Daf
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- Aug 10, 2009
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Hi,
I'm getting beaten to death by overcast days and a slow zoom lens.
I;m very much a rookie at this but have been able to get some really nice shots on clear/sunny days. But the overcast days, when trying to shoot at 1/1600 or faster, are killing me! I shoot motocross races and using a flash is out of the question as far as I know. I leaning on the continuous shutter - sorting out the "good ones" in post.
It's been recommended that I get something along the lines of a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom. This, as I understand it, is more of a professional grade lens, as opposed to my consumer 55-200mm f/4-5.6 - and the f/2.8 would greatly increase the light at the fast shutter speeds.
My question would be - what is a good 2.8 lens to use with the D40? I could probably spend about $1100 but that's about it.
Thank you for any thoughts or suggestions.
Daf
Current equipment:
Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-s DX VR
Some of my "sunny day" shots can be found here: DafShots - Photos for those that go fast...
I'm getting beaten to death by overcast days and a slow zoom lens.
I;m very much a rookie at this but have been able to get some really nice shots on clear/sunny days. But the overcast days, when trying to shoot at 1/1600 or faster, are killing me! I shoot motocross races and using a flash is out of the question as far as I know. I leaning on the continuous shutter - sorting out the "good ones" in post.
It's been recommended that I get something along the lines of a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom. This, as I understand it, is more of a professional grade lens, as opposed to my consumer 55-200mm f/4-5.6 - and the f/2.8 would greatly increase the light at the fast shutter speeds.
My question would be - what is a good 2.8 lens to use with the D40? I could probably spend about $1100 but that's about it.
Thank you for any thoughts or suggestions.
Daf
Current equipment:
Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-s DX VR
Some of my "sunny day" shots can be found here: DafShots - Photos for those that go fast...