you photo takers out there

[Rufrider]

I took some pictures over the weekend at the MDR race with my CANNON Rebel EOS.( Basic 35mm camera.) Well , I wasnt satisfied, and am looking into a zoom lens? maybe or telephoto. What do you guys use? what about film...basic 200? Thanks in advance.

[ace_photo]

I use a 28-105mm zoom for most situations and when I was still shootin' film I used ISO400.

[bajaboy]

200 film is better off for still photos in my opinion, I went with the 800 in Laughlin and I'm pretty satisfied with the results, wish I had a scanner to show you.

[havahockey]

Right now I use a 18-55mm that came with my camera, my next lense will also be a Canon 28-105 to get more zoom. In Laughlin and the last MDR race I shot everything in 100 ISO and fast shutter speeds (400-800)

[jdillon971]

I fixed my Camera (4900Z) and saw great results from MDR. Only gripe I have is distant shots. What lens should I consider?

[stuckthrottle]

keep in mind that when using longer lenses, less light reaches the film (except high-end lenses), thus you have to either be in really bright light (early afternoon) or use a higher speed film (no less than 200). The problem with fast films (400+) is grain. Although they've made many advancements in 'film technology', grain is still very evident when you blow up a photograph past 8x10.

Why not simply use a slower speed film? Well although your blowups wont show much grain, it's less sensitive to light, add a lower end zoom lens and you just have a really long exposure that would make it close to impossible to STOP action.

These are just very basic things to keep in mind when doing/purchasing/using traditional photography and of course there are exceptions to everything.

IMO, a 28-300 zoom lens with a 72mm lens diameter and a circular polarizer (or UV for use w/ less light) and 200 iso speed negative film is ideal. But thats just my opinion.

[jdillon971]

Problem is I am using Digital, not film. Change my exposure then?

[havahockey]

A lot of digital cameras now have the feature of changing ISO speed. Do you know if yours has that feature?

[DailyPedal]

There are many reasonably priced lenses in the 70-300 range that should do well for everything you are asking about. The larger the lens opening (72mm vs a cheaper 55mm) will allow more light and the use of slower film speeds for better images (like in magazines). As to film speed, the longer lenses will require a faster film to freeze action-I prefer Fuji Press 800 for early morning and drop to 200 in bright daylight. I never shoot with one speed for all purposes. The Fuji has very little grain to speak of unless you blow it up as stated before.

[17fan]

I personally use the canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM with a Canon Rebel . I shot a lot of film at the CORR races last summer. It's an excellent lense which is more of a prosumer lense so the cost is a little higher than consumer lens but it's plenty fast enough for racing photography. I used 400 speed Kodak film and had good results. Some of my photos can be seen at www.prerunners.com (http://prerunners.com/photoalbum/crandon03/crandon03.htm) . If the link doesn't work look for Jeremy's pics from the crandon race.

[AdrenalineImage]

I have a Nikon D100 (Digital). I use a 28-300mm zoom lens with a 62mm diameter. Most of my early day shots I used 200 ISO, however as it got later in the day, and I was dealing with mountain shadows I used faster ISO and experimented with different speed and aperture settings. You just have to experiment. And check the histogram on the camera to help see if your exposure is balanced.

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[Jordan]

WOW man you dug up an old thread! I have now gone back to disposable cameras. The only way to fly!

[Kritter]

I'm using a canon 28-135mm with IS...not bad for my first lens on my DSLR. Paid under 500 with the hood and a case for it.

next lens will be a L series 70-200mm F2.8 IS

Then an L series 24-70mm F4

When you get cheap lenses with large ranges...you lose quality and need lots of light...

I'm by no means experienced with my camera yet but I got some good pics

http://www.animalhousedesigns.net/dmc05.htm

[havahockey]

The 28-135 is a good lense, like you said just need lots of light. If you want, I would consider getting the non-IS version of the 70-200 or even the F4 version. For shooting offroading you don't really need the IS, its more for low light situations where you can't get a shutter speed high enough to keep things in focus (ie concert, wedding, etc).

Whats good about digital is that if you can't get a high enough shutter speed that will stop the motion, you can bump up the ISO speed, just try and keep it under 400 or noise will start being an issue.