Canon 60D what is the best sports lense?

[Kattanner]

I have a canon 60D and shoot lots of baseball, I'm looking for a new sports sense and would like advise on what to get. My business is growing and want to get better shots.

 

[spiralout462]

300 f2.8 II, 400 f2.8 and 500 f4 are wonderful sport lenses. Since you didn't mention a budget I assume you can afford the best. The good news is, if you do have a modest budget all of Canons telephoto primes come in different configurations for different needs and budgets.

 

[Watchful]

The Sigma 150-600 sport is good if you are away from the field a bit and want more reach.

 

[Kattanner]

300 f2.8 II, 400 f2.8 and 500 f4 are wonderful sport lenses. Since you didn't mention a budget I assume you can afford the best. The good news is, if you do have a modest budget all of Canons telephoto primes come in different configurations for different needs and budgets.

Im not really set on a budget at this time wanted to see what was out there and compare pricing with what will fit my needs.

 

[Derrel]

I dunno...I've shot baseball with a few different lenses, and depending on WHERE you shoot from, different lenses will be better, or easier to use. If you can shoot from the home team's dugout, a long lens is a PITA to use, and a zoom like a 70-200 f/2.8 is pretty handy, whereas a 300/2.8 is too long, and the 200/2 is also too long.

There are different kinds of baseball images: shots that are "vanity shots" that show individual players sort of isolated from the action; newspaper shots that show action with some context (maybe even, gasp, two or even three players in one frame!), and other types of photos also.

I've used 70-200, 100-300 Sigma f/4 HSM-APO, 300/2.8 AF-S,200/2, 400/3.5 manual focus with pre-set focusing distance, 80-400 f/4.5~5.6and APS-C, APS-C with both the standard 1.5x crop and also a high-speed 8.2 frames per second 2.0 x crop, and Full frame.

I think in terms of overall "BEST" image, the 300/2.8 is the best focuser for speed, sureness, AND its big, wide aperture (the physical SIZE of the hole in absolute terms, not relatrve, not the f-value) allows you to shoot from behind the backstop or through side-fences, and TOTALLY defocus the chain-link; the 300mm focal length lens is NOT too good for really close-in shots, like say 1st base action from the home team dugout; it is actually wayyyy too long a lens on 1.6x.

The 300/2.8 has MUCH better optics than these low-cost 150-600 zooms AND allows MUCH faster shutter speeds, for very deep,deep crop-ins on outfield shots, or from 3rd base dugout shooting across the infield to first base and to second base slides. The big lenses lend credibility to you: it's a weird psychological effect, but very,very real.

For stationing yourself at third base area in the stands, the longer zoom lenses, with 100mm short end, come into play: the Sigma 100-300 f/4 HSM would be the best easily-hand-held lens for covering close and moderately-far action. The APS-C cameras really change the way lenses behave.

Canon 's 70-200/2.8 MK-II has ASTOUNDING optics...I would not overlook it. People forget about cropping-in at the computer a lot these days. Only you can know how you shoot a game, and under what kind of lights/no-lights, and from where, and what you can sell.

 

[Didereaux]

Hope the link works. All of the baseball shots were with Canon 100-400 USM L. from the box seats on the mezzanine above first base.
Picasa Web Albums - Monte Phillips - Action & Sports

 

[Kattanner]

Hope the link works. All of the baseball shots were with Canon 100-400 USM L. from the box seats on the mezzanine above first base.
Picasa Web Albums - Monte Phillips - Action & Sports

Those are great photos thanks for sharing , I have been shooting with a 75-300 f/4-5.6 , tonight I went to a few different stores and found a sigma 150-500 and they let me put it on my camera and test it out its brand new the old model and was on sell for a great price since the new one was going out so I bought it and can't wait to use it . Attached is a picture from my old lense .

 

[beagle100]

Hope the link works. All of the baseball shots were with Canon 100-400 USM L. from the box seats on the mezzanine above first base.
Picasa Web Albums - Monte Phillips - Action & Sports

Those are great photos thanks for sharing , I have been shooting with a 75-300 f/4-5.6 , tonight I went to a few different stores and found a sigma 150-500 and they let me put it on my camera and test it out its brand new the old model and was on sell for a great price since the new one was going out so I bought it and can't wait to use it . Attached is a picture from my old lense .

that could work but for sports and action the old original 100-400 could be better
(good luck)
60D with 100-400 (original)

 

[Kattanner]

Thanks I'll let you know how it goes will be shooting a baseball tournament this weekend


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[Watchful]

Hope the link works. All of the baseball shots were with Canon 100-400 USM L. from the box seats on the mezzanine above first base.
Picasa Web Albums - Monte Phillips - Action & Sports

Those are great photos thanks for sharing , I have been shooting with a 75-300 f/4-5.6 , tonight I went to a few different stores and found a sigma 150-500 and they let me put it on my camera and test it out its brand new the old model and was on sell for a great price since the new one was going out so I bought it and can't wait to use it . Attached is a picture from my old lense .

that could work but for sports and action the old original 100-400 could be better
(good luck)
60D with 100-400 (original)

A lot of noise in this. Was it a night game under lights?

 

[Kattanner]

Hope the link works. All of the baseball shots were with Canon 100-400 USM L. from the box seats on the mezzanine above first base.
Picasa Web Albums - Monte Phillips - Action & Sports

Those are great photos thanks for sharing , I have been shooting with a 75-300 f/4-5.6 , tonight I went to a few different stores and found a sigma 150-500 and they let me put it on my camera and test it out its brand new the old model and was on sell for a great price since the new one was going out so I bought it and can't wait to use it . Attached is a picture from my old lense .

that could work but for sports and action the old original 100-400 could be better
(good luck)
60D with 100-400 (original)

A lot of noise in this. Was it a night game under lights?

It was at Minute Maid Park dome was closed that day those are a few of my favorite pictures I took they day still haven't mastered photoshop enough to reduce noise .