 Scott |
best setting for indoor basketball I HAVE A NIKON D70 AND I'm having trouble getting good pictures? They tend to be blurry!
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Ric Henry |
Scott, You will need a fast lens 2.8 or faster will work. In a gym you have a couple of things not working in you favor. Lighting and you lens. You need to use 1600 ISO. What type of lens are you using? The shutter speed will need to be 125 are faster to stop motion.
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Scott |
Hi Rob, I have a 70-300mm lens 4.0-5.4 lens. I will try iso 1600 and change the film speed to 125 or hire. Thanks
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Ric Henry |
Scott, With that lens you will need to keep the lens at 70mm don't try to zoom the lens it will kill the shutter speed. Just shoot at 70mm 1600 ISO and chop it in Photoshop. Should work better for you. I you could fine a 50mm 1.4 lens that would be the cheapest way to go. If you find a 50mm lens like that you maybe able to shoot at 800 ISO and get the higher shutter speed you need.
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Scott |
Ric, Thanks I'lltry keeping it at 70mm I also have a 25-80mm lens I believe I will also try that lens. Thanks alot!
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W. |
You got high ISO, low shutter speeds, moving targets, AND a moving camera! A recipe for trouble of course. A tripod or monopod would minimize that last factor, the moving camera!
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Scott H. |
Attached is picture I took with a Nikon D50 and a 50mm f1.8 lens (75mm on my D50). Since this is college basketball, the lighting is much, much brighter than a high school gym. If you can get fairly close, the 50mm is a cheap way to get good results. Because of its slow speed, the lens you are using just won't give you a decent picture. The settings for this picture were: 1/400 sec, f2.5, ISO 800 or 1600 (can't remember which).
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Scott H. |
Scott, Sorry the picture wouldn't upload, but you can see it in my gallery.
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