Lauren
I'm a photographer for the yearbook and I'm assigned a lot of sports to take pictures of. I have a Nikon D5000 and the lens it came with: a Nikon DX AF-S NIKKOR 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6G VR. One of the sports I'm assigned to is football. I need a lens with more zoom capability. What do you recommend? If you could include a price range with your suggestion, I'd really appreciate it.
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i would recommend the nikon 70-300mm lens, its $500, it was built for nikon f mount, so it will fit perfectly in your D5000, look it on www.futureshop.ca
i would recommend the nikon 70-300mm lens, its $500, it was built for nikon f mount, so it will fit perfectly in your D5000, look it on www.futureshop.ca
Best valued Nikon lens for sports photography?
austin ste
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!
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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
http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/fotomanaz/Answers%20album/?action=view¤t=i_AIA3008copy.jpg
http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/fotomanaz/Answers%20album/?action=view¤t=iBonnerInAirc.jpg
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.
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
http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/fotomanaz/Answers%20album/?action=view¤t=i_AIA3008copy.jpg
http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/fotomanaz/Answers%20album/?action=view¤t=iBonnerInAirc.jpg
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.
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