Canon 30D with 70-200 f2.8 IS USM lens decisions

Hi all and informative people,
Have been trying to make a decision on a DSLR camera/lens to purchase with
my fairly limited budget..have read many reviews on so many cameras and the
30D slips into my 'body only' price range but would like a great lens to go
with it (incase I go for top of the range when I can see my way there) for
action/motorsport and general photos.
A friend is a Nikon nut and was swaying my thoughts to say, the Nikon D200
or D2H but have read how good the CMOS sensor in Canon is compared to the
CCD in Nikon.

Any suggestions and help would be very much appreciated:

Canon 30D ?..can't justify the price of a 5D...yet
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS USM lens ?....but is very pricey and is about $1000
more for the IS compared to non IS...wondering if the IS is worth it.
Any other lens combos to go with this setup?..wideangle etc.

or......go for similarily priced Nikon equip.

Upgrading finally from my beautiful 5 year old Sony DSC-F707 with that magic
Carl Zeiss lens.
Cheers and thanks
Jack

 

Buy it.

Don't hear from your Nikon nut friend is saying.
I am a Nikon nut [D1X/H, D2H, S2 Pro] , but always envy the low noise 30D @
ISO 1600 can produce.
+ if you are bored, just buy some CZ 50 /1.4 T* or 85 / 1.5 T* + lens
adapter and use it in your Canon

 

When people bang on about Canon not having in-camera anti shake, I remind
them of Canon's ISO 1600

 

The IS on the 70-200 f2.8 adds a big premium in cost, and weight. The
lens is pretty fast so I would think it is overkill....depends on what
you want to shoot i guess.


rmd

 

Indeed!!!

 

G'day Jack

The 30D does it for me.....just love it for motor sport and general
photos. For action photos I use 70-200 f4 L lens, my budget wouldn't
extend to an f2.8 IS and besides I found it too heavy, although my son
loves his f2.8 IS and prefers the heavier combo. Another favourite lens
is a recent purchase of a vintage L lens, 20-35 f2.8 L circa 1989 and in
immaculate condition.

Last month my 4yo DGD was 'taking photos' with her non-working P&S that
resides in her toybox. I quickly grabbed my 30D with 20-35 f2.8L
attached, selected full auto, hung it around her neck (while holding the
strap where she couldn't see) and let her take some real photos. To my
surprise, her results were 23 perfect photos out of 24 taken....the one
out of focus was someone who moved towards the camera just as she had
pressed the shutter, with no time for the camera to re-focus. Her
composition was perfect, although I did crop the images only because of
the wide lens being used. She was shaking from head to toe with
excitement as she took these photos.....remember, these were 'the' first
real photos she's ever taken, she was laughing so much I don't know how
she held the camera and because it was a spur of the moment decision on
my part, I didn't even change any settings (other than select Green
Mode) from when I used it previously.

This proved to me that we all get too anal about taking the perfect
shot....me included!! LOL

Bronwyn ;-)

 

If you are doing motor sport, go on the hunt for a good SH 1DII and a
Sigmonster.

If you don't have press credential, or the right friends you will be
way back from the action, and you HAVE to have long FL and big f.

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Indeed, incamera IS and ISO 800 will do me.

 

Actually in camera IS and 1600 will do me nicely as well.

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Stewth but you've become exceedingly boring.

 

Nobody else would.....

 

Exceedingly boring sounds more interesting than ordinary everyday boring

 

Listen to yourself.

 

Trying to understand what you are trying to say but I seemed to have failed.

 

Heh, I've made 2 posts and neither of them banging on about the same thing.

 

Barbara I am so sorry that you have nothing in your life to be excited
about, if you don't like my excitment I suggest you killfile me. Goodnight.

 

I suggest you grow a thicker skin.

 

As the NIKON NUT in question, I will always go for NIKON,and who needs
1600 ISO for action, unless its the night trots !!

Man, 200 to 400 ISO is all you need for motorsports ...I would like to
have 100 ISO with the D2H !

Rgds..........Chuck

 

*IF* for example, a Canon had the same noise and other performance at 800
ISO as say a Nikon at 400 ISO, then the difference in cost and weight
between buying and using an f4 lens instead of an f2.8 lens would certainly
appeal to many people, other than yourself obviously.

Note I am not necessarily saying the above is the case, or that there aren't
depth of field issues that may alter your choices, but in general, ANY
increase in ISO performance for the same overall noise/resolution/color etc,
is always a GOOD thing IMO. No way would I want a slower ISO unless it
really meant better performance, easier just to use an ND filter when
necessary.

MrT.

 

Thanks Paul...was considering a second hand high-range Nikon but got cold
feet worrying about how much it would have been banged around and if it
would be back and forward to the service dept.