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I dont disagree with your assessment of the 150-600, they are not that bad, but they are not that good either. For me it fills the roll I need it to when I need that much reach, I know what its good at and try to keep in with those limits
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I wouldn't buy the Sigma/Tamron lens, well, ever. Its not a very good lens. Its not sharp, its even heavier than my 200-500, and its slow (F6.3). Hey, Sony just released a 400mm F2.8... Its only about $12K...Unfortunately for me the 150-600 Tamron/Sigma isnt out yet for Sony. And Im not paying 2500 for a 100-400 even if it is godlike.
But at 70-200 for sub 1K at fixed F4 to me that would be a good start. Especially since the 24-105 seems hard to get.
Part of my Idea is to start at my local tracks around college and home here in Washington and ask to take pictures during HPDE/smaller name track events. That way they are more likely to be like, sure kid have at it, and it gives me some experience doing motorsport, which is going to be lots of panning practice.
Then If I really get into it I can always grab the 100-400 later on. But I cant justify the 24-105 at $1400 to be honest. Even if its one of the sharper sony lenses.
If you find a club that does autocross, go shoot them. That was where I really cut my teeth learning how to pan, and you can do it with a small lens because you will be fairly close to the action (flag station.) Lots of action, and if you catch a punted cone, even better.
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these are a couple from my backyard so to speak, just getting back into photography after a long hiatus.

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Unfortunately for me the 150-600 Tamron/Sigma isnt out yet for Sony. And Im not paying 2500 for a 100-400 even if it is godlike.
But at 70-200 for sub 1K at fixed F4 to me that would be a good start. Especially since the 24-105 seems hard to get.
Part of my Idea is to start at my local tracks around college and home here in Washington and ask to take pictures during HPDE/smaller name track events. That way they are more likely to be like, sure kid have at it, and it gives me some experience doing motorsport, which is going to be lots of panning practice.
Then If I really get into it I can always grab the 100-400 later on. But I cant justify the 24-105 at $1400 to be honest. Even if its one of the sharper sony lenses.Leave a comment:
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For most of what you have been doing a 24-105 will serve you very well, I shot with a 24-105L f4 on my 6D about 97% of the time. For general every use and for most landscape and "street shooting" its a hard zoom range to beat but yes at F4 is a little slow for when the light is a bit scarce. 70-200 2.8 is fantastic for weddings, birds at your feeder, and with as sharp as good 70-200s are with gorgeous bokeh make awesome portrait lenses or for things you can get relatively close too but with out getting/wanting to be involved.
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Here is a compelling argument, it doesn't have enough reach. You will find yourself shooting everything on track at 200mm then cropping the hell out of the shot. My 70-300 wasn't enough for trackside work. The 200-500 opened all kinds of doors for epic shots however.
If you don't have media credentials and have to shoot from the stands, 200mm is even less useful.
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It really is a fantastic lens. I have a great selection of primes, Batis 18 and 28, zeiss 55 and 85 and I always leave the 24-105 on the body and it hasn’t come off in some time. So sharp and versatile. Not quite long enough or fast enough for some purposes, but covers 90% of my needs.
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How do you like the 24-105 F4?
I honestly cant decide between it and the 70-200 F4. The fact that I can pick up a 70-200 F4 on CL for $1k or less makes it a compelling argument for me If I want to shoot motorsport.Leave a comment:
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Got to spend some time with my buddy’s epic collection, including driving and shooting the newest addition!
A7Rii, 24-105 F4 G

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Too many damn E30's...
I had some fun shooting some Tacoma's on a recent trail run

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These are some of the best BMW photos I've ever seen. Brilliant! Just brilliant!Leave a comment:
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Yeah most of these are OOC with temperature tweaks.
Im pretty surprised how well the Sony AWB works though, it gets really really close to what is real all the time.
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Try processing those in black and white. They might turn out awesome. I'd lean a little harsh in the contrast, and pull the exposure back a touch, with darker blacks.
Nice shots.
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The A7III was ace for the picnic, definitely going to look into the 24-105 or 70-200 soon.
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