What lens? (not what camera)

[SwistySteeze]

hi there, i'm looking to find a good long-range lens to take pics skiing. Took some pictures last weekend and the shots are fine, except i can't zoom enough. i have currently a nikon d3100 with a nikkor 55-300mm lens, any tips? (camera noob here)

 

[1337]

you have a 300mm which is pretty long already, what are you shooting that requires something >300+1.5x crop?

 

[ILoveOhio]

You trying to take jump photos from the parking lot or something......

 

[TijmenDal]

Exactly my thoughts...

Pick up a shitty prinzgalaxy 500mm for 50 bucks, but you won't be happy with the quality.

 

[snowisawesome]

Check out teleconverters.

 

[erikK]

what are you doing, shooting skiers cross-planet?

 

[zbphoto]

Teleconverter? But not sure if those work with those kind of zooms...

 

[TWoods]

If you can't zoom in enough to take pictures at 300mm, you're probbaly doing something wrong. I don't mean that in a rude way, but 300mm on your camera is REALLY long.

 

[Dr.Gonzo]

that shits so legit, it needs a fucking handle, and its own tripod. fuck.

 

[Legion]

yeah, 300mm on a crop? how far are you shooting from? that should be more than adequate... get up and move around a bit

 

[SwistySteeze]

well i'm just reading the top of the lens, so maybe i'm wrong about the 300mm bit. basically i'm taking pics of backcountry/off piste areas, where the picture-taker is a goot couple of hundred metres away from the action.