Which Lense to use

[KBerntsen]

Bummed the knee up pretty good so instead of riding the MS-150 this year I'm gonna sit outside of Bellville and take pictures of my cycling team as they ride by. Question is which lense is the better choice. 28-100 f/3.5-5.6 or the 70-300 f/4-5.6?

[Cope]

Take both and use the 70-300 for the team, and the 28-100 for Bluebonnets. And sorry about the knee. I have ridden a few centuries, including the MS150, and that's a lot of hard work.

[KBerntsen]

Heh

That was kinda the plan already

Thanks for the feedback

[Cope]

Do you have the Minolta 70-300? I have the Tamron on order(due to be shipped in May)for my 5D.

[KBerntsen]

No it a Quantaray Tech-10
I've had it for a while since I bought my Maxxum 400si several years back. Haven't used it much. I want to save up for a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 with any luck I'll find a deal on eBay or some place else.

[sraulers]

Nice to see more Minolta users on-board...

[rose]

nothing like turning a bumm knee into a new hobby...good news!!

[Cope]

Originally Posted by KBerntsen

No it a Quantaray Tech-10
I've had it for a while since I bought my Maxxum 400si several years back. Haven't used it much. I want to save up for a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 with any luck I'll find a deal on eBay or some place else.

I just bought one of these; I was waiting for the new Di model, but this was too good a deal to pass up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...romZR40QQfviZ1

Cameta also sells Sigma, and they are competitive.

[KBerntsen]

Hey Steve

BTW - I ended up getting the Sigma EF-500 DG Super it works great even does the wireless TTL

[Cope]

Originally Posted by KBerntsen

Hey Steve

BTW - I ended up getting the Sigma EF-500 DG Super it works great even does the wireless TTL

Ken, try bouncing it of a ceiling. Mine under-exposed in my den with the subject 5' in front of me. Cameta said they would either issue credit or send it to Sigma and I opted for credit. A fellow up North took them up on the repair option and told me yesterday that he isn't too happy with it. Apparently you either get a good one or a lemon. Hope yours is good.

[KBerntsen]

What I found is that you have to set your shutter above the sync speed and then your exposures will come out most every time. I also opted for it after discussing with someone at the camera co-op who told me they frequently see similar problems even with the name brand flashes KM, Nikon & Cannon