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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-21-2016, 01:47 PM
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Since you apparently know horses you will have a big step up over someone like me. Knowing the 'game' or 'action' and being able to be in the right spot at the right time to get the shot is a huge part of this.
Another thing though is that people coming from a point and shoot often think: bigger, more expensive camera = easier to take pictures. That is absolutely not true, the bigger and more expensive the cameras the harder it is to get good pictures. I would expect the first week or so you will feel like going back to your P&S as nothing will be coming out good. There is a learning curve and at first it seems nothing goes right. Just work through it, concentrate on getting simple, in focus pictures of something perfectly still, like a fence post or a rock. When you can do that 90% of the time, then try for something moving.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-21-2016, 11:48 AM
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That was my concern as noted above. Taking shots like those is not something you just buy a camera and take some snapshots and they come out great. Well, it isn't for me anyway. To get good shots of fast moving things you need good gear, good instincts, good skills and lots and lots of practice.
You could certainly get those shots with a k-50 and the DA 55-300 but for me to get that good I would expect days of practice and literally 1,000s of shots taken. Even with a lot of experience you will get maybe one keeper out of 50 to 100 shots taken. But you get no where without starting so I suggest you post some pictures and ask for advice. There are folks on this forum who have been shooting for 50 years and more, so lots of experience.
No you won't. Just ask. No one has any idea of your level of experience. If a term is confusing just ask, or google it. Like any profession photography has a lot of terms that define the parameters of things. If you don't know them it can be confusing. But no one is going to call you an idiot for asking if you really don't know.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-20-2016, 09:38 PM
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Well, that's a good start. :):)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-20-2016, 05:20 PM
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To be honest, no. For general personal use they would be fine, for semi-professional use I suspect you will be disappointed or your clients will be. If I were going to shoot horse shows or the like I would be looking at a DFA*70-200 f/2.8 or the Tamron or Sigma equal mounted on a k-3II or K-1.
I don't mean to discourage you in any way but a few things about your plan worry me. First, you say you are new to cameras and photography. Then you have a budget for a lens of $100. Then you say your are going to photograph horses and high speed horse sports. And then you say you are going to try and make some money. I wish you all the best but this is not (usually) a profession you jump into with no gear and no experience and make money at.
On the other hand, maybe you have a plan and I wish you all success. On a budget as you describe I would look for a k-30 or k-50 with the DAL 55-300. I think that is the most performance / price you will get. Look to buy both used.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-20-2016, 02:17 PM
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I was thinking DFA*70-200
But with this budget you are very restricted. The DAL 55-300 would likely be the best you can get but is still going to be over your budget. The Pentax-F 70-210 is another option that might be available near $100 and will work well.
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