Hi All,
Need advice on what is a good camera to buy for windsurfin shots.
From the land not water, most likely from the top of dune/beach or carpark..
distance of at least 200meters i reckon.
Have no idea about photographry....
thanx..
Stone, there was a good discussion on this over on the General forum recently:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=66623
Get the biggest zoom you can afford, and a tripod :)
cheers
james
Thanx Heaps birdseye,
Decided on a Cannon EOS 500D with 18 -55mm f3.5-5.6 IS, 55 -250mm f4 -5.6 IS, and 70-200mm f/4L. Lenses..
Not sure what that all means and how to work it all just yet. but iam sure i'll have fun figuring it out...
Thanx again guys..
^ agree with aus301 about the crossover. seems pointless to me also.
but i have to say. i think you will notice a big difference with the optics aspecially the sharpness and colour.
i have a mate that does climbing photography and bought the 450 body with the 18-55 and 55-250.....
long story short when he upgraded to better lenses including L lenses the difference was noticable.
keep the 70-200 it's a great lens.
Hey Guys. I procrastinated for ages about a camera for windsurfing photos and after speaking to a pro was advised to get one of the new waterproof cameras,Olympus or Panasonic.He said they had 5 Times zoom, took good quality photos and video, both above and below water, not affected by sand,and great value.Sail out and take your photos up close.
He said to get good photos at high zoom with a moving target you need a really good lens that would cost more than the camera.
Ended up buying a Panasonic FZ35 with 18 times zoom cheap and hope to get a year or more before sand takes its toll. Waterproof next time.
Get yourself one of these puppies, I got one and have not looked back. It is awesome and makes photography easy...even for idiots like me