Art & Inspiration Lens recommendations for TROG

Hey guys. I know some of you will probably be attending this years Race of Gentlemen. I love shooting these type of unique events. I shot last year with a canon t2i with the stock lens. I didn't expect anything amazing to come from that lens/body combo. On top of the bland stock lens photos I made the mistake of not shooting raw last year which I always do so I wasn't really able to correct the photos as much as I like to. This year I've upgraded to a 60D and a sigma 30mm 1.4 mostly because I use it for a lot of film work. I do love the depth of field I get with the 30mm esp at 1.4 at close range, but knowing I won't be able to get as close to the cars this year, especially in the pits, I figured I'd rent a lens for the weekend.

So let me know what lens or lenses you guys recommend renting! Just keep in mind that my 60D is a cropped sensor body so the lenses MM will be tighter than they actually are. In the meantime here are a few of my shots from last year. Not super happy with them but if I was able to shoot some of these angles with a better lens I know the outcome would have been way different.

 

I have a D200 and about the only 2 lens I ever use are my 35mm f/1.8 and my 70-200mm f/2.8. The 35mm is great for the close up stuff and the 70-200 works great for when I need a little more reach. If you're back a little ways from the action, I think you'd be pretty happy with a 70-200mm. I'd love to someday get me a 400mm f/2.8, but I just don't have 10k lying around to spend...

 

Thanks a lot. Yeah I was looking into a 70-200 or a prime 80mm maybe. Borrowlenses.com has so many lenses to rent and they're super affordable. I couldn't imagine buying these lenses at retail. With the rental options popping up these days it makes it way easier to get awesome shots without spending the insane amounts of money.


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Well my limited knowledge likes your pictures.

 

I haven't had a chance to rent any lenses from them yet. I'm probably going to rent one for the next big show I go to. It's the only way to go with the skyrocketing prices of today's camera gear

 

Haha thank you very much! I appreciate it!

Neither have I although a few friends of mine have had good luck with them. I can conceive spending 400-500 for a good all-purpose lens, but unless Im making money using this gear I can't see spending over 1000 for a lens. Might as well rent.