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Title: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: jnufcuk on 05 August 2012, 11:11: Got tickets to the Paralympics in september and want to hire a lens which I can zoom in on as most likely won't have the best seats lol

Was thinking something like a 50-200 or 70-300 etc etc so that I don't keep on having to hange lenses.

Obviously will be taking pics of the stadiums and bits and bobs around the park?

Found this one but not sure how good a 300 zoom would be?

http://www.lenslocker.co.uk/af-s-vr-zoom-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-5-6g-if-ed.html

Thanks
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: dTEA on 05 August 2012, 21:49: Get a monopod as well. Especially as that doesn't look light!!!! :evil:
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: Ridg on 05 August 2012, 22:13: firstly you should have a stadium plan so you can get an ideal of where you'll be sitting with your ticket number.

Secondly what's the event and where / when is it being held e.g. open air stadium in day should have plently of natural light vs the O2 (North Greenwich arena) which will be artificially lit.

this site here will give you a guide of different focal lenghts;

http://tamron-usa.com/lenses/learning_center/tools/focal-length-comparison.php

Personally if i was going to hire a lens for the Olympics i'd go with a quality one like this;

http://www.lenslocker.co.uk/af-s-nikkor-70-200mm-f-2-8g-if-ed-vr-1.html

I wouldn't bother with the 70-300 as f/5.6 is pretty slow and odds are you're not going to have the best light.
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: jnufcuk on 06 August 2012, 14:12: Haven't got the tickets yet, so when I get them will have a look at the seats :smiley:

I'm going to 3 events (Paralympics)

7 a side football
Athletics
Goal ball

So it's at the:
Copper box
Olympics stadium
Riverside arena
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: shepgti on 06 August 2012, 15:31: i agree with ridg, pay a bit more and get a lens with a faster aperture
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: dTEA on 06 August 2012, 17:18: I had a play with the £1800 Canon 70-300mm instore and Jesus is good :cool: Needless to say i wont be getting one tho
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: jnufcuk on 07 August 2012, 14:39: Was looking at the one ridg posted. Don't mind about price was just wondering if 200 would be enough?
Title: Re: Hiring a lens for Olympics?
Post by: Ridg on 07 August 2012, 16:17: Quote from: jnufcuk on 07 August 2012, 14:39
Was looking at the one ridg posted. Don't mind about price was just wondering if 200 would be enough?

If you take a look at the link i posted, you'll see there's very little difference between 200 and 300 and certainly not enough to warrant the difference in quality between the two lenses.