What is a good canon lens for skateboard photography?

Question

I am deciding between a canon 75-300mm, a 70-300mm, a 55-250mm and a 50mm.
Also what is some other good equipment to have for skate photography?
BTW I have a canon t2i.

Answer 1

Those lenses are way to long for what's generally seen in skate photography. Keep the 50mm though. Invest in a good wide-angle, and perhaps a fisheye lens.



some suggestions:



Wideangle:



Canon 10-22mm, excellent speed and image quality. Around $700.00

Sigma 10-20mm f4 - f5.6 if you're on a budget. Good Image quality too, about $450.00



Fisheyes:



Sigma 8-16mm fisheye. Excellent lens at half the cost of Canon's.

Answer 2

If you can get close enough to the action, try using a Canon 24-70 2.8 zoom. It's easy to hand-hold because it's not a heavy lens like the zooms with a wider reach. My 24-70 2.8 zoom stays on my Canon 50D most of the time. A 70-200 2.8 IS is also a good choice, although it is rather heavy.



Personally speaking, I would never use a wide-angle lens for skateboard photography because it makes the image of the subject entirely too small.

Answer 3

a basic 18-55mm lens ("normal lens") is fine. The telephoto zoom lenses you are referring to might make it hard to keep a moving subject in the frame (those work better if you are too far from the action, say for example you are in the crowd watching halfpipe skating). If you are up close to the skaters, the normal lens makes the most sense.