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Lens for Rugby shots

  • 10-12-2012 8:00pm
    #1
    PowerHouseDan
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    Looking for advice on a lens for taking rugby shots. I've a sigma 70-300mm which I find great for zoom but for kicking shots the ball is blurry any advice? Obviously I know I depends on budget but would love recommendations


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  • #2
    tororosso
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    Looking for advice on a lens for taking rugby shots. I've a sigma 70-300mm which I find great for zoom but for kicking shots the ball is blurry any advice? Obviously I know I depends on budget but would love recommendations

    The Sigma 70-300 wouldn't give the highest quality sharpness which would be a drawback for that lens. Budget is a key factor in what lens but a real all rounder would be the 70-200 f2.8 with Image Stabilisation from Canon (and the Nikon equivalent). Great image quality and the aperture is a key factor with most of the rugby matches running throught the winter months. The combination of body and lens is also a key factor with capturing action such as rugby.


  • #3
    Paulw
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    The blur is due to your shutter speed. Bump up your ISO, open your aperture as wide as you can (depending on the lens), and try to get a faster shutter speed.

    Shoot in aperture priority (wide open), manual or shutter priority (set as fast a shutter speed as you can get).

    Under dull conditions and floodlights, you really need an f/2.8 lens.


  • #4
    Corkbah
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    Paulw wrote: »
    The blur is due to your shutter speed. Bump up your ISO, open your aperture as wide as you can (depending on the lens), and try to get a faster shutter speed.

    Shoot in aperture priority (wide open), manual or shutter priority (set as fast a shutter speed as you can get).

    Under dull conditions and floodlights, you really need an f/2.8 lens.

    with todays modern cameras ...high ISO can compensate for lesser quality lenses....but I do agree with you that lenses are usually the best method.


  • #5
    PowerHouseDan
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    Is there much difference between the sigma and canon f2.8 70-200


  • #6
    PowerHouseDan
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    Is there much difference between the sigma and canon f2.8 70-200

    After doing a bit of research Canon comes out ontop every time


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  • #7
    Paulw
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    Most of the pros use the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 (or Nikon version).


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