equipment.
Fuji F200 Exr
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Previous responses on other threads indicate the 85mm F/1.8 would be a good lens for indoors.
Canon 5D MKlll & Canon 50D
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L USM | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro | Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM | Canon 50mm f/1.8 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 | Soligor x 1.7 TC | E-Bay 50D Battery Grip | Canon 430EX Flash | Lowepro Mini Trekker AW | Lowepro Toploader 65 AW | Lowepro Slingshot 200AW | Kata 3n1-10
Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (aka ZS3)
Panasonic Lumix FT3 (aka TS3)
Ali Baba.....the Thief of Bad Gags
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Whats wrong with your 100 2.8 at the moment ?
Do you find it too long too short ?
Definitely going to want to at least keep 2.8 indoors, IS is pretty helpfull at 200mm. If you need higher shutter speeds, for basketball a 85 1.8 is hard to beat.
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 Originally Posted by cdr116
I've been shooting college sports with my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro, and I'm thinking about upgrading to the 70-200mm f4L non-IS.
Do you think this would be worth it for shooting basketball/tennis/etc?
No. I own the 28-135 IS and 70-200 f4 "L".
Either would serve you well outdoors but as noted, the 70-200 f/4 (both) can be (Can be) problematic in poor lighting.
Better? My new "[Wundekamera" EOS T21 is a very good camera body with both my lenses due to its very good "low light" imaging capacity.
You would also appreciate the T2i's HD movies.
EOS 1-D, EOS 1Ds, EOS 1n, EOS T2i D-SLR, EOS 1n (HS), EOS A2E(2), Olympus E-3 DSLR, E30 & E-510 DSLRs, Olympus digital FL50 flash, Canon F1 (old) + four interchangeable finders, EOS 28-70 f2.8 "L", EOS 70-200 f2.8 & f4 "Ls", EOS 430EZll digital flash, EOS 540EZ analog flash
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Originally Posted by cdr116
I've been shooting college sports with my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro, and I'm thinking about upgrading to the 70-200mm f4L non-IS.
Do you think this would be worth it for shooting basketball/tennis/etc?
Yes.
I own the 28-135 IS lens and 70-200 f4 "L".
Either would serve you well outdoors but as noted, the 70-200 f/4 (both) can be (Can be) problematic in poor lighting.
Better? My new "Wundekamera" EOS T21 is a very good camera body with both my lenses due to its very good "low light" imaging capacity.
You would also appreciate the T2i's HD movies.
EOS 1-D, EOS 1Ds, EOS 1n, EOS T2i D-SLR, EOS 1n (HS), EOS A2E(2), Olympus E-3 DSLR, E30 & E-510 DSLRs, Olympus digital FL50 flash, Canon F1 (old) + four interchangeable finders, EOS 28-70 f2.8 "L", EOS 70-200 f2.8 & f4 "Ls", EOS 430EZll digital flash, EOS 540EZ analog flash
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