Finding what I need
Aug 4, 2016 12:58:44 #
I am new to this, hoping to get help. My son wanks me to take pics of his football team. I got a cannon T6 And im trying to find what lens to use to take shots during game Thanks Chuck
Aug 4, 2016 13:09:41 #
Aug 4, 2016 14:55:05 #
Will it be day or night?
Either way, have your son buy it for you, it's him that wants the pics!!!
SS
Either way, have your son buy it for you, it's him that wants the pics!!!
SS
Aug 4, 2016 15:57:19 #
I shot my granddaughter's soccer games with a Canon 60D and a Tamron 18-270 lens. Worked great for me. Now Tamron has a 16-300 mm which would be quite handy for your sports. Either would work on your T6
Bud
Bud
Aug 4, 2016 15:58:58 #
Also, welcome to the hog. Have fun taking the pictures, but don't forget to also enjoy the game.
Bud
Bud
Aug 5, 2016 05:48:40 #
chasmith wrote:
I am new to this, hoping to get help. My son wanks me to take pics of his football team. I got a cannon T6 And im trying to find what lens to use to take shots during game Thanks Chuck
He does what???
Aug 5, 2016 06:33:15 #
chasmith wrote:
I am new to this, hoping to get help. My son wanks me to take pics of his football team. I got a cannon T6 And im trying to find what lens to use to take shots during game Thanks Chuck
The k is nowhere near the t on a querty keyboard so whats behind this one wonders? Do ya need to talk this over Chuck? We are non judgmental here lol.
Give the man a prize for best typo of the week.
Aug 5, 2016 06:55:29 #
dirtpusher wrote:
http://www.adorama.com/alc/0008443/article/100-in-100-Part-II-Sports-lens-buying-guide
The first lens mentioned is in the 18-200/28-300mm range - my favorite lens.
Aug 5, 2016 07:18:49 #
Aug 5, 2016 07:38:48 #
Carl D wrote:
70-200 would work fine.
Games are often under the lights. Anything less than pro and some collage don't have enough funds to get good light.
To cover the lack of light, it's your choice to either raise the ISO value or get a faster lens, or both.
Aug 5, 2016 07:50:18 #
chasmith wrote:
I am new to this, hoping to get help. My son wanks me to take pics of his football team. I got a cannon T6 And im trying to find what lens to use to take shots during game Thanks Chuck
Well, you are in for a few challenges with this camera. Below average focus performance - only 9 AF points, and only one of these is a cross-type sensor, limited dynamic range (compared to Sony, Nikon and others), and slow burst rate (3 frames per second) will require some skill to make it all work for sports action.
That being said, your best bet would be to get a fast focusing, high quality, relatively fast lens, like a 70-200 F4 USM L. New they are around $600, but clean used ones can be found for around $350. This lens is quite sharp, and totally usable at F4.
If given a choice between the 70-300 F4-5.6 or even the L version, and this lens, it would be no contest. And between the consumer and the L version of the 70-300, the consumer version is optically nearly a twin of the L, for a fraction of the price. You do get weather and dust sealing, more robust materials in construction, etc for the $1300 price of the L, but IMHO, you won't be able to tell the difference between pics taken with either one.
Aug 5, 2016 11:01:09 #
GENorkus wrote:
Games are often under the lights. Anything less than pro and some collage don't have enough funds to get good light.
To cover the lack of light, it's your choice to either raise the ISO value or get a faster lens, or both.
Games are often under the lights. Anything less than pro and some collage don't have enough funds to get good light.
To cover the lack of light, it's your choice to either raise the ISO value or get a faster lens, or both.
Exactly.
Aug 5, 2016 11:58:17 #
I noticed that but didn't like to mention it, I thought it might be an American thing.
winterrose wrote:
He does what???
Aug 5, 2016 12:25:36 #
chasmith wrote:
I am new to this, hoping to get help. My son wanks me to take pics of his football team. I got a cannon T6 And im trying to find what lens to use to take shots during game Thanks Chuck
I'd buy a 100-400 lens made by Canon.
Aug 5, 2016 13:08:58 #
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