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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 520926" data-attributes="member: 13556"><p>Don't expect to be perfect, and don't expect to start out at the best you're going to be if you keep at it. There is a learning curve to shooting any subjects, but especially fast action sports. </p><p></p><p>I'd go full frame, camera wise, to help you pick up on and track the action, and also get a 70-200 mm f2.8 zoom. Try to get the latest version of any available. (I know; I went cheap and initially purchased the Nikon AF-S 80-200 f/2.8, but ended up also purchasing a Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8 VR2. I could have saved several hundred dollars skipping the 80-200.)</p><p></p><p>Learn how to use the Auto-ISO feature of your camera, and then determine the maximum preferable ISO for your camera, as well as the minimum shutter speed for your subject and gear. </p><p></p><p>Get a good quality monopod; they are available used at very good prices. Keep the head mounted on the monopod as simple as you can, which is likely dependent upon the camera and lens you mount on it.</p><p></p><p>Shoot in a shutter mode that allows the focus to continuously track the subject. (For my D700, and most, if not all Nikons, is CH.)</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there's more to say on this, but I've said enough, already.</p><p></p><p>WM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 520926, member: 13556"] Don't expect to be perfect, and don't expect to start out at the best you're going to be if you keep at it. There is a learning curve to shooting any subjects, but especially fast action sports. I'd go full frame, camera wise, to help you pick up on and track the action, and also get a 70-200 mm f2.8 zoom. Try to get the latest version of any available. (I know; I went cheap and initially purchased the Nikon AF-S 80-200 f/2.8, but ended up also purchasing a Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8 VR2. I could have saved several hundred dollars skipping the 80-200.) Learn how to use the Auto-ISO feature of your camera, and then determine the maximum preferable ISO for your camera, as well as the minimum shutter speed for your subject and gear. Get a good quality monopod; they are available used at very good prices. Keep the head mounted on the monopod as simple as you can, which is likely dependent upon the camera and lens you mount on it. Shoot in a shutter mode that allows the focus to continuously track the subject. (For my D700, and most, if not all Nikons, is CH.) I'm sure there's more to say on this, but I've said enough, already. WM [/QUOTE]
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