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I have the Canon Rebel T1i, and I’m looking to take better pictures of outdoor sports as well as indoor events. I currently have the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/1.4-5.6 IS, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, as well as a Canon EF 50mm f/1-1.8. Would a Speedlight be beneficial? Or more cost efficient?

It sounds like you have the lenses that should do the job. There are of course better faster lenses but they cost a ton of money. What I think you need to do is learn how to use your camera better. A good class in photography and some practice will improve your pictures.

The 55-250mm should do a fine job with outdoor sports during the day. You will have trouble with it indoors or at night because of the small aperture. The 50mm F1.8 should do a good job with indoor sports if you are reasonably close.

A flash is not recommended though. It would be completely useless with outdoor sports as the action would be too far away for the the flash to be effective. Indoors it would work if you were within about 30ft. but do you really want to be sending a bright flash in the athletes eyes over and over again. I think they might have a problem with that.

If you really want to upgrade lenses be prepared to lay out some serious cash. The 70-200mm F2.8 IS lens is nearly $2,000. A 50mm F1.2 is also nearly $2,000 and a 24-70mm F2.8 or 18-55mm F2.8 are over $1,000.

Im currently in high school and Im going to begin doing sports photography with a Nikon D7000. Im going to be shooting both indoor sports and outdoor sports. Id like to get something with a large zoom capacity, but could also go wide angle. I dont care if its Tamron or Sigma or some other brand as long as its a good lens.My budget is under $900. Thanks!

When shooting indoor or night sports you need a lens with a f/2.8 aperture and even then you will be shooting at 3200 ISO.

The Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8 costs almost $2,000 and that lens is the one used for shooting along the baseline of basketball or sidelines of other court games.

I use a Nikkor 300 mm f/2.8 when shooting cross court at basketball games and football as well as baseball.

When shooting outdoors, then you can use lenses that have smaller maximum lens apertures, so they will fall within your budget.

Here are two shots using the Nikkor 300 mm f/2.8

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As you can see, when shooting under low light conditions, you do need a fast lens. If shooting shots during day time games, the AF-S 70-300 mm VR lens is fine. The f/5.6 lens aperture at 300 mm is not going to be a hindrance when used in bright sun or even overcast days

Here is a link to all the Nikkor lenses that are available.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Camera-Lenses/All-Lenses/index.page

If you had a Nikon D3, you could shoot at ISO 6400 using a nice 200-400 mm f/4 lens, but again, those tools are too far out of your budget.

As you are going to learn, the cost of the tools used by sports photographers are quite high.

I am learning sports photography and would like some opinions on best settings for outdoor, sunny sports such as soccer, football and maybe baseball. I am going to starting by using an ISO of 100, f5.6, let the camera select the speed. I have a Nikon VR 70-200 mm. Your ideas and opinions would be great. Thanks

To be honest, I would FLIP the fashion in which you are planning on shooting. Faster subjects require faster shutter speeds. I recommend getting faster film, ISO200 would be good. If you have the option of selecting your shutter speed, and letting the camera select the FStop(Aperture) I would do that for now. Set your speed to a minimum of 1/250sec (I repeat, minimum). The higher the speed the better the stop action in the image. Another cool thing to do is to set the speed a LITTLE slower, 1/125, MAYBE 1/60, and then following (panning) your subject. Say it’s a soccer player. Then AS you are following the subject, keeping him in the frame, take the shot while still panning. You’ll get some really cool shots.

I have an Olympus SP-600 UZ digital camera, and am having difficulty taking action photos at night under stadium lighting. I’ve tried increasing the ISO but get a lot of graininess. Please advise as to the settings I should be using. Thank you!

Unfortunately there is not a whole lot you can do. You will have to jack up the ISO. This is going to increase the noise or graininess. The only other advice I can give you is to use the largest aperture you can (smallest F#). This will allow in the most light.

There is a reason why sports are shot with very large expensive lenses. It is simply too dark for most cameras and lenses.

I need a list of extreme sports you can do outside for a project. Can anyone give me some examples, preferably as many as you can think of, or a link to a website where I can find this information. Thanks in advance.
And I mean literally "extreme sports" that fit the definition of it. Not just sports that are really cool.

Lacrosse, snowboarding, skiing, skydiving, extreme BMXing, rock climbing, water skiing, surfing
Though this webiste would help: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/top-ten-extreme-sports.html
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Also,what are some other needed equipment for capturing action shots?

I have a Nikon D80 with 18-55 mm lens and 75-300mm lens.

For outdoor sports photography the 70-300 mm VR is an excellent lens

For indoor sports photography, I use the 70-200 mm f2.8 which is fast enough.

My friends who shoot NBA games usually include the 200 mm f/2.0 lens in addition to the 70-200 mm f/2.8

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If you are a lover of Snow and love to play in snow, then you have an array of extreme action snow sports. They include Alpine Skiing which is a great hobby and fun sport to be enjoyed with your family. North America and Europe are the two most famous places for Alpine Skiing. You can also try other sports like Cross Country Skiing, Down Hill Skiing, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding. Driving Action Sports is another great outdoor activity for those who don’t prefer water and heights. You can try Off Road Go Karts in deserts, Monster Truck Experience, Military Vehicles; which is always a dream for every one of us! And sports like Quad Biking and Motocross is sure to kick through your adrenaline. The 4X4 Driving is also an exciting sport to be enjoyed.

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