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A little advice please

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What would be my best lenses to use for a rebel DSLR for the high jump and hurdles event. There are gonna be 2 of us. one trying to do some close ups, and the other doing more panned out shots. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also keep in mind Im not rich but we have a few lenses.



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J
 
What lenses do you have already? I'd say a 70-200 f/4 would be a good start.
 
I have the stock one with my camera and my dad has a few. Not to mention that the guy goin with me his father owns a photography studio i just want to know what to grab
 
I agree with fugu and,, would add say maybe up to a 300mm zoom as, well. Depends on how far you have to stay away from the action. That will mostly determine the amount of power you need. If you are able to be close then a 200mm will be more that adequate. But with a 300mm you can stand a good distance away and, get shots straight down the track.
 
If you have access to a lot of lenses and might be farther away from the action, see if you can use a 100-400 zoom too.
 
Well if you can just grab stuff off the shelf, then I'd say grab a really fast lens, nothing smaller than a f/2.8. A f/1.4 would be better. If you want to get crisp pictures of moving subjects in a enclosed arena of some sorts, you'll need a lens with a large aperature to get those higher shutter speeds.
 
It depends on your budget. My NY photographer uses the 70-200 F2.8L and it works great in outdoor, low light conditions. If you need low light capability, the F2.8 is the way to go - but it runs about $1600. The close second is the (already mentioned) 70-200 F4L, which runs only $550.

Greg
 
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