Thanks for the replies.
Originally posted by wibbly Where are you sitting at Silverstone? I was there for motogp and shot with a sigma 50-500. I'll have to look back and see what my preferred focal length was. I suspect a DA*300 might be a better choice
Its not confirmed but likely to be in one of the hospitality areas. My main concern with the DA*300 is really the size/weight
Originally posted by K-Three You say you have the FA 135, and plan on taking it, and you also show the F70-210 in your signature,
the difference between 135mm and 200mm is not that much, with all the pixels you have in your K3, you can comfortably crop from 135 to 200ish
Rough rule of thumb is to have lenses double or half focal length from each other,
I would suggest you look a solution that gets you near 300mm,
for motor sport, I would think zoom too, lots of near->far and back again.
just my 2¢
Yes, I had thought of that, with the 135 I can crop, then again with the 200mm, I do indeed have the F70-210 but I don't take it anywhere as its VERY noisy AF and mine was a cheap copy, when focusing it racks a bit on the body.
The DA*300 is a reasonable amount more as well, north of £600-£700 used.
Originally posted by Papa Lazarou Rob, can lend you my 60-250 and 1.4x TC if you like?
I'm taking it to the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 26 June, but you can have it after then.
Thanks Phil, again! I may take you up on that If I don't sort anything!
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Also to add, I don't really plan to do a lot of motorsport shooting (other than this weekend), and most of my normal range is landscape/portrait.