Help with shooting Basketball game!

[SupaDave03]

I have had a couple people asked my wife and I to come and shoot an Intermediate basketball game. My wife will be using the D700 with a Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 (wish I had another D700 love that camera in low light). So my options our between my D90 with 24-70mm 2.8 Nikkor or using my father in-laws Sony A700 with a Tamron 70-200mm 2.8. Not sure which one will do better in low light I have never messed with the Sony before. However the D90 shoots ok in low light but sports in low light not so sure. Thanks for your help and suggestions
-Dave

[prncfarquad]

I have never shot with any of those cameras but a lot of it depends on the gym lighting ( or lack of lighting) I shot my son's game (7th grade) in a dungeon last night but used the 70-200 on a 7D and the 24-70 on a 1DmkIII and had to shoot at iso 4000 to get any decent shots. Also I would get there before the game and shoot a custom WB unless you are shooting RAW then you can adjust in post.

[rfortson]

Stick with the Nikon's. You already know them, and I think the D90 will best the A700 at the higher ISO's you're going to need.

If your wife is shooting with the 70-200, then you can sit a little closer and use the 24-70.

[SupaDave03]

Yea over the weekend I tested it out and the D90 is the better choice for sure. Thanks for the advice.

[Cope]

David, try sending a PM to Garykohs. He shoots a lot of HS basketball, and he used to use an A700.

[Tom]

Put the 24-70 on the D700 for near court and 70-200 on the D90 for far court.

[SupaDave03]

That would be a good setup if we were both shooting the same game but there will be two games going on at the same time..

Originally Posted by Thomas Campbell

Put the 24-70 on the D700 for near court and 70-200 on the D90 for far court.

[Tom]

Do you have specific kids you are shooting or what? Do you need to get both teams, or just one team from each game?

[SupaDave03]

Yea will have specific kids for both games..the main thing im worried about is the D90 in low light

[P.M.Photo]

stick with the Nikon sony is tooo noisy...

[Flea77]

Originally Posted by SupaDave03

Yea will have specific kids for both games..the main thing im worried about is the D90 in low light

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...#post1214655"]

Not a problem with the right lens.....

Allan

[bonita]

@ Flea77 do you mind telling me which would be the right lens for shooting a basketball game? I also own a Nikon D90 and plan to shoot my daughter's games this season... thanks

[Jaymoney$]

Please report back with the results, i hear the AF on the Tamron 70-200 is notoriously slow and hunts forever especially low light and fast paced sports. Im very curious to know how well it performed.

[Flea77]

Originally Posted by bonita

@ Flea77 do you mind telling me which would be the right lens for shooting a basketball game? I also own a Nikon D90 and plan to shoot my daughter's games this season... thanks

I don't know if there is a "right" lens. I have had pretty good luck with the D90 and the 85mm 1.8 so far. Of course I am shooting in an arena which has horrible lighting and makes it all but impossible with a D90 to get good shots even with a 2.8 lens. The 85 1.8 at least gets me into the "acceptable" range.

Allan

[SupaDave03]

lowest i got is 2.8 unless i went with a 50mm 1.8 but thats too short a range will see how it comes out ill post pics when I do in the sports section

Originally Posted by Flea77

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...#post1214655"]

Not a problem with the right lens.....

Allan