Common sense says if you’re going to take sharp, dramatic photographs at a fast-action sporting event, make sure you have an autofocus lens that is at least 300mm or longer, and fast (f/2.8 or f/4) and, IMHO, preferably a zoom. As part of our coverage of Sports Week, I thought it might be fun to photograph the opening night of the 2021 racing season at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl using a lens that falls seriously short on all but one of those critical points of common sense.
Photographs © Allan Weitz 2021
The Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 Reflex MF lens, which is available for a half-dozen camera mounts, is longer than 300mm but it’s a manual focus lens and it’s slow as heck; it’s only f/8… period. That’s the downside. The upside of this little gem of a lens is that it’s tiny (2.9 x 3"), lightweight (12.5oz), and it focuses down to 3' 9", which for a 400mm mirror lens, is simply amazing. Oh… did I mention the lens costs a smidgeon under $250?
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