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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skene" data-source="post: 514767" data-attributes="member: 13155">My first questions to her is finding out what she will be specifically shooting.  What type of sporting events will be shot.If she is looking at freezing action, then she's probably going to want to go with the strongest flash she can get (regardless of manufacturer).  Secondly a faster lens with a wider/constant aperture would be necessary as I never found anything that would be on Nikon's low end to be decent enough to capture action if there is not enough light.  Lastly, I feel that she will still miss out on a lot of action using the D3100, while I do not knock what it can do.  I find it very limited and too slow to catch more active sports (football/basketball/soccer/hockey) where the lag of each shot can be a make or break image.</blockquote>