Recent content by lee

Yes, a monopod seems like a good shout. I really hadn't anticipated it being this big

Well today I took delivery of a sigma 120-300 f/2.8 sport and boy is it big, I am strangely nervous about shooting with it.

I'm looking for one without much joy at the moment. I've seen one on MPB with the same fault as yours, do you mind sharing how much the repair is? Though not sure if buying a faulty lens is a good idea.

Thanks Duncan, I have actually been reading your past posts and advice on shooting hockey, which has been a great help. I took up some different pitch positions last week and I have been focusing more on the keeper trying to anticipate the save, especially at the short corners rather than the...

Thank you for the great advice and to those that concurred with you. The second hand Sigma 300/2.8 I had seen was sold by the time I had plucked up the courage to buy it, so I it looks like it has done me a favour. The Sigma 120-300/2.8 sounds perfect for my current needs, especially after...

Thanks again for the advice, I really appreciate it.

So based on this, and the information ShropshireLad shared, I am likely to get better results from Nikon 200-400 f/4 than the Sigma 300mmm f/2.8, but if money wasn't an object then a Nikon 300mm prime would be better.

Thanks for the feedback all, it's as I thought. I shoot with a Nikon, and I have found a Sigma 300mm lens f/2.8 which I can afford on MPB. Its an older lens but fingers crossed it will work for me. The Nikon 200-400 f4 is a newer lens and I would love the range, but it wouldn't give me the...

I mainly shoot Hockey and Rugby at my local grassroots club, and I'm wondering if I should invest in a 2nd hand 300mm f2.8 lens or look at an alternative 200-400mm f4? I do love the look of the shots with the higher f-stop with blurred backgrounds, but I am wondering if those that have this...

I looked at the comparisons on Wiki (see extract below), as I haven't used a full frame camera plus the D7200 has a newer processor and greater ISO range, I thought the D7200 would be the better buy. Model Processor format Format Manufacturer mega pixels Focus Points...

Just a quick thank you to all those that have contributed to this thread. I was looking for an upgrade for my old D90, and the comments, reviews and images here helped me make up my mind. So my order has just been placed :)

Thanks for pointing me here Kipax :)

Thanks Kipax and Gary, reading this and the other thread it now seems so obvious. I read about the 1/500th quite a while back, and if I think about my photos the ones I am always most happy with are with the guys running toward me, which is now what I'm aiming for and why I've possibly been...