Sometimes when I go to concerts, I can't really get a good picture of the singers face. I want a telephoto lens that can go really far but then not be rediculously priced.
2007-03-11 22:08:45 · 5 answers · asked by kirr45 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
With the lighting conditions at a concert (unless you're at an outdoor concert during the day), you're asking for a really fast super telephoto lens. Unfortunately, fast super telephoto also means ridiculously priced. Here are some examples for a Canon:
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L: $1089 (this may be too short)
Sigma 300mm f/2.8: $2600
Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS: $3750
Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS: $6300
As the other poster mentioned, you're probably better off renting the lens you need.
2007-03-12 05:16:16 · answer #1 · answered by Cinco13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not easy. Concerts take place usually by night and with highly changing illumination, so you need a luminous lens and a camera with a good noise at high ISOs. Depending on where you get if you are between the public (I suposse you don't have access to a press pass or similar, that can get you very near the stage), you'll need a 200mm minimun (if you are at first line).
If you wanna be really far in a concert at night, I'll suggest a 10Mp camera (so you can later crop the picture), with at least 1.5x magnification factor, good noise a 800 ISO, and a 200-300mm, preferibly with a f4 aperture. That's not ridiculously priced, but is neither cheap. As metallic_vortex points, you can hire the equipment.
2007-03-12 01:19:36 · answer #2 · answered by Ernesto R. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is too difficult to do and get good pictures. You would need a lens that would cost more than your house. You would have to depend on stage lighting and you don't know the color temperature of the lights. A flash is useless because you will be more than 50-60 feet away.
2007-03-12 10:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how far away you are, and how big your subject is. The link below has a calculator for figuring out the focal length you need. The longest I can usually find for a good price is 500mm (and that's only if I rent the lens). This works if you're only 40 feet away, but if you're further, you're looking at a pretty expensive lens.
2007-03-11 22:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by metallic_vortex 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what kind of camera you have and how far away you are.
2007-03-13 15:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by celestialcode 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋