Friday Night Lights

[oldcoug]

Hello - I inherited a Nikon D70 from my fatherinlaw two years ago and have taken some great daylight shots during that time. I have no background in photography and hate reading manuals so I have learned the hard way. Have lots of footballers in the family and have taken really awesome action shots during daylight hours. Not so at night. I just cannot figure out how to set the D70 to pick up enough light while still maintaining blurr free images. Would appreciate a formula for this. Thanks and regards from an oldcoug

[lputman]

Typically, you need a fast lens coupled with a shutter speed of at least 250. This will require the ISO going up to at least 1600 (I don't know how high the D70 goes). The stadium lighting is also a factor.

For example, I know I need a faster lens...


Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 6400

[oldcoug]

Thank you Lori. Thats a pretty good pic. I just came across a tutorial at Nikon(http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d70/index.php ) that just taught me a few things. Camera is faster than I thought. Thanks again.

[lputman]

Thank you. I'm certain your exposure, shutter speed in this case, goes faster than 1/60; your main limitation is probably within the lens you are using. What kind of lens is it?

[oldcoug]

Well its a Nikkor AF 80-200 2.8 - think I need to take a class.

[lputman]

Set your aperture to 2.8, ISO to 1600 and shutter speed to 200 and see what happens.

[oldcoug]

Thanks Lori - tonights the night so I'll let you know how it goes. Appreciate you taking the time.