Hiring glass for Silverstone

[Turn7]

I have full three day pass for Silverstone Motogp at the end of the month.

Im fed up with carp pics due to huge crops using my D300/70/300 so am considering hiring some glass from say Lens for hire.

Any thoughts on anyhting related to this chaps ?

Cost isnt free, Id like to keep below a ton realsitically.

[K12beano]

Turn7 said:

carp pics

I always wondered what a fish-eye-lens was for?

Turn7 said:

Cost isnt free, Id like to keep below a ton realsitically.

Alternatively, I find that picking up any new lens needs some time getting used to it. What about picking up something secondhand - getting familiar with it and then selling it off. I think I had a tatty old 70-200 for about four years, it did the job and I'm pretty sure I only lost the Fleabay costs overall when I came to sell it.

[ukaskew]

There are loads of places to shoot comfortably with a 300 on crop at Silverstone, it does admittedly take a little bit of leg work though. I went through a phase of chasing extra reach and in my experience it's not a magic bullet (I shoot a 70-200 on full-frame now!)

My favourite photographer 'behind the fence' at Silverstone uses a 400mm on full frame, and a guy who started out with a 70-200 on crop there and nothing else has gone on to be a highly regarded professional.

[Turn7]

Beano - point taken, but I dont really have the spart time to get used to it.


Basically fancied it as a bit of a treat really, and as away to try and change my MGP pics. I know the circuit and I know where I can shoot happily, but wanted to try something new.

[jurbie]

Try something like a Sigma 150-500. There are some valid points above about not chasing reach however the problem you will have is Silverstone isn't very bike friendly and even at 300mm a bike will be lost on the vast expanse of nothingness that is Silverstone.

[Turn7]

Ive emailed Lens for hire just to see what they think, so will report back....

[budfox]

Mifsuds in Devon will hire you pretty much any used lens they have in stock.

They quoted me £50 inc VAT to rent the Sigma 150-600mm sport, plus £10 delivery.

Their website is rubbish but they've been around a long time and know what they're talking about.