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 Mark Radice member since: 9/26/2006 |
Indoor Action Shots in Gymnasium I want to know what is the best lens and setup for indoor action shots with a Pentax isd camera. I am having a problem shooting my daughter's gymnastics because I can't use a flash at her meets. 9/26/2006 2:02:16 PM |
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Jon Close member since: 5/18/2000 |
Without flash, you need to set a relatively high ISO, set the white balance for the type of lighting used in the gym, and use lenses with wider maximum aperture. Typical kit and economy zooms are f/4-5.6. An f/2.8 lens will gather 2x to 4x more light, an f/2 lens 2x to 8x more light. An f/2.8 zoom will be pretty expensive, but if you find you shoot mostly at a particular focal length, you can get a prime lens of f/2.8, f/2, or even f/1.4 for not too much. Example: FA 50mm f/1.4 ~$220 ($170 after rebate) 9/27/2006 7:12:23 AM |
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Mark Lenz member since: 9/13/2006 |
I shot gymnastics at my son's high school competitions all of last season using an 85mm 1.8 lens and it worked well in all but the darkest gyms. I liked it better than the 50mm lens because I could not always get close enough with the 50mm lens. I usually shot with ISO set at 640 to 800 unless gym was really dark. White balance can be a problem at times because the gym lights flicker. I tried the 70-200mm f2.8 lens and unless the area was really bright, it did not work as well as the 1.8 lens.
10/3/2006 12:01:00 PM |
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