Express Action Sports

do you think it’s a requirement or just a marketing tool?

It’s like autofocus and autometering. The greatest photographers in history didn’t realize they had lousy cameras and took magnificent pictures anyway!

I love the VR (vibration reduction) in my Nikon 18-200mm lens. And I recently bought an HP point & shoot for a relative that had built in IS. After all, she’s 80+ and isn’t the steadiest when taking pictures.

If you’re taking action shots, it’s a plus. If you’re taking portraits or scenics, it’s not. Here’s some sports photos I took WITHOUT any stabilization, except for using good photographer’s techniques.
http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/college/football/2007/California-45-Tennessee-31-09-01-2007/DSC_0065_GHYoung.html
http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/college/football/2007/California-42-Louisiana-Tech-12-09-15-2007/DSC_8135_GHYoung.html

That being said, I would still look for it, just as an added feature. Many wouldn’t live without it.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/image-stabilization.htm

I hope you find this helpful.

I’ve had loads of trouble with pictures etc, every time i go to take a picture of a moving image ie. a horse, by the time it takes the horse has moved out of the picture! it drives me crazy!

You problem may have a lot to do with what is called shutter lag. All P&S cameras have lag to some extent or another.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/shutter-lag.htm

Those who shoot action or sports photography use DSLR cameras … their shutter lag is measured in milliseconds instead of seconds like P&S cameras are.

I really enjoy doing stop motion photography but I just learned that the camera I am using isn’t meant for stop motion. I also heard that the camera is only good for a certain amount of clicks. So instead of the camera I have right now what camera should I use?

What are you saying when you say a camera is only good for a certain amount of clicks. Are you talking about shutter cycles? Are you talking about how many shots you can take before the camera buffer fills and you have to wait until those images write to the memory card?

What exactly do you mean by "stop motion"

What that could mean is freezing the action when shooting sports. That just takes a high shutter speed, 1/500th or faster

What it could also mean is something called time-lapse photography, were incremental shots are taken over a specific period of time and then later compiled and played back as a video

What do YOU mean by "stop action" and tell us more about your number of clicks on a camera.

One of my cameras has over 200,000 shutter cycles on it and it is working just fine

The camera I use when shooting time lapse is an old Nikon D200. I can set it up on a tripod, set the exposure manually and use an AC adapter to power it as long as necessary or until I fill the memory card

I am new to SLR camera and just got my new Nikon D90 with 18-55mm lens. Need suggestion to get my next lens. I wanted to shot potraits and close-up image and also my relative wedding photo soon.

It depends.

If you want to include action, sports and wildlife in your subjects, the next lens will either be the 55-200 mm to extend your reach or a 18-200 mm VR which will replace the lens you have now and add the additional extension to your cameras view in one lens

If you are into shooting landscapes, the 10-24 mm lens will be your best bet.

If you love shooting things like flowers close up, the 60 mm macro will be a good choice.

As you can see, you have to define your subjects before anyone can really suggest a "next" lens to you.

I am a high school yearbook adviser, and I need to buy a new camera (or two) for my staff to use. We can’t spend a lot of money, but I need a camera which will take pictures quickly. I’m not sure what the terminology is, but I need to be able to push the button and have the picture take as soon as possible. We have to take Action Sports shots, etc., so we don’t want blurry photos. Any suggestions on specific models, or even what I should ask/look for when I go shopping, would be greatly appreciated!

Ha ha, on the yearbook staff too, and I just bought this camera for it. What a coincidence.
So, enough of that, I got the canon SD 750 about a week ago, and I love it compared to the previous cameras that I have owned. I bought it because of the high review rates for the price of $299. One of the many great features is it take 1 second to turn on, and your ready to take a picture, so you can almost instintly take a picture, once you know your subject. It also has great features like color accent mode or color switch mode. You can also use a sd card and it can hold well over 1,000 pics with a 2 gig SD card. It can aso take well over 20min of video with the same card. This card can cost about $45. The camera itself is really small and thin, for all the features it has. You can download pics to your computer by using mini usb cable included with the camera. Overall I think this camera would be perfect for tourism, sport events, events, and protraits.

I’ve tried setting to Action/Sport, but the pics still come out blurry.

You can’t. The Samsung Epic 4G is a phone with a $10 camera thrown in for fun.

The built-in camera is pretty decent for what it is (reviews: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/epic-4g-review/ , http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367811,00.asp ) but it doesn’t compare to a $200 point & shoot camera, never mind a dSLR. That’s what you’d preferably use for action/ sports, or any other kind of photography where performance matters.

Not to be a wise-ass, but there’s a reason that pro sports photographers use $5000 cameras ( http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/655574-REG/Nikon_25466_D3S_Digital_SLR_Camera.html ) with $9000 lenses ( http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/520639-USA/Nikon_2171_AF_S_Nikkor_400mm_f_2_8G.html ).

I have to do action photography for my art project. I chose to do lacrosse. Would you reccommend me using a nikon d40 or a fujifilm.

Of course. The D40 has a 1/4000th second shutter speed. I shot sports and action using cameras with a 1/1000th shutter speed for years with manually focusing lenses. The D40 shutter is four times faster and auto-focus.

I am starting a business that I rent out cameras for extreme sports. My main focus is drag racing but will do other things like rock mountain climbing and what not. To get everything started its gonna cost me around $400-$450. So my question is how much to charge per drag race and by hour/day.

I do not wanna charge to much and I don’t wanna charge to little. Any suggestions on an iphone app that may help with this issue or how much would you pay?

$100 + Deposit,.

I have been reading a lot of reviews on the D40 and one of them said that it is not a good choice for action sport shots. I was just wondering if others thought this to be true as well? If you believe it is a good choice, what accessories do you think would be useful for me to have? If you believe it is a bad choice, what camera and accessories would you recommend? Thanks for any help.

I don’t know were you read that … can you give us a link?

Here is a good review of the D40
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

You will want to look for AF-I and AF-S lenses that are long enough to shoot sports

You will see it is one of the recommended cameras (in the entry level DSLR").

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/recommended-cameras.htm

The Nikon D80 may be a good choice, but it is nearly twice the cost.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm

I use D200’s with 400mm f/2.8 and 600mm f/4.0 lenses, but if you look at the cost of that equipment, it will make your toes curl

I’m looking for an affordable video camera that shoots HD and the GoPro is nice. It is small, affordable and is very popular.

But it doesnt have a screen to see what youre filming.

I just want something I can make high quality videos with. The most extreme way I would use it is for longboarding.

Any other suggestions if the GoPro isnt suited for me?

They are not a practical camera for all the reasons already listed in your previous answer. They are great for mounting on something.