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  • 27-03-2008 12:47pm
    #1
    elexes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭


    right ive read almost everything in the faq. and am looking to buy a Nikon 85mm f/1.8 F1.8 D AF Lens or the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 f1.8 D AF Lens. for close up shots and the like .

    however i do like to take photos of motorsports and i usually cant get very near the cars due to barriours and the like. what type of lens would people recomend for this ?

    forgot to say its a d80


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    The 70-200mm f/2.8 lens is generally a good all-round sports lens. It has a decent reach, is fast and is reliable.

    Well worth checking out.

    Welcome to boards photography.


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    If you've got the money then a nice Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8. If you're cheap like me then a Sigma 70-300 APO. Its slow (f4-5.6) but unbeatably cheap and cheerful.

    edit: snap!


  • #4
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Just this very lunchtime, when home during work to take photos of my Nikkor 80-200mm 2.8 to sell on ebay. :)


  • #5
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    How much are you looking to get for it?

    0_o


  • #6
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Stephen wrote: »
    How much are you looking to get for it?

    0_o
    This one is currently at £400 (also from NI, actually):
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=190208607161&Category=30070&_trksid=p3907.m29

    Mine is identical, has everything with it, immaculate as-new condition.


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  • #7
    bp_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭bp_me


    elexes wrote: »
    right ive read almost everything in the faq. and am looking to buy a Nikon 85mm f/1.8 F1.8 D AF Lens or the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 f1.8 D AF Lens. for close up shots and the like .

    Close up. Do you mean macro? If so would a dedicated macro lense not be preferable. Nikon 60mm f/2.8 or something similar. Im pretty sure Sigma do a 50mm f/1.8 that can do relatively close focusing also.

    elexes wrote: »
    however i do like to take photos of motorsports and i usually cant get very near the cars due to barriours and the like. what type of lens would people recomend for this ?
    forgot to say its a d80

    If you can't get inside the barriers you are probably wasting your time. Most of the meshes are too small to fit a lense through. Bearing this in mind, a large aperature lense may help by having the mesh very OOF. No promises though. The Nikon 80-200 2.8 is a little bit cheaper than the sigma 70-200 2.8. The Nikon 70-200 2.8 is about twice the price.

    What motorsports do you shoot?


  • #8
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Oriel, I'm sorely tempted...


  • #9
    elexes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭elexes


    bp_me wrote: »
    What motorsports do you shoot?

    last year i went to nurburg and stayed there for some time so with everyone else around me taking loads of photos that always came out better then mine i decided to get myself a propper camera and start the learning curve .

    hope to get out taking some irish motorsports this year as i only went to japfest last year


  • #10
    bp_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭bp_me


    elexes wrote: »
    hope to get out taking some irish motorsports this year as i only went to japfest last year

    There is a hill climb in Co. Wexford this weekend if you are interested. The d80 kit lense should have more than enough range to deal with this (I hope).


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