What are the best settings for action shots with the Nikon D80?
I have just recently acquired a Nikon D80 and I am having a few problems. When in sports mode the pics come out blurry. So I have to shoot in auto, although I am getting better in the priority modes. I shoot mainly sports. A the moment I am shooting my brother play indoor hockey. The lighting isn’t that good. So I tried in auto, the shots where still but very dark. In sports mode, it was lighter but blurry. So please help me out! But any other general advice on sports photography would be good also.
Drop the zoom, get a fast prime and shoot shutter priority. Or even manual if you have consistent night/indoor lighting and can get it dialed in.
http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/sports_101/index.html
Drop the zoom, get a fast prime and shoot shutter priority. Or even manual if you have consistent night/indoor lighting and can get it dialed in.
http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/sports_101/index.html
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I just want to give a strong thumbs up for the answer above me by Mere_Mortal. His link is outstanding.
A friend just got a D80 and it came with the 18-135 lens, which is "okay" by my estimation as far as image quality. The thing is, you will want to work in the 70-135 end of that lens and you will find that you are stuck with a maximum aperture of f/5.6. For indoor ice hockey, that just won’t cut it. As explained in the link in M_M’s answer, you want more like f/2.8. Unfortunately, this will only be obtainable in the more expensive class of lenses. Yeah, you could buy a 50mm f/1.8 prime lens for under $200, but with a hockey game, you really will find that you want more than one fixed focal length. You will want to zoom in and out quickly as the play moves from near to far in a matter of a couple of seconds. The best lens might be Nikon’s 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens, but that costs about $1,600.
I am not endorsing this lens, so read the user reviews and see what you think, but for about $800, you can get the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 lens.
In fact, there’s a rebate running right now taking the price down to $719. It is NOT an "OS" lens, which is what Sigma calls their version of vibration reduction.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb=ps&sq=desc&sortDrop=Relevance&ac=&bsi=&bhs=t&shs=nikon+70+200&at=Brand_Sigma&basicSubmit=Submit+Query
There’s also a similar lens by Tamron: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/539401-REG/Tamron_AF001N_700_70_200mm_f_2_8_Di_LD.html
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