October 20, 201510 yr If you don't like grain, get used to shooting with a flash. KHSAA prohibits flash photography at all indoor games due to obvious reasons. Really wish they would announce that more before the game in the gym, but it's in the rule book. Turn them off people. Unless you are getting the best lens ever made by Nikon.. the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.. I STRONGLY recommend getting prime lenses that are f/1.8 - you can get the 85mm and 50mm and do pretty well. The 3/4 cropped sensor on your 3200 will increase the focal range. But your 3/4 sensor (vs full frame) is also the reason I don't think any other 2.8 lens is going to work, especially in the darker gyms, which is most of them. Also keep in mind the 3200 has no built-in auto-focus motor, so only the latest lenses (AF-S) will autofocus on your camera. Older lenses WILL NOT autofocus on the 3200.
October 20, 201510 yr KHSAA prohibits flash photography at all indoor games due to obvious reasons. Really wish they would announce that more before the game in the gym, but it's in the rule book. Turn them off people. Unless you are getting the best lens ever made by Nikon.. the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.. I STRONGLY recommend getting prime lenses that are f/1.8 - you can get the 85mm and 50mm and do pretty well. The 3/4 cropped sensor on your 3200 will increase the focal range. But your 3/4 sensor (vs full frame) is also the reason I don't think any other 2.8 lens is going to work, especially in the darker gyms, which is most of them. Also keep in mind the 3200 has no built-in auto-focus motor, so only the latest lenses (AF-S) will autofocus on your camera. Older lenses WILL NOT autofocus on the 3200. The Nikon crop factor is 1.5x, meaning the apparent focal length is 1.5x greater than actual focal length. So a 50mm lens will have an apparent focal length of 75mm. I've had success shooting with f2.8 lenses (I use a sigma 50-150mm f2.8 lens). The problem with a f1.8 lens, is shooting it wide open leads to very shallow depth of field and the D3200 doesn't have the best AF system in the nikon lineup, meaning you'll struggle keeping your subject in focus, especially in low light. Lenses also tend to be very soft wide open. Shallow DOF, and wide open softness won't result in many sharp images when shooting action. Those lenses will also require you to almost need floor access to get close enough to fill the frame with the subjects. Like I said, indoor sports shooting is very demanding, and requires not only good equipment, but also a fair amount of skill and practice to do it well.
October 20, 201510 yr And now I am glad that photography is not a hobby of mine. I had looked into buying a nice camera, but now that I know the prices of lenses I'm glad I didn't. WAY back in the day, I had an amateur darkroom in the house. Things have changed.
October 20, 201510 yr KHSAA prohibits flash photography at all indoor games due to obvious reasons. Really wish they would announce that more before the game in the gym, but it's in the rule book. Turn them off people. Unless you are getting the best lens ever made by Nikon.. the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.. I STRONGLY recommend getting prime lenses that are f/1.8 - you can get the 85mm and 50mm and do pretty well. The 3/4 cropped sensor on your 3200 will increase the focal range. But your 3/4 sensor (vs full frame) is also the reason I don't think any other 2.8 lens is going to work, especially in the darker gyms, which is most of them. Also keep in mind the 3200 has no built-in auto-focus motor, so only the latest lenses (AF-S) will autofocus on your camera. Older lenses WILL NOT autofocus on the 3200. I've used a mounted flash indoors for years at events and never had anybody say anything. I mean, I don't go standing on the baseline pointing a flash at a kid trying to hit the game-winning FT or anything. As long as you have some sense about it.
October 21, 201510 yr Wow - I had no idea. I don't mean to hijack the thread but it is on topic. Can you guys recommend an entry level camera and nice lens for a beginner. My daughter has really taken up photography and currently using a Nikon Coolpix k90 I believe. She has take care of it so we are going to upgrade her. I don't mind buying used. She will mostly (probably 95%) being shooting outdoors. She takes a ton of photography of our dogs and horses. Mostly stationary. But she also takes a ton of pics at equestrian events. Galloping horses, jumping, etc. I would like to spend under a $1k but let her upgrade lenses etc down the road. Can you point me in right direction?
October 22, 201510 yr Wow - I had no idea. I don't mean to hijack the thread but it is on topic. Can you guys recommend an entry level camera and nice lens for a beginner. My daughter has really taken up photography and currently using a Nikon Coolpix k90 I believe. She has take care of it so we are going to upgrade her. I don't mind buying used. She will mostly (probably 95%) being shooting outdoors. She takes a ton of photography of our dogs and horses. Mostly stationary. But she also takes a ton of pics at equestrian events. Galloping horses, jumping, etc. I would like to spend under a $1k but let her upgrade lenses etc down the road. Can you point me in right direction? Amazon.com : Nikon D3300 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with Auto Focus-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II Zoom Lens (Black) : Camera & Photo In my opinion that lens is not very good, but the camera can last a long time and up grade with good lenses. MrsC's favorite lens is her 28-120mm f2.8 lens, but it ain't cheap. This is a great versatile lens. http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-24-85mm-2-8-4-0D-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00005LE74 Nikon D3300 review | Cameralabs KenRockwell.com: Photography, Cameras and Taking Better Pictures Edited October 22, 201510 yr by coldweatherfan
October 22, 201510 yr AF Zoom Niikkor 24 85mm F 2 8 4D If Lens Lens Hood B w 72mm MRC Filter Case | eBay
October 23, 201510 yr Wow - I had no idea. I don't mean to hijack the thread but it is on topic. Can you guys recommend an entry level camera and nice lens for a beginner. My daughter has really taken up photography and currently using a Nikon Coolpix k90 I believe. She has take care of it so we are going to upgrade her. I don't mind buying used. She will mostly (probably 95%) being shooting outdoors. She takes a ton of photography of our dogs and horses. Mostly stationary. But she also takes a ton of pics at equestrian events. Galloping horses, jumping, etc. I would like to spend under a $1k but let her upgrade lenses etc down the road. Can you point me in right direction? I think first decide if you want to be Nikon or Canon, because once you start down the road and accumulate lenses, it's harder to switch to the other. If the primary use is shooting fast moving objects outdoors, that's a fairly easy assignment - many cameras and lenses will do the job in the well-lit outdoors. I think you'll want to make sure you have enough of a zoom lens if you need to shoot from across great distances. And something that is often overlooked - focus time, ie how fast does the camera operate? Not shoot (fps) but how fast is the little brain in the camera? If it takes a 1/2 sec for you to focus before you can shoot, you're going to lose the shot in a fast-moving situation.
October 23, 201510 yr What are the advantages of either Nikon or Canon? Both are the top dogs and similiar in capababilities at each price range. You can get 3rd party lenses from Tamron and Sigma for both. If you have lower-end all-in-ones or point-and-shoots from either it may be easier to stick with that brand as they somewhat carry over the control philosophy through the lines.
October 24, 201510 yr I still occasionally use my Nikon FTN . I bought it at Shillitos for $500 in 1972 , before a trip to Europe .
October 24, 201510 yr What are the advantages of either Nikon or Canon? While part of this is at least a comfort thing because I've been using them for a decade, I prefer Canon. I have used Nikons in the past and have gotten good results. But I always found Nikon's user interface to be unnecessarily complicated compared to Canon. So ease of use is a big factor.
October 24, 201510 yr I still occasionally use my Nikon FTN . I bought it at Shillito's for $500 in 1972 , before a trip to Europe . Classic.
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