Best Camera for Sports Photography?

Madison

For my school, I am taking pictures for our baseball team. I am looking for a camera that I can use that is under 1k. I would like to know which lens I should buy. I can buy a short and a long lens and any links with reviews will be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer
For your baseball team shots, look at a Nikon D3100, coupled with a Nikon 55-300mm vr lens.
Here's a couple of reviews for you.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3100.htm
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55-300mm.htm

The camera, with an 18-55mm VR zoom lens, is $650 from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003ZYF3LO/ref=dp_olp_new_map?ie=UTF8&qid=1311382898&sr=1-1&condition=new

And the 55-300mm lens is $310.
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-55-300mm-4-5-5-6G-ED-VR/dp/B003ZSHNCC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311383055&sr=1-1

That gets you a nice 18-300mm setup for under $1000.

By the way, the D3100 has better resolution than the D300 that I use professionally.

Whats the best camera for SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY?

enchillada

very interrested in sports photography, and im looking for your opinion of the best cameras for sports photography. any help is appreciated.... yes, i know its going to be expensive

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I would say the Canon 1D Mark III which is the next generation after the 1D Mark II that I have. This series makes up the majority of sports and photojournalist cameras now. I would recommend fast lenses. I have :
17-35 f/2.8 L (the 16-35 is the newer version)
24-70 f/2.8 L
70-200 f/2.8 L IS (the best general purpose sports lens)
500 f/4.0 L IS (a huge lens that is often used by pros)

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Whats the best camera for SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY?

enchillada

very interrested in sports photography, and im looking for your opinion of the best cameras for sports photography. any help is appreciated.... yes, i know its going to be expensive

Answer
I would say the Canon 1D Mark III which is the next generation after the 1D Mark II that I have. This series makes up the majority of sports and photojournalist cameras now. I would recommend fast lenses. I have :
17-35 f/2.8 L (the 16-35 is the newer version)
24-70 f/2.8 L
70-200 f/2.8 L IS (the best general purpose sports lens)
500 f/4.0 L IS (a huge lens that is often used by pros)

good camera for sport photography?

appleshuff

Hi guys I'm planning to buy a camera to use on sport photography (volleyball), what do you suggest I should buy?

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Marco M's three points are good.
Any halfway decent camera has high ISO (for nonblurry pictures), what you should look for instead is the speed at which the camera takes pics and captures pics onto the memory card. And how quickly it can focus.

Some digital SLRs have a 'sports' mode that takes multiple pictures per second, but some are not that fast (I think mine only takes 2 frames per second (fps). Nowadays they take 5 fps and more). But this doesn't help if your camera takes a long time to download the pics onto the memory card. The more fps, the faster your camera needs to record these pics onto the memory card (or it will get backed up and you will have to wait before you can take any more pictures - this happens with my old canon D30). I believe this is referred to as buffer speed (or buffering speed). I've lost some good shots this way.

Also some cameras/lenses have trouble focusing in fast action (if you use autofocus instead of manually focusing your camera yourself). I believe this is called 'hunting'. If a lens/camera hunts a lot, you will miss the shot.

I myself use an automatic film camera for fast action (it's faster than my digital camera), but that's because all my cameras are lower end. A cheap film camera is faster than a cheap digital camera. Though I'm sure the more expensive digital SLRs are fast. And expensive.

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What is the best digital camera handheld setup for wildlife and sports photography?

best camera and lens for sports photography image

Cincy G

What is the best handheld portable setup for digital camera for telephoto wildlife and sports photography, without having to get a huge lens which requires tripod. I am guessing 70-200mm 2.8, and for extra reach add a 1.7 teleconverter? I am not sure what else I can do other than paying 6500 dollars for the next steup up which is 200-400mm. Using Nikon D80

Answer
At the wildlife photography contest in the Smithsonian I noticed a large percentage of photographers were using the Nikon D2x.

However, that was over a year ago. I suspect many have moved to the Nikon D3 or D3s by now. Both well regarded for build quality, low noise and a very responsive performance. No first hand knowledge though, unfortunately.

Regarding the lens, it seems that reach is important to you. Around 350mm based on your converter choice. I would not mess with a zoom for doing wildlife. I have a prime Nikon 300mm f/4D and it is outstanding. Amazing crisp contrast and excellent color fidelity.

What would be a good camera to for sports photography?

Kris

what are some cameras that would be good for sports photography? i was thinking about getting the nikon d40 but its kind of expensive, im saving up for a camera and trying my best to get a camera before summer is over

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For sports photography your main goal is to be able to shoot fast so look for a camera with a fast shutter speed. Most SLR's will be fast enough. If you want to keep cost down try a film camera with the film at an ISO of 800. Also you may want to put your money in to a nice Lens. It'll probably cost you more then the camera but a good lens is priceless. Just remember you get what you pay for. Also a good flash works wonders.

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How to determine a fast camera lens?

best camera and lens for sports photography image

C

What makes a camera lens fast for sports photography? How do you determine what number on lens that tell you the speed of the shutter?

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Hey,

Lenses don't tell you which shutter speed you can use. They tell you its maximum, widest, aperture. On prime lenses, you will see like f/1.8, while on zoom lenses, you will see f/4-5.6. It might also say 1:1.8 or 1:4-5.6.

The smaller then f/* number, the faster your shutter speed can be. The faster the shutter speed, the more you can freeze your object. For sports, I use lenses that are f/4 or wider. You need at least 1/500 to freeze a fast person, like a football player.

What is the best digital camera handheld setup for wildlife and sports photography?

Cincy G

What is the best handheld portable setup for digital camera for telephoto wildlife and sports photography, without having to get a huge lens which requires tripod. I am guessing 70-200mm 2.8, and for extra reach add a 1.7 teleconverter? I am not sure what else I can do other than paying 6500 dollars for the next steup up which is 200-400mm. Using Nikon D80

Answer
At the wildlife photography contest in the Smithsonian I noticed a large percentage of photographers were using the Nikon D2x.

However, that was over a year ago. I suspect many have moved to the Nikon D3 or D3s by now. Both well regarded for build quality, low noise and a very responsive performance. No first hand knowledge though, unfortunately.

Regarding the lens, it seems that reach is important to you. Around 350mm based on your converter choice. I would not mess with a zoom for doing wildlife. I have a prime Nikon 300mm f/4D and it is outstanding. Amazing crisp contrast and excellent color fidelity.

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