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<blockquote data-quote="bluenoser" data-source="post: 36304" data-attributes="member: 6351">There is a reason that sports photography is one of the most (if not the most) expensive thing to shoot - you need lens speed and reach along with a body that allows for excellent high ISO shooting and high FPS. This is all doubly true for the tortuous scenario you were shooting with (high speed motorcycles and low light while trying to freeze the action with a clean looking file).&nbsp; The short answer is that there really isn't a reasonably priced lens that will do everything you need it to do for $500.&nbsp; In poor lighting, etc. you'll need a constant aperture 2.8 lens and you pay for speed.Perhaps your best solution is to look for a used, older, constant aperture tele lens - if you expand your budget a bit maybe a used 80-200 2.8 (or ask the racetrack to race during the day! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluenoser, post: 36304, member: 6351"] There is a reason that sports photography is one of the most (if not the most) expensive thing to shoot - you need lens speed and reach along with a body that allows for excellent high ISO shooting and high FPS. This is all doubly true for the tortuous scenario you were shooting with (high speed motorcycles and low light while trying to freeze the action with a clean looking file). The short answer is that there really isn't a reasonably priced lens that will do everything you need it to do for $500. In poor lighting, etc. you'll need a constant aperture 2.8 lens and you pay for speed. Perhaps your best solution is to look for a used, older, constant aperture tele lens - if you expand your budget a bit maybe a used 80-200 2.8 (or ask the racetrack to race during the day! :)) [/QUOTE]

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