I have been asked to take pictures for our high school sports boosters and have been doing this for the past 2 years with my Nikon D5000. The pictures were ok, if I took them in RAW and did post editing. I just bought the sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 lens thinking that this would be the miracle I need right now to improve the photos taken in the gymnasium and on the football field under the lights. I have used it for volleyball and I am struggling to get it to work for me. There is so much I don't understand but I was hoping to increase the shutter speed to be able to freeze the action better and thinking I would be able to do this with the f/2.8. I still have to increase my ISO which leaves me with noise and I am having a hard time getting pictures in focus (even when using a monopod). SO my questions are:
1. Will this lens work with my d5000 and I just need to practice more? I know it is compatible but maybe too much lens for my camera?
2. If this will work, what should my settings be? I have been using: AF-C, Focus Area Dynamic and Matrix metering. I was using the shutter button pushed 1/2 for focusing but read that if I turn AF ON and use AE Lock/AF Lock button to focus it would work better, so I tried that but didn't help me much. Again maybe just practice? Maybe that is where my trouble is?
3. I really can't afford another camera body, but maybe that is what I absolutely need to do?
4. If I need another body, any suggestions? And can my lenses from my d500 work on new camera? I have the sigma, Nikon 55-200mm f/4 - 5.6 VR and Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
1. Will this lens work with my d5000 and I just need to practice more? I know it is compatible but maybe too much lens for my camera?
2. If this will work, what should my settings be? I have been using: AF-C, Focus Area Dynamic and Matrix metering. I was using the shutter button pushed 1/2 for focusing but read that if I turn AF ON and use AE Lock/AF Lock button to focus it would work better, so I tried that but didn't help me much. Again maybe just practice? Maybe that is where my trouble is?
3. I really can't afford another camera body, but maybe that is what I absolutely need to do?
4. If I need another body, any suggestions? And can my lenses from my d500 work on new camera? I have the sigma, Nikon 55-200mm f/4 - 5.6 VR and Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!