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Within my budget I have gone for a Canon 70-300IS from Amazon at £321.00, they quote the full resale price should be £649.00 this is to go with my Canon EOS550D with an 18-135 mm lens, just got to work out how to use it now, thanks guys...........
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Moving on, this set was also taken using the 100-400. As a rank amatuer I'm quite pleased. I think it is stretched at maximum range, which can be seen from the original sized images. But drag it back a little and it is a pretty good compromise.
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I don't think the Sigma 150-500 has been mentioned yet. In the US it runs around $500 less than the Canon 100-400. It is heavy, and not the fastest lens in the world at f5-6.3. But I love mine. I upgraded from a 55-250 with the idea that I would keep the 55-250 as a mid range zoom. After one race I had to upgrade my mid range glass, the 150-500 was so good it put my 55-250 to shame. I think it is the cheapest way to get to 500mm and 500mm is addictive.
Here are a couple examples. At 500mm GTA Leads The Way by autoidiodyssey, on Flickr At 340mm Jaguar vs. Triumph by autoidiodyssey, on Flickr At 150mm Flying Brick by autoidiodyssey, on Flickr |
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That first shot looks like Mr. Allenby-Byrne, AKA Zeffarelly on here? Taken in the UK at all???
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It is but I would hazard a guess at Combe.
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Or possibly the Goodwood Revival? I think both cars with the same numbers were there?
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I was thinking Goodwood and you may be correct. Just that I don't recall those type of barriers at the venue.
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That first shot is from the Revival last year. Somewhere around Fordwater I think. The black barrier is what lines the berm, the fence is just out of frame. You can just make out a bit of the white sponsor banner in the top right corner.
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The zoom on the Sigma rotates in the opposite direction to my Nikons, which took one race meeting to adjust to- having a picture editor breathing down your neck makes for fast learning! For an amateur, with all the associated problems of limited clear view-points and intrusive safety fences, etc. I suppose that one really has to able to justify mega expenditure on equipment. I believe it is about the bloke behind the lens, rather than the tools he uses. There are an increasing number of lenses which can be used for multi-tasking these days, I've got a 28-300, which would not normally be my weapon of choice for racing shots but it does the job perfectly well. It, along with an 18-35 zoom, would be entire kit for a holiday, or city-centre shoot, for example. Photos at: www.petetaylor.org.uk |
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I use 2 bodies, a gripped 7d and a 1d when shooting @ Knockhill, the 2 lenses I usually use are the 100-400 L & on the other body Sigma 150-500, the latter typically for down the straight shots with the extra reach needed.
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Just resurrecting this thread. I took these (the track pics) at the Bahrain WEC, with my 100-400 lens. Because I flew with hand baggage I didn't take my monopod so the shutter speed was relatively high. However I quite like the results.
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I'm quite surprised to see the GoPros stuck on the cars at various places. For some reason I would have expected a more sophisticated positioning and mounting method. Presumably any aero effect is a not issue. On of the shots seems to show 2 camera devices mounted between the air intakes just in the front of the fin. Presumably it's an area with no useful airflow that can be compromised. Or is the other way around - a good place to install something that disturbes the air flow? Actually being able to spot that and raise the discussion point probably says a lot about the quality and versatility of the 100-400 lens. Last edited by grantp; 3 Oct 2012 at 17:02. Reason: Type |
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Thanks for that Grant. As we spoke at Oulton, the focal range is a bit limited, however by way of expansion on your point re the quality, the attached pic shows where I was standing to take the shots on the straight. Viewing is somewhat restricted at this and most circuits in the Middle East due to the need for shade.
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