A better camera for action shots.

[FOTO]

Recently I purchased a NIKON'S COOLPIX 8800, but action shots are very poor. As I'am more interested on action shots, could anyone suggest a better camera for my job. Yes a digital camera of course. Thanks in advance. Shams

[leo11877]

Originally posted by FOTO
Recently I purchased a NIKON'S COOLPIX 8800, but action shots are very poor. As I'am more interested on action shots, could anyone suggest a better camera for my job. Yes a digital camera of course. Thanks in advance. Shams

Hi
For action Shots , the best option is a Digital SLR. Have you looked at Canon Digital Rebel XT which is recenlty launched? Or the older Canon Digital Rebel. There is also the NIKON D70.


thanks
leo

[setiprime]

FOTO- What the person above says is true.
The sad thing salesmen do not tell you is that all Point and shoot cameras have what is known as shutter lag. That is the time it takes for the shot to be transfered from the lens to the card from the sensor. This can be offset some by focusing on the spot you anticipate, then letting the subject come into frame and activate the shutter. I had the Nikon CP5700 and thats why I got rid of it. A DSLR is your only practical answer. Your camera is also giving you underexposed shots past a 10-12 foot range right? The on-board flash is very ineffective for other than close type shots such as you get inside your home.
Sell the camera to a friend (not a close friend) and get a DSLR - Then you can pursue your career as a sports shooter.

[FOTO]

Thanks everybody, for the valuable information. How about Nikons D100 for action shots? Will it work better than D70 ?Appreciate a closer comparison. Thanks. Shams

[dyrah]

Yeah! A digital Camera would be best for action shots. Digital Cameras come in different models.

Just have a compact digital that allows you to point-and-click great action shots. I'm just not sure of the price...

[RTaylor]

FOTO,

The D70 came out after the D100.
They are both pretty much the same camera but the D70 has a couple new features. It also depends on the lense you purchase.
The camera body at about $999 is the body only, no lense.
Or you can buy both the camera and what they call the kit which comes with the 18-70mm lense.

When purchasing lenses for the D70, I know the multiplier facter is 1.5
So in essense, the 18-70 really becomes 28-105 mm
the 70-300 which I happen to also own is really 105-450mm zoom

If you want the best and clear action shots, you have to learn how to use Fstops, ISO settings and shutter speeds.
Just using automatic mode even on a DSLR isnt going to get you great action images.
Usually, the faster the shutter speed the lower the fstop.. F3 to about F5 maybe will come out more in focus.
It takes practice to learn all the options but its worth it in the end.

The D70 also has a sports mode, but since learning camera settings, I havent used it, always try to force myself to get the right manual settings.

Hope this info isnt too overwhelming lol

[FOTO]

Oh!
That’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚s great. Thanks for your information. I thank you for taking the time to type those information for me. After analyzing all the information from you guys I have exchanged my Cool Pix 8800 with Nikon’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚s D-70. But the camera is made in Thailand. Does this make much difference? Now I need everyone’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚s guidance to purchase the lens for it. I hope all you guys will guide me in this matter like all of you guys did before. Thanks everyone once again.

[RTaylor]

when you said made in Thailand, you had me wondering where you purchased it. I started to do a search on the net to see if they were black market cameras lol
Then I picked up my D70 that I bought at B&H and it too said made in Thailand.

So guess they all do.

As for the lense...
You mentioned you like to do action shots. It also depends on how close you are getting to the subject.

Here is Nikons page of lenses
You would want a zoom lense so you have more than 1 focal length

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5


Vibration Reduction (VR) Lenses are fantastic, but very expensive. so it depends on what kind of money you have to spend. I dont have a VR, but maybe someday

Here is one lense that might get you started.
28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF Zoom-Nikkor

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php...productNr=2143


That will get you longer focal length when you need it.

I have the 18-70 and 70-300
I am thinking to purchase the 28-200 so I dont have to change my lense as often like I do now with the 70-300.

You dont have to stick with a digital lense. Nikon lenses for film cameras also are compatible with the Nikon DSLR's
Digital lenses are more expensive from what I remember while in the B&H store in NY

Good luck with your new camera and be sure to upload some here at Byte

[FOTO]

The man who gave me D-70 instead of my COOPIX 8800 has given me a 70-300mm f/4-f/5.6G lens. Now which is the next lens that I should go for 18-70 or 28-200? Please guide. Thanks.

[RTaylor]

That all depends on what you want to mainly shoot.
If you think you will shoot more wide angle shots because you are close to the action, then 18-70 might be fine.

But if you think you might have to zoom in more than 70 which is really 105 then maybe the 28-200 might be good because it gets you somewhat of a wide angle, just not as much as the 18. Then you wont have to switch lenses a lot, only switching whan you really have to zoom in.

But if you are pretty far from the action you want to shoot, then you will be using the 70-300 aka 105-450 lense.

You definitely need either the 18-70 or 28-200 because you will have to stand too far back with the 70-300 to even take a portrait pic of a family member lol or whatever else you are standing too close to

You might also want to try DPReview at the D70forum.
Maybe someone there has already purchased the 28-200 and can tell you how they like or dislike it

I'm thinking you should go for the 28-200 but I would still ask other sports/action shot shooters

[FOTO]

Thanks a lot for the detailed information for me and other beginers. Could you explain what is CPU lens and non CPU lens. Please compare both of them in your reply. Thanks in advance.

[RTaylor]

CPU is a computer term meaning Central Processing Unit.

So with a lense I think it basically means that the CPU lense talks to the Camera and you can use ALL camera options and the lense will recognize it.

You would want a CPU lense. When I looked up non CPU lense, they were just explaining if someone happened to already have a non CPU lense, what you could and could not do with it.

Hope this not as detailed answer helps