Best Lens for Horse Racing

[andrew]

Hi all,


I'm looking at purchasing a new lens for photograghing horse racing.


I own a Canon 450D.


My budget is around £600 ($1000) but I can look to save extra if suggestions state that this would be advantageous.


I'm seriously considering the Canon 70-200 F4 L USM for the money but it wouldbe greatto here everyones suggestions.


Regards


Andrew

[Daniel Browning]

George Slusher, a valued forum member here, photographs a lot of equestrian events and has been published in horse magazines. Hopefully he'll post here when he gets the time. If I recall correctly, he mostly uses the 70-200 f/2.8 L IS (£1500), but it's sometimes not wide enough on a crop camera.

[soezin]

I think 70-200 F/4L would be fine for what you want to shoot. It's a very very good lens.. perfect for daylight outdoor shoots. It's very light (compared to its f/2.8 cousins).

[andrew]

Thanks for the advice gents.


I'm thinking the 70-200 F/4 LLens would be a good start. I can always trade up to the F2.8 at a later date.


Thanks for your comments.

[Sean Setters]

By "horse racing," do you mean outdoor track racing? You aren't talking about indoor barrel racing or anything, are you?

[Jordan]

OH, OH OH!!! the EF 200mm f/2 IS USM !!!


Mmmm... what a nice lens that is! (alternatively, the EF 135 f/2 USM is much smaller, lighter, and less expensive, and not much wider in focal length so it makes a great alternative and would fit into your $1000 budget, though just barely. The other is like a few times more expensive)

[Daniel Browning]

the EF 200mm f/2 IS USM !!!


Mmmm... what a nice lens that is! (alternatively, the EF 135 f/2 USM is much smaller, lighter, and less expensive

[] I would love to try the 200mm f/2 some day.

[Jordan]

Oh it's a SEXY lens! On my website: www.freshphotohawaii.com if you look at the football game of Wisconsin vs Hawaii, you'll see those were taken with the 200 f/2 (I think a FEW were taken with a 400 2.8 because my friend wanted to try the 200 f/2 so we switched for like ten minutes)

[andrew]

Nation Hunt Racing and flat racing in the UK.


:-)

[Don Burkett]

If your talking about the track, the 70-200 f/4 is perfect


Here are a couple, the rest along with EXIF data are at [View:http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/arlington_park]