Is the old Canon EF 75-300mm IS USM I F4.0 – 5.6 from 1996 still recommended for sports photography?
I still have the lens in my closet, but I haven't used it in many years. It's too long for my 7D II. But it would be ideal for a full-frame camera. The only question is whether the AF can still keep up with sports photography.
With USM lenses the autofocus is actually fast enough
Already, but have read reports that it should not be so fast in this objective. I tried it on my 7D and it was very good. Only I haven’t tried it in the hall. For my 7D, the lens would be too light-fast in the hall, thinking that it is better suited for a full format, but it does not know because I have no full format.
What kind of sport do you photograph?
A light-strength lens is of course better suited for sport. I see the problem rather than the AF. But with a corresponding camera, such as a 5D Mark IV, this goes already.
Yeah, I’m not worried about the AF at handball, more about the light. I photograph horse races, there’s plenty of light in the normal case.
I photograph handball in the hall…I think the AF should be able to keep there, because the players are almost always at the same distance…but I haven’t tried it yet with the 75-300…currently I photograph with the Sigma 50-150mm F2,8 and this is very good, but only to use APSC. I could also use the Canon in full format.
What prevents you from trying the autofocus on your 7DII? Then you have to go a little further if you have an equivalent of 120-480mm too much zoom.
Turn the problem differently!
You will not only buy a full-format camera for this one lens. Then it would be more sensible to mutilate the lens if it is not usable for your purposes!
So if you have them anyway (for whatever reason), then sneak the lens on it and you know it in no time!
It is not worth selling the lens for 120€ – 150€. Then it has to wait for his mission.
If I’m reading what you’re driving with F2/8 lenses for ISO values, I can’t imagine that you’ll get lucky with an objective, which already blows half as much light in the smallest zoom range
Yes, I am already with ISO 3,200 and slightly higher at F2,8, but with F4.0 you can also land with a full format at ISO 8,000. A full format is a bit less than an APSC, so the photos would be very good, I think….