In a message dated 26/07/01 15:02:02 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I would like to take some sporting photos, I have a 500mm lens but I think I would need something a little more powerful to get from one end of the playing field to the other. When I watch the (English) football I see the photographers near the field with some rather large looking lenses. What is required for this sort of thing? >> Hello Kevin. Having once been a sports photog, I can lend some experience. We used 300/400mm, and 85mm. 300/400 for regular action & 85mm for corners. Of course, we had pitch access and relatively free movement. The big glass is usually 2.8 aperture, for fast easy focussing & 1/250 or 1/500th under floodlights or in poor weather. For regular amateur shots, you can probably get away with lens aperture F4 or faster; film speeds have moved on a tad since the late 80s! Steer clear of 500mm mirrors - 1. Too long; 2. To slow to focus; 2. Too little light entering. Try to seek out the Tokina 100-300 F4 ATX around GBP300 used; the Pentax 300mm F4* lens around GBP350 used. Kind regards from sunny Brighton Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
