Will this lens still be fast
Oct 16, 2014 02:12:50 #
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be somone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
Oct 16, 2014 02:30:43 #
I consider it the Best lens in my Arsenal.
omnila wrote:
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be somone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
Oct 16, 2014 05:15:08 #
omnila wrote:
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be somone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
I have this lens in the ED AF-S and it work well for fast moving sports and wild life. War VR is not needed. I is big and heavy but Good IMQ.
Don
Oct 16, 2014 07:39:06 #
omnila wrote:
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be somone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
I have used the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 for some time for many subjects including sports pictures of my grandchildren. It is fast, autofocus is great and images are great!
Oct 16, 2014 08:09:48 #
I'm a sports shooter
I have both lens the VR and VR (70-200 f2.8) and the non (80-200 F2.8). The VR one is much better BUT at a big price difference.
The non VR will work great on your crop camera turning it into a 160-300 lens. You'll love it
I have both lens the VR and VR (70-200 f2.8) and the non (80-200 F2.8). The VR one is much better BUT at a big price difference.
The non VR will work great on your crop camera turning it into a 160-300 lens. You'll love it
Oct 16, 2014 08:47:16 #
Oct 16, 2014 14:28:11 #
omnila wrote:
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be someone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
I've got one, bought it second hand a few years ago, paid $500. Best bang for the buck, and I have also used 70-200 F2.8 VR and the VR II - the AF-D is still the best value out there. I've used it for collegiate LaCrosse and Soccer and Rubgy games, the focus is performance is more than adequate with a D300, D700 and D800, but I've never tried it on a D7000.
Oct 16, 2014 15:35:20 #
One of the better lenses out there.. As for fast, you will be amazed at how fast it falls if you drop it.
Oct 16, 2014 16:06:01 #
I have no worries using my 55-300mm...plenty fast enough for any sports I've ever shot...
Oct 16, 2014 16:12:36 #
SX2002 wrote:
I have no worries using my 55-300mm...plenty fast enough for any sports I've ever shot...
Do you have an example of some sports subjects you have taken with this lens?
Oct 16, 2014 16:52:23 #
Gene51 wrote:
Do you have an example of some sports subjects you have taken with this lens?
A few hockey ones I took a few years (very dull, overcast day) ago and a couple from a hillclimb a couple of weeks ago...
Oct 16, 2014 17:00:11 #
SX2002 wrote:
A few hockey ones I took a few years (very dull, overcast day) ago and a couple from a hillclimb a couple of weeks ago...
Are these cropped?
Excellent work!
Oct 16, 2014 17:01:13 #
SX2002 wrote:
A few hockey ones I took a few years (very dull, overcast day) ago and a couple from a hillclimb a couple of weeks ago...
Nice job; As most photographers find out, you don't need a fast lens to shoot outdoors in bright sunshine. The 55-200 and the 55-300 are both great lenses when you have these conditions. To answer the OP's question, the 80-200 f2.8 is a great lens as well. Most of the time, I don't use the VR anyway, and paid a lot more for my 70-200 f2.8.
Oct 16, 2014 17:45:48 #
Gene51 wrote:
Are these cropped?
Excellent work!
Excellent work!
A couple of the hockey ones are to suit the pic...portrait, landscape, etc....the two cars aren't...
Another couple of action shots...yes, I know the shutter speed was too high for the plane shot, it would have been better without the frozen props...
Oct 17, 2014 09:34:24 #
omnila wrote:
I want to buy a nikon 80-200mm 2.8 ED AF for my D7000 will it still work I want to use it for sports please help its on sale and i really need a decent sports lens that wont break the bank. May be somone knows a better brand sigma,any help will be appriciated,thanks fellow hogs
I have and use a Nikkor 80~200 ED f/2.8 without AF. I've used that for a number of sporting events, even indoor stuff. It's a great lens and well worth the money I paid for it.
--Bob
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