On APS-C both 200mm is a super telephoto. Results using them can be
disappointing no matter how good the lens is because you need the right
mindset and skills. I don't want to dissuade you, I have primes to
600mm and sometimes you just can't get the shot with anything else.
The problem with having a zoom of 135mm and a 300mm prime is there is a
large gap between them and there will be times, more than you might
think, that you'll be wishing for an intermediate lens because the 300mm
is just too long to properly frame the image. On the other hand if you
have the 200mm then you'll often run into situations and at football
field distances where it just isn't long enough.
When I'm expecting to be shooting at that distance I usually carry a
70-210mm, 300mm and a 1.7x AF Adapter. That gives me a ~500mm in a
pinch. However even with AS shooting hand held at 500mm, or even just
300mm, can be difficult, and some kind of camera support is very
helpful, it's a PITA but I sometimes also use a monopod, I should
probably use it more often but it's like having a third crippled leg
when you want to move.
Then there's the issue of changing lenses with flying sand...
On 11/1/2014 1:15 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Everyone:
We had exceptional winds today, so I thought I’d head to the lake to catch some
waves. The white caps were prominent to be sure, and there was a bit of
splashing waves a tad north of where we were. Higher waves, which flooded bits
of Lake Shore drive, could be found south of us—closer to downtown. We were up
north by Wilson ave.
Anywhooo, The spot we stopped at is the put-in spot for jet skis and
windsurfers and such, and we got lucky since a handful of windsurfers were
taking advantage of the high winds—and boy were the winds high.
It was really hard to take pictures. I couldn’t keep the camera or myself
steady. The wind was coming from the northeast, and if I tried to shoot into
the wind, sand carried along by the wind stung my face so bad—for the first
time, I was glad to be wearing glasses! By the end of the shoot, I had sand
everywhere, hair, mouth, ears, and even in my camera bag. I had to do a big
shake-out when I got home.
Darrel was with me, and he tried to act as wind-break for me, but it didn’t
really help much. It was such an exhilarating shoot—lots of fun to try to deal
with the elements while trying to shoot. I’d like to do more bad weather
shooting—though I don’t think I’d like to chase tornados and such.
I really would have loved a longer lens. Most of the photos below are deep
crops. I did the best I could with the DA* 50-135.
So I have a question: Darrel thinks were were about 100 yards (a football
field) from the surfers. Given this distance, which would have worked better,
a 200mm or 300 mm prime to catch the surfer action?
http://www.caguila.com/windyday/index.html
Cheers, Christine
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