 Judy |
Nikon D100 - volleyball pictures in gym I own a Nikon D100 with 2 lenses. Nikon AF Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.3-5.6 G & Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 G.....I've used the 70-300mm lenses for outdoor soccer in bright sunlight and been happy, but I am not satisfied for indoor volleyball. Help! I've tried changing to aperture priority with the small Fnumber & ISO at 640,800, 1000, 1250 & HI-2. I've not been happy with the results. The photos are too dark and/or grainy when I go to high on the film speed. I think I need another lenses that lets in more light & zoom. Any suggestions. Maybe the best (probably expensive and a 2nd choice (more reasonably priced) Thanks for your help! Judy in Houston, Texas
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Damian P. Gadal |
Have you tried the smaller lens indoors? The bigger lens needs more light and the faster ISO setting is causing the grain...
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Judy |
Yes, I've only used the smaller lens for volleyball - no luck with quality it's either too dark or too grainy when I change to the faster ISO setting.
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Jon Close |
Only alternative is a larger aperture lens than the f/3.3-5.6 lenses you're using. Since you're currently using the 28-80, a cheap alternative would be the 50 f/1.8. Set to f/2, that's 2-3 stops faster than the 28-80 at f/4-5.6. So instead of ISO 800-1600 you can use the D100's lowest grain/noise setting of ISO 200.
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Jon Close |
Only alternative is a larger aperture lens than the f/3.3-5.6 lenses you're using. Since you're currently using the 28-80, a cheap alternative would be the 50 f/1.8. Set to f/2, that's 2-3 stops faster than the 28-80 at f/4-5.6. So instead of ISO 800-1600 you can use the D100's lowest grain/noise setting of ISO 200.
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