Actions Shots....

danielsamson

Hi Folks,

I am looking at taking sports actions shots of animals, indoor and outdoor where space will be limited.
From what I can make out I will need a very fast camera to get the ideal shot without using up space with numerous shots of the same subject.
I would imagine a wide lens for indoor also.
Equipment wise I fear I don't have what I will need to get decent results.
Could I be cheeky and ask for your advise on the acceptable (mid-range) spec of camera and lens that would be required to do this properly.
Ideally if you could let me know a make and model of each it would be great.

Assistance very much appreciated,

Daniel

melekalikimaka

its a fast lens ya need not a fast camera... look at lens with 2.8 as a minimum apeture from wide to tele.... thats it.... basically.....

AnCatDubh

As regards make and models you're actually considering a photographic system which is tied to a brand and will keep you happily upgrading (and being broke) for years to come

You do need to decide on Canon / Nikon / Sony / Pentax / Olympus - all great brands and well up to the task that you describe.

As melekalikimaka then says it will be down to what lens you can afford. You need to do a bit of googling / reading on f/stop values of lens but basically what melekalikimaka was saying is that for indoor shoots you will generally need a lens which can handle low light which is where the lower the value of the f/stop (f2.8 as melekalikimaka suggests) the better results you can expect.

It will take practice i'd suggest to get used to. Check out boards poster Borderfox (Keith) - his flickr is http://flickr.com/photos/12478075@N00/ - He does lots of indoor horse photography. I'd be surprised if he doesn't chip in here too.

danielsamson

Thanks folks, appreciate the help