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<blockquote data-quote="Bikerbrent" data-source="post: 658392" data-attributes="member: 42081"><p>According to your EXIF data, your shutter speed in the last several shots is 1/40 (10/400) of a second. This is far too slow to freeze action. Yes, your Nikon 70-200mm lens can be hand held at this speed, thanks to the VR feature of the lens, but VR does nothing to freeze action. Note how some of the players are sharp in the photos, that is because they are not moving fast. Now we come to the heart of your blurry photos. The only way to freeze action is to increase shutter speed. And since your lens is already wide open at F2.8, the only way to do this is to increase your ISO. Since your EXIF data does not show your ISO, I would guess it is a lower value since I don't see a massive amount of noise. Also, I hope your are NOT trying to use auto ISO as you really need to lock ISO as high as possible without significant noise. As you increase your ISO, your noise also increases. I have never shot a D50, but I would guess its high ISO noise level is similar to my D70. I tried to avoid shooting anything higher than ISO 400 due to noise with this camera. Heck, I even got significant levels of noise at ISO 800 on my D200. However, on my D7200 the noise level at ISO 6400 is noticeable, but still better than the D200 at ISO 800.</p><p></p><p>About the best you will be able to do is set your ISO to the highest value you can without objectionable noise (probably about ISO 400), Aperture priority at F2.8 and hope for decent shots. If this fails to provide the photos you want, you will need to consider upgrading your camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bikerbrent, post: 658392, member: 42081"] According to your EXIF data, your shutter speed in the last several shots is 1/40 (10/400) of a second. This is far too slow to freeze action. Yes, your Nikon 70-200mm lens can be hand held at this speed, thanks to the VR feature of the lens, but VR does nothing to freeze action. Note how some of the players are sharp in the photos, that is because they are not moving fast. Now we come to the heart of your blurry photos. The only way to freeze action is to increase shutter speed. And since your lens is already wide open at F2.8, the only way to do this is to increase your ISO. Since your EXIF data does not show your ISO, I would guess it is a lower value since I don't see a massive amount of noise. Also, I hope your are NOT trying to use auto ISO as you really need to lock ISO as high as possible without significant noise. As you increase your ISO, your noise also increases. I have never shot a D50, but I would guess its high ISO noise level is similar to my D70. I tried to avoid shooting anything higher than ISO 400 due to noise with this camera. Heck, I even got significant levels of noise at ISO 800 on my D200. However, on my D7200 the noise level at ISO 6400 is noticeable, but still better than the D200 at ISO 800. About the best you will be able to do is set your ISO to the highest value you can without objectionable noise (probably about ISO 400), Aperture priority at F2.8 and hope for decent shots. If this fails to provide the photos you want, you will need to consider upgrading your camera. [/QUOTE]
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