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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Longest Focal Length You've used for American Football | |
I've shot with a 1000mm, but the AF motor wasn't/isn't very good and it wasn't the sharpest lens. I've switched to the oldest Canon 400 2.8 now and am comfortable with it (even with a 1.4x), other than the fact that it's super super heavy. Basically, the longer the lens, the harder it is to follow the action, but eventually you get used to it. You are also correct in saying that portions of a body is perfectly ok, and sometimes even preferable, for American Football. The other issue that I've found with a really long lens is that a lot of lower quality fields have quite the curvature to help with water runoff, which can cut off the feet in a full body shot.
Here's a couple of shots from a season with the 1000mm before I had the 400 2.8
Here is a picture of the lens without a hood (I don't have one) compared to the 70-200 2.8L and the 300 f4L
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