What lens do I need?
I need some help!!
I went to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta yesterday and was trying to shoot balloons and the red arrows in the sky, my lens is definitely not up to it!! I have a Tokina 70-210 and clearly need something bigger/better than that. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be a good buy. I have the K10D body.
Incidentally the balloon fiesta was brilliant and well worth a visit next year!
depends on your budget, 60-250mm pentax would do the job,or a sigma 50-500mm,
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CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
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When you say "clearly need something bigger/better", what did you have in mind?
By bigger, do you mean a larger focal length range or wider aperture?
I guess what I mean is that I need to get the subject closer, so that I still have a chance of zooming in in Elements and for the image to stay sharp and not pixelate. I try to shoot wild birds (photographically speaking that is, not literally!!) as well and even in the garden I can't get close enough with the lens I have
As far as budget goes, I guess around £300 is within the bounds of possibility!
K-s2, K10D with kit lens, Tamron 90mm 1:2.8, Tamron 70-300 F/4.6-5.6 Di, Samsung 16 -45 F4 Pentax Da 60- 250
That's the Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG, but I'm afraid your budget will not be enough for that one.
With your budget limitation I think you need to be looking at a second hand lens, anything that goes up to around 500mm for birds.
Sigma also make a 150-500mm and a 170-500mm lens. Maybe you can find one of those within your budget.
Cedric
I am not sure what to advise but I would steer clear of Tamron lenses.
I had the 28-300mm and hated it but I have a 24-135mm and like it so much I have just paid more than I bought it for originally to have it rebuilt after it fell on a concrete floor.
As far as budget goes, I guess around £300 is within the bounds of possibility!
I would be looking at the Pentax 55-300mm or if you want to spend less the Tamron 18-250mm that Hardgravity linked to is basically the same lens as the Pentax 18-250mm and gets pretty good reviews.
Has anyone else used this lens??
Thanks for th input
Vicki
K-s2, K10D with kit lens, Tamron 90mm 1:2.8, Tamron 70-300 F/4.6-5.6 Di, Samsung 16 -45 F4 Pentax Da 60- 250
Davex.
What do you think??
K-s2, K10D with kit lens, Tamron 90mm 1:2.8, Tamron 70-300 F/4.6-5.6 Di, Samsung 16 -45 F4 Pentax Da 60- 250
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I went to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta yesterday and was trying to shoot balloons and the red arrows in the sky, my lens is definitely not up to it!! I have a Tokina 70-210 and clearly need something bigger/better than that. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be a good buy. I have the K10D body.
Incidentally the balloon fiesta was brilliant and well worth a visit next year!
K-s2, K10D with kit lens, Tamron 90mm 1:2.8, Tamron 70-300 F/4.6-5.6 Di, Samsung 16 -45 F4 Pentax Da 60- 250