So what lens do you choose for a group shoot of a ballerina in a park?

[AlphaWorld]

So you know you will be photographing a ballerina under natural light - the choice of an A1 camera is easy. But what lens?

I chose to go with my newest acquisition: the 50-150mm f/2 GM. It was perfect. I used focal lengths from 50mm to 150mm, and something over 60 focal lengths in between - I was very glad to have those choices. I shot all the images below at f/2, 1/1000, and I let Auto ISO float - it varied, but it was always quite low. Cloudy, but there was enough light.

Love the separation between subject and background.

I have no regrets about buying the 50-150 GM. Yes, it's an expensive lens, but the autofocus works instantaneously, and the clarity of the image...

Apologies if I'm tempting you to consider a lens that is outside your budget.

 

[Richard A]

Nice shots. You got the jumping one spot on. This is a lens I probably wouldn't use much. What puts me off is the size & weight really. If I was looking at something in this range I would probably go with one of the fast 135mm lenses.

I had a chance to try this lens on the night walk we went on a couple of months ago but due to the weather and what we were shooting, I decided to have a longer play with the 14mm. This is a lens I will probably get soon. In fact, there was a good one on eBay recently for a good price and due to me humming and hahing, I missed out on it. They don't come up second hand very often.

 

[spudhead]

Nice shots Tony , that is one nice lens , if it worked with tc`s it would be in my kit Tony metadata would be nice