Lens for shooting from a tube

(deltawake) · (deltawake) **Join Date: Sep 2004** 01-22-2007, 8:10 PM

What lens would you recommend for shooting wakeboarders from a tube- 10 feet or so from the rider. I have a 20D body.

(scott_a) · (scott_a) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 01-22-2007, 8:23 PM

15mm f2.8 fishy
14mm f2.8L
10-22mm EF-S
20mm f2.8

you get the idea...

(Walt) · (Walt) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 01-23-2007, 7:15 AM

Canon 17-40L

(wakeboardertj) · (wakeboardertj) **Join Date: May 2005** 01-23-2007, 2:27 PM

i would recommend a fish or the 17-40L

(swami) · (swami) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 01-23-2007, 3:15 PM

the 15mm fish on the 20D isn't that fishy.

I use the 10-22mm EF-S. I like it. One of the best things about it, it has a huge range where things are in focus. Typically I focus on the water about 10 feet away and shoot and my riders are in focus.

I haven't had the opportunity to try the other lenses out though.

-S

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 02-05-2007, 6:52 PM

Peter, you tubing now

(deltawake) · (deltawake) **Join Date: Sep 2004** 02-06-2007, 6:54 AM

Yeah Randy, but I have my standards. Only on perfect butter, and then plenty of S turns and circles to share the maximum amount of rollers with the rest of the lake.

(swami) · (swami) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 02-06-2007, 2:11 PM

try stayin on the tube through a double up.

By far the best photography platform is "The living room floor" by World Ski Lines (right?) You should check out the footage from "It's Whatever" from Boardflix.com. They actually try landing on it with wakeboards, while Dave Rowe is filming on it.. they are nuts.

-S