Wildlife shooters have different needs .. For you, the multi-thousand
dollar fast glass is essential.
Godfrey
On Jun 28, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Herb Chong wrote:
i shoot my long lenses wide open almost all the time, and that is
after boosting ISO. minimum shutter speeds are 1/500 or get a
vibration blurred shot. 1/1000 is better. f5.6 is barely on the
edge of acceptable. it's not just my motion that i am trying to
stop either, it's the birds.
Herb....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: consumer speed ??
f/4 is slow for a 70mm lens, but f/4-f/5.6 isn't that slow for a
200mm lens. The problem with long lenses is getting *enough* DoF,
particularly when close ... Most of the time I find myself
shooting at f/11-f/22 with anything longer than 135mm.
