Originally Posted by NayokoChan
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thanks! i was using a Canon EF 100-400mm lens and since I was in the 200s section at MSG, I pretty much zoomed in all the way to 400mm. For sportswhat you really want to remember is a high shutter speed and a low aperture to balance it out. But then again, you can't always rely on that because itdepends on your lighting situation. The lighting in MSG left much to be desired and since my focal length was so long, my aperture could only go as low as 5.6.I had my ISO all the way up to 1600 to let in as much light as possible but sometimes it just doesn't work out (especially since I had to keep my shutterspeed pretty high in order to capture the action as sharply as possible). But luckily there's always outdoor shooting. For this shot, the sun was out and it was a clear day, which means that my ISOonly needed to be at 800 (which may still be a bit high) and I was able to bump my aperture up to 5.6 (on a f/3.5 18-55mm lens) so that I could get moredetails. So there's really no set way to shoot sports photography but in my experience, the three most important factors are the shutter speed (for obviousreasons) and the ISO and aperture (both for lighting and the aperture for details). I hope that helped!
I have 3 lenses and I feel like for me they cover all the bases.. for now. I don't know what your shooting needs are but i have the kit lensfor wide pics (you can go wider but I'm content with what i've got), the 55-200 vr for zoom, and the af-s 35mm as my prime (get either that or the af-s50mm which is a bit pricey compared to the 35mm [$200 v $45
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). Hope I was of help.
