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Help with Camera selection for sports photograph (Vanity)

Posted on 01/06/2011 8:36:09 PM PST by finish9

I am a parent of a 6th grader who wants to take photographs of kids playing indoor basketball and volleyball. I am looking for a camera which will take indoor shots with good white balance and freeze action for these sports. I do not want to go to a DSLR with humongous lens. I do not need professional quality, but also don't want blurry snapshots. I haven't found any point and shoot cameras which will do this; can anyone recommend something perhaps between that and a DSLR? I think that the shutter speed needs to be about 1/300th; what would I require for lens aperture? Any recommendations or help would be appreciated.


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Hobbies; Sports
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To: Jayster

best. job. ever.


61 posted on 01/07/2011 10:53:19 AM PST by new cruelty
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To: GSP.FAN
Photobucket This was also taken with a P&S, a Canon S2 but the conditions were ideal. For indoors sport a fast lens is a necessity.
62 posted on 01/07/2011 1:44:05 PM PST by yarddog
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To: Vendome
"Dang, I miss my dogs."

Find a local shelter and do some volunteer time!

63 posted on 01/07/2011 1:48:01 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: finish9

what price range do you want to stay within?


64 posted on 01/07/2011 2:00:43 PM PST by KC Burke
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To: yarddog
That is a great pic,my Panasonic P&S has a telephoto lens i bought for it to bring it up to a 36x optical zoom,has to be on a tripod to take a pic ,so i mainly take pics of birds in our backyard,Hummers are a fav.....
65 posted on 01/07/2011 2:07:06 PM PST by GSP.FAN (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

LOL

I haven’t seen my dogs in two weeks due some business travel.

Will see them tomorrow and do whatever they want me to do.


66 posted on 01/07/2011 2:28:06 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: PanzerKardinal

“”Here’s my usual load up when shooting sports.

2 x 1D MK III
1 x 5D
1 x 24-70 f/2.8
1 x 70-200 f/2.8IS
1 x 300 f/2.8IS if handholding
or
1 x 400 f/2.8IS if not.
5 x 32GB CF cards
1 x 580EX II flash
1 x Epson p5000
1 x monopod””

Nice little kit! :-)

I think that the original poster would do well with a 7D, a decent general-purpose zoom (15-85 IS or 17-55 f/2.8 IS), and a couple of fast primes with focal lengths that match the situation - perhaps an 85/1.8 for the indoor sports.

Outdoor sports, more focal length is needed, but I think that in most cases, especially in a non-pro situation, a slower aperture is acceptable. A 70-200 f/4 and a 1.4X teleconverter ought to cover things well.

Another source for equipment rental - www.lensrentals.com . I’ve dealt with Roger there in the past. They’re legit. They also occasionally sell used gear so it might be a good place to get a mid or high-end lens for less than new.


67 posted on 01/07/2011 3:29:45 PM PST by meyer (Obama - the Schwartz is with him.)
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