Express Action Sports

A friend of mine asked me to take a few pics of him playing football but I usually stick with landscape/nature photography so I’m not sure what film I should use or speed for my lens (I have a Nikon N75 and the AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens).
Any advice is greatly appreciated!

If it’s a daytime game, you may be OK with ISO 400 film, but if it’s an evening one, get IS0 800 or higher.

Here’s a few pics I took during the afternoon and evening at a college game. I was using a Nikon D50 and started at ISO 400 at the begining of the game and later moved up to 800 and 1600 as it got darker. I was shooting with a Nikon 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 wide open, allowing me to freeze the action as much as possible. Your lens is not as long, but you’ll probably be closer than I was.

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Sports photography is very different from landscape/nature as the subject(s) are constantly moving. Try to anticipate the action as much as possible and try not to zoom in too tightly, as the players will often ‘run off the frame’. If you don’t zoom in too tightly, you have a better chance of captureing the full action and can crop later.

One strong suggestion – use a monopod as it gives you some stability, but is easier to move around than a tripod.

If possible, practice shooting one of the team’s practices first.

I hope this is helpful for you.