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:Dhey all...

ok so im heading out to the beautiful french mountins at the end of febuary, to go skiing for a week or two...(money allowing) and i was planning on hiring a lens or two, so i could get some great shots when over there....

i currently have a canon 40d, with a nifty 50, and a 50mm macro lens..., 3 old manual focus primes, 200, 300, 500 but nothing else...

last time i went was two years ago, and before i had a camera, so i have no idea what il need...

what would you guys recomend? id love to take some great landscape shots, and a couple of good action shots of verios friends snowboarding away, :)

so with all your expertise, recomend me some lenses:D
 
a 70-200 is super useful, but you can get most snowboard/ski shots with the 50 if you are standing in the right place. the 50 is also fine for landscapes if you take a bunch of shots and stitch them together into a pano.
 
Yep, you seem pretty covered be honest; especially if money is tight. However, if you want some shots from a distance the MF's won't help, so maybe a Canon 70-200 L is in order?
 
as for anything else helpful, remember to add a little eposure compensation to keep the snow white and 1/1000th shutter speed is key to freezing action.
 
Longer is better. You dont want to be in the middle of the piste with a 40d in your hand

A circular polariser will put some zing in the skies too if the sun is out

Sam
 
70-200 f2.8L is my go to lens for snowboarding outdoors.
 
Craikeybaby said:
70-200 f2.8L is my go to lens for snowboarding outdoors.
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im sure the F4 would do if the sun is mostly out you wouldnt particularly need the faster lens, but then again if you have the cash i would. :p
 
Faster focussing, not all snowboarding is bluebird days etc ;)

But yes, if the sun is out the f4 is fine.
 
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