How close r u to the action ...
as it is sports, so the lighting there should be quite good, almost like daylight lighting condition,
so kit lens should be fine.
buy I guess, borrow a 70-300mm would be quite good, as even you are close to the track, 300mm give you big panning range.
as from my signature.
"Pentax K-x with 6 ancient manual lens"
my lens are all old film age manual focus lens, don't have auto focus function, not that ideal for sports.
cool shots, I never tried that before, has to set focus before hand and wait then,
if the car driving towards you, then the sudden change of focal distance would be also challenging.
for longer focal length, the dof in-focal range is also, narrower. for 50mm around, set to infinite, then almost everything will be in focus
been to 1st & 2nd year F1 race.
decided to watch instead of shoot, unless i sit at grandstand or am part of the press.
a good spot for walkabout is hard to come by cos you be shooting heads or fence.
some people get grandstand tickets so that they can go near the fence to shoot.
Mine is grandstand tix is the 18-55 enough?
it depend which grandstand and the location of your seat.
if there are standing space near the fence which you can shoot through the fence openings will be great. suggest you forgo the seat and stay at the fence throughout the race.
i will use 80-200mm or other lens around this range. my 2 cents.
as from my signature.
"Pentax K-x with 6 ancient manual lens"
my lens are all old film age manual focus lens, don't have auto focus function, not that ideal for sports.
I am considering on the 55-300 is it alright?
U are going to buy the 55-300 just for the F1 to shoot?
Try with your kits lens 18-50. If you are standing near the fence, it should be close enough? :dunno:
Which grandstand will you be at?