Going to give sports a try

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dck22

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I've got the opportunity to try making photos of minor league pro basketball and ice hockey. For basketball, I will be at the baseline and I'm going to try my 24-120mm f/4. For ice hockey, I will be on the second level shooting over the glass. I will be using a Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6. The glass will be attached to a D750.

I've been reading what I can on sports photography, but figured I would ask here to get some real life advice. Will these lenses work OK for me? Tips on settings, etc. would be appreciated.

TIA,

Dennis
 
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AC016

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I'm going to say that the Tamron is going to be a bit slow for you, especially at the long end. However, i am sure the 750 will be able to handle high ISO pretty well, which you will most likely use to get some high shutter speeds. If you can, perhaps rent a f/2.8 lens. Best of luck.
 
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Moab Man

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I have the Tamron 70-300 and shoot sports. This lens is not fast enough. You really want, more a need, the 70-200 f/2.8 for it's speed. I would also suggest an Expodisc for white balancing in the arena - will make life much easier.

Again, I'm not saying you couldn't do it, but life will be mo-better with the right equipment.

Congratulations on the opportunity.
 
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mikew_RIP

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If your stuck with the Tamron i will ask how high have you pushed the iso on the 750 because you can go really high,it will not help you get focus lock but you have a great camera for high iso and low light focus.
 
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carguy

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dck22 said:
I've got the opportunity to try making photos of minor league pro basketball and ice hockey. For basketball, I will be at the baseline and I'm going to try my 24-120mm f/4. For ice hockey, I will be on the second level shooting over the glass. I will be using a Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6. The glass will be attached to a D750.

I've been reading what I can on sports photography, but figured I would ask here to get some real life advice. Will these lenses work OK for me? Tips on settings, etc. would be appreciated.

TIA,

Dennis
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With that glass on a hockey rink or school gym, prepare to crank that ISO.
Fill the frame with action. Try to get the ball/puck in the frame for most shots.
 
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dck22

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Thanks for the advice. I've been mopey enough around the house that the wife offered to go in on a 70-200mm f/2.8 as a Valentines gift. I'm going to go with the Tamron. They have two rebates I can collect on.

Dennis
 
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carguy

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dck22 said:
Thanks for the advice. I've been mopey enough around the house that the wife offered to go in on a 70-200mm f/2.8 as a Valentines gift. I'm going to go with the Tamron. They have two rebates I can collect on.

Dennis
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Excellent choice. I shoot youth sports with the Tamron VR with my D7100, your D750 will do a great job with that glass :)
 
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dck22

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The results of BBALL and hockey. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

Dennis

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Little ones got to play during halftime.

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The only goal of the evening.
 
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Moab Man

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Nothing to critique. I say that because sports is something we can't pose and the best we can do is try to be in the right spot at the right moment. Looks great.
 
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aced19

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They all look a little soft to me.
Just run a unsharp mask is ps. But you may also want to bump up your camera sharpness.
Settings for unsharp mask
ammount 112%
Radius 0.9
Threshold 0
I just ran unsharp mask on your pic look at the difference. Ill take pic down if you want.
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