would this be a good lens for fast paced sports ie... Football under stadium lights or race cars under the lights??
1329390
This lens would be a disaster for action at night. It's manual focus, the maximum aperture is f/8, there's no vibration reduction. As a matter of fact, it would barely be usable for action in full daylight. Sorry... if you want to shoot action at night, you're going to need a fast lens and a camera body that will do high ISO.
1329391
no, i would recommend something around a 70 -200 f/2.8 yuor choice on what you want to spend. i can tell i have a tamron in this and i love ,a little heavy but smoking fast glass , shot my kids sporting events for years , great pics
941927
It is compatible, but lens focuses very slow and would not trust it for sports action.
881594
I would say there is probably too much zoom if you wanted to used it exclusively for football. My uncle uses canon image stabilized binos for football games which might be easier to use depending on where you sit. I do loves these binos and would purchase them again in a second.
1877497
No, I would not recommend this lens for sporting events. It doesn't zoom, which will limit your ability to compose when you have limited ability to move yourself closer to subject. Plus the apertures aren't super great for low light of a gym. (Although tripod will help with that). In same price range I think you would be better served by the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 with a tripod. (Or if you can spend a bit more go with the 80-200mm f/2.8)
623352
i wouldn't recommend it for any sport photography,because it's wide angle and because it's manual focus. i would rather get a telephotolens
230493
I use them to watch football games and they're fantastic for this purpose. The wide field of view allows you to see the action MUCH for effectively than my higher power / smaller field Zeiss field binocs. The only real negative is that they do fog up, particularly if you don't adjust the eyepieces properly. Bring a soft cloth along if you live in a high humidity climate. Good luck!
1429330
I think it would work great for that. The optics are amazing...I took it on a safari and got some amazing photos. The only concern I could potentially see you having is the stop if you are shooting indoors. They make one that opens up further, however it is nearly double the price. I don't typically shoot low light, so I can't give you any advice here. I found it to be a pretty incredible lens.
98307
Yes I have used this lens for airshows and motor sports before. But I guess if you were going to be used for football or anything low light no it would not be. My one complaint with the lens is the focus motor is so loud! It really bugs me I have switched to using the sigma 18 250 HSM for that reason alone. I lost 50mm reach but gained the wide angle so that makes up for it. For what the pentax is and the price of its a pretty decent lens if you can deal with loud autofocus motor.
769576
It would be fine with a telephoto lens, camera is very good at adjusting quickly to different lighting, I use mine for sports and it works well
736776
I do not own this lens anymore do to the fact that I started shooting indoor events. I loved the lens but with a 4 aperture it doesn't take in enough light. I would recommend the 2.8 version of this lens or a prime lens for your needs. You will be able to keep your shutter speeds up and ISP down.
1919509
This is an awesome lense but it is not as wide as the Nikon 35mm f1.4 or the Nikon 50mm f1.4 which would give you more room in your picture. it is a good lens but more for portraits. The 70-200mm f2.8 is the best for sports and all around pictures, but a bit more money and worth every penny. I personally would not get the 85 for any sports even with how great the shots are your picture would crop in to small to catch a full play.
623354
Since this lens only provides for manual focus, it would be nearly impossible to use this successfully in any sports/action situation. The lack of autofocus capability is what makes this lens as inexpensive as it is. This lens is most appropriate for night sky photography due to its good optics and fast (f/2.0) lens.
91515
This lens is great for low light situations especially without fast motion as the autofocus isn't as fast as the Nikon/Canon version. The f2.8 will be great for indoor/poor lit situations!
1681730
This is a fantastic lens for sports photography in its focal length range. I use it to take pictures of tennis players, both during the day when the light is very good and at night when it isn't. There is a faster (f2.0) 200mm fixed focal length lens that could be useful if the light is really poor, but it is much more expensive. The real question is whether you will be so far away that 200mm isn't enough; I have not used any of the tele-converters.
2131313
I bought this lens just for that purpose. Takes excellent photos, even with the 2x converter. That is the setup I use with my Nikon D7000 for my Son's lacrosse games. Obviously does very well on sunny days. No regrets!
1877494
This lens would be great for baseball and basket ball, but may be a bit too zoom-y for wrestling. If you want someone more versatile about the same price you could get the 24-70mm
1292638
I don't shoot sporting events, but I would think you would need a longer lens. I am not crazy about this lens because of chromatic aberration.