I am looking for a lens to take outstanding swimming pictures. In general the light is bad and I am far away in the stands. Will this lens work?
1681728
This is an outstanding, fast lens used by photojournalists, sports photographers, and enthusiasts the world over. It is one of three zooms carried by nearly every Nikon-shooting professional. it would depend on several factors: your camera body, is it APS or Full Frame, what is it's resolution (if you want to crop), and how well does it control digital noise at high ISO. Also, the actual distance you are from your subject. This lens should meet most of your expectations. If it doesn't, you might need a much more expensive, longer lens, say a 300mm.
1681729
It is about as good as your are going to get without investing a huge amount of money (8-10k). Might need a monopod too. New D750 or other high performing low light DSLR is also advisable.
1681730
This is a fantastic lens for sports photography in its focal length range. I use it to take pictures of tennis players, both during the day when the light is very good and at night when it isn't. There is a faster (f2.0) 200mm fixed focal length lens that could be useful if the light is really poor, but it is much more expensive. The real question is whether you will be so far away that 200mm isn't enough; I have not used any of the tele-converters.
1445794
the answer is yes to both questions. It's a matter of what you were trying to shoot. It's a good lens for the 70 to 200 millimeter focal length.
2060950
Hello... To be honest, I returned the lens because I could not figure it out and I realized I bought the wrong lens... Good luck...
1117321
I have one. For the price... it is a great lens. Make sure it is well mounted and set camera to high contrast and max sharp. Don't run it more than 12-1500mm. Hard to focus but does a great job "for the price." On a side note: the lens mount is high maintenance and will loosen after a few uses. Make sure your camera body is supported somehow. Take the lens off when not in use.
412232
I had the same problem, in plain afternoon lighting,, took some picture in the extreme sun in the open at the beach, and none of them were super quality, but at least visible subjects,, this lens is just to long and more of a rifle or spotting scope. Needs Tremendous amount of light to photo,, I am taking this as a loss and am about to purchase a Mirror lens with 800 mm
442191
It's a great lens if you can get it to work without any issues. Please make sure that the lens focuses currently.
775020
It's a great lens as long as it's not too dark!! It's fabulous but you definitely need light-- I take beach shots of moving kids at sundown but it's definitely at it's best at the beginning of sundown -- make sure it's not too dark!! It should work really well otherwise. I really think this is a great lens.......especially for action shots!
2260321
Keep in mind it's a fish eye lens (so some straight lines will be curved), this is to allow the exceedingly wide view. As long as you get the canon mount. It's identical (rebranded) to any Samyang, Rokinon or similar 8mm f/3.5 lenses. You won't have the focus confirmation ligth (as the lens isn't chipped) and the camera won't control the aperture (so when you stop down the view will dim), but everything else should work. They're fun lenses!
2173990
The 80-200 is a super sharp lens and fast (f:2.8). If the swim meets are outdoors you don't need a f:2.8 lens.However if you are shooting indoors with bad light it will work fine. On a crop camera like the D200 the 80mm is like 135mm so you will need to back up if you are shooting from poolside.Shooting from the stands should be OK
1429330
I think it would work great for that. The optics are amazing...I took it on a safari and got some amazing photos. The only concern I could potentially see you having is the stop if you are shooting indoors. They make one that opens up further, however it is nearly double the price. I don't typically shoot low light, so I can't give you any advice here. I found it to be a pretty incredible lens.
1205529
I have assumed that low light photography, with this lens, would be a bad idea. So I haven't tried it. Maybe I have been missing a bet! We should both get the answer through trial.
795052
This lens is fantastic for daylight sports photography but is going to be much weaker in low light situations than the 2.8 versions. In my particular situation I use a crop-frame camera so I'm especially handicapped in low light. My last attempt was photographing a nighttime car race with stadium lighting. Maybe 1 in 10 shots were satisfactory unless I shot on corners where the cars were slowed down significantly.
327330
Yes, I have and it works great but only in bright light situations. It essentially doubles all aspects of the attached lens. But using this device in low light situations reduces light through the lens and the auto focus may not work properly in low light situations. I photographed a house across the canyon which was about 1/3 mile away and it looked close and the picture was bright and clear.
19800
It has performed very well for me in low light situations. I have been startled a few times by the brightness of the recorded image. I usually use a Pentax 18-250mm lens.
1205530
It's a lens no? It's not good in low light, it's f6.3 or f12 therefore you really need full sun or really bright light to make use of this lens. I have successfully used it hand held at 1000mm ISo 1600 In noonday sun. Otherwise you will need a tripod even in sun.
455380
I think so, but am not 100% sure. Go to kenRockwell.com - he will know. It is an awesome lens, especially for underwater close focus :)
528647
sorry, can`t help you on that one, I did not order the lens, and I find it OK the way it gives me some perifery lighting. I'm more concern about battery life at this time, after a couple of months batteries last 2 hrs less than at the beginning