My wife will be dancing at a big hula festival (Merrie Monarch) again this year, and I'll be taking pictures, like I did last year (http://leeandpat.com/merriemonarch2004). They liked my pictures and got me a press pass this year. This means that I can get close to the stage, and won't need to use the slow zoom that I used last year.
My question is, which lens should I get for this? I have a Nikon F65 (N65), and I'm looking at buying one of the following three lenses:
85mm f/1.4
90mm f/2.8
105mm f/2.0
I'm not too worried about getting wide shots of the group. What I want is sharp shots of a few of them at a time. Shots like this (http://leeandpat.com/friday-kahiko/aaf) show cool movement, but are too blurry. Do you recommend any of the above lenses, or should I go with something different?
The second question is what about film? Last year I used pro Fuji film, refrigerated and all, and it was fine. I think it was Fujicolor Press 400 and 800 - I was sitting far and using a slow 300mm lens. This year I'll have fast glass and I'll be right up to the stage, what film do you recommend?
Thank you for any suggestions,
Pat
My question is, which lens should I get for this? I have a Nikon F65 (N65), and I'm looking at buying one of the following three lenses:
85mm f/1.4
90mm f/2.8
105mm f/2.0
I'm not too worried about getting wide shots of the group. What I want is sharp shots of a few of them at a time. Shots like this (http://leeandpat.com/friday-kahiko/aaf) show cool movement, but are too blurry. Do you recommend any of the above lenses, or should I go with something different?
The second question is what about film? Last year I used pro Fuji film, refrigerated and all, and it was fine. I think it was Fujicolor Press 400 and 800 - I was sitting far and using a slow 300mm lens. This year I'll have fast glass and I'll be right up to the stage, what film do you recommend?
Thank you for any suggestions,
Pat