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Is Nikon Coolpix 8700 good for sports photography I currently have a Canon Elan 7e with a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM lens. I have a problem with my left wrist(carpel tunnel pain) after shooting for about 15min. because the lens is so heavy for me. My question is would the Nikon Coolpix 8700 be a good choice to shoot sports photography? It has a zoom equivalence of 35-280mm. But I am not sure of the shutter speed, ISO, etc. I would need to shoot soccer, football, and baseball both during the day and at night.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
try a monopod
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Jill A. Johnson |
Hi Belinda you should go check out the reviews on the Nikon D70... great speed sport photography such as soccer, football & baseball... and agree with Greg nice to have a monopod to help with the weight after awhile... good luck Jill :)
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Tom Kwan |
I don't think Nikon 8700 is a good choice for sport photos. I had tested the following 8 mega pizzle DC . They are: Sony 828, Nikon 8700, Canon Pro1,and Konica Minolta A2. Finally I bought KM A2 for the following reasons: 1. antishake, it is good for sports, kids and wild life (insects and small animals) even better than my Nikon D70 in this part. 2. Manual zoom, faster than N 8700 and C Pro 1. 3. Auto switch between LCD and DVF. 4. Pocket size. The cons are: 1. warm in AWB. 2. short battery working time. However, since I have both N D70 and KM A2, I agree with Jill, go for D70 if size and weight is not a question to be consider.
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