And there is a wide range of lenses that can be used for outdoor sports and action photography. So, fast f/1.4 primes and high-speed f/2.8 zooms are popular options among top pros that specialize in shooting sports indoors and at closer distances.įor outdoor sports photography, light is usually not the problem and even the f/5.6 max aperture lenses will work fine.
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So an indoor sports lens needs to have a very wide aperture to enable a shutter speed fast enough to adequately stop the action, and sometimes we have to raise the ISO speed when using a f/2.8 zoom in the dimly lit arenas. In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, however in practice there indeed is!".have you ever noticed a difference in tim.Looking for the best Nikon lenses for sports and action photography? Here is the buying guide for you.įor indoor sports photography, the biggest challenge we have to face is: the lighting at these events is usually dim. which does absolutely nothing for image quality. and for action sports VR is virtually useless other than stabilizing your view finder. While setting A1 to "Release" priority in Continuous High Speed and Focus Tracking to "Off" in theory this potentially should mitigate this however VR takes up processor cycles. Even Nikon clearly states that VR will cause a lag in the processor to lock focus and/or track. Since you shoot with a D7200 you're likely to become keenly aware of the penalty VR extracts from this image equation. In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, however in practice there indeed is!ĭavid you've already nailed this. Possibly the best quote I've ever heard was. only you can answer this by testing your kit. experience is a brutalĪnd as Jules mentions. VR will increase panning success by several orders of magnitude. here you'll want to be around 1/25 to 1/40 (* depends on subject distance and speed). That said there is indeed one active sports scenario in which VR is critical for success.
While setting A1 to "Release" priority in Continuous High Speed and Focus Tracking to "Off" in theory this potentially should mitigate this however VR takes up lens processor cycles.
".have you ever noticed a difference in time to get focus lock, or tracking ability, with VR on vs off?"ĭavid you've already nailed this. Again you have to practice with or without. I think it all depends on the lens your using. I am posting thread in this sub-forum as. Might be yes, might be no, might be that the difference is so tiny that it, specially the VR on/off question, makes no measurable difference. Really interested to see answers to this and the thoughts/reasons behind. Does having VR on slow down the lens/camera response time, especially when shooting a moving target handheld? If VR not needed from a “steadyness” perspective in terms of focal length vs SS, would the AF system be faster and/or more consistent tracking handheld moving action if the VR was off? If not needed at these SS, would it be better to leave it shut off? Is there a downside in terms of focus acquisition and tracking? Generally shooting BBF-on, AF-continuous, and either S or D9 (nikon speak - sorry). The second question applies especially in the case of the answer above being “not much help”. Is it? If so, how/why (or why not)? That is really my first question. Often I am shooting at a minimum of 320, and frequently between 500 and 800, so I am not sure VR is really helping me much from a handheld perspective. In general, I am shooting my either my 50-150 or 70-200, both f2.8, and generally shot between 2.8 and 4 due to indoor lighting and DoF. In general, one of the rules of thumb is your minimum SS should be 1/focal length for handheld shots, which are quite common in much (not nessarily all) sports photography, at least for me where I am tracking faster moving athletes.
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Was reading today both a lot of sports photography posts on how to get better focus, as well as a thread on the VR vs non VR version of Nikon’s 24-70 lens, and the intersection got me thinking if VR was really needed, and if not, was there a downside to using it. I am posting thread in this sub-forum as I am interested opinions of professionals through enthusiasts whom shoot sports, and most particularly indoor sports like BB at the “younger than college” level.
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