hello my name is tommy and nice to.mert you all

[gtrgodzilla66]

hello my name is tommy nguyen and i am 27 years old and i am a noobie and i am starting to interested in photoghapher, i am a veteran at cars forums and not much of a photoghaphy forums until now . i drive a nissan skyline gtr r32 around and that what lead me to like taking photos and i resided in chandler arizona .

my set up is notjing special and i have just a nikon d5200 with 18-55mm lens vrii ..i usually shoot in manual mode and adjusted my shutter speed and aperture instead of auto mode which i hate....

so instead of.introductions i would also.like to asked a simple questions and i hppe to learn more from you guys...

what is the good lenses for sport taking and car.in motions but also can shoot a still object and pretty sharp image too

i leaning toward sport , in motions , of moving object and setting more..and also.would like a recommendation from u guys for a good lens of still object also..

 

[weepete]

Welcome to the forum Tommy!

Thats a nice car you have, it's particularly poular with car modification enthusiasts here in the UK too.

Percieved sharpness of an image is down to a few different things and eliminating common errors like camera shake, motion blur and lighting issues amongst others. One of the major factors is your lens sharpness though I have no idea what is good for nikons. There are a few people who shoot motorsports on here though and lots of experienced photographers who I'm sure will chime in soon to give you advice, though I'd imagine a telephoto focal length like a 70-200mm (others will be able to advise on which make and model will be a good buy) would be a decent option bur it will depend on how close you are to the cars to what focal length is most suited.

How much would you like to spend?

 

[Big Mike]

Welcome aboard Tommy.

what is the good lenses for sport taking and car.in motions but also can shoot a still object and pretty sharp image too

To help you figure out what settings and what lens will be best....you need to consider what your goals for the photos will be.

When shooting sports, you usually want to sharply freeze a moving subject. This requires a fast shutter speed. Shutter speed is a camera setting, not a lens setting....however, shutter speed is one of the three things that controls the exposure (along with aperture and ISO). A faster shutter speed gives you less exposure, so you may need to take more exposure from the other two settings. This is where lens choice comes in. The lens has the aperture, and a larger aperture (lower F number) lets in more light, which allows you to use a faster shutter speed. So an ideal lens for shooting sports, will usually be a lens with a large maximum aperture (lower F number).
Also consider that when shooting sports, you are almost always required to be out of the way, outside the playing area. Therefore you may be some distance away from your subject. For this reason, you may need a longer focal length. Consider sports like football or baseball, the photographers will typically be far away from where the action is happening, so they need long lenses, maybe something in the neighborhood of 400mm. For something like basketball, the photographers are just off the edge of the floor and the action mostly happens right in front of them, so they would likely be better off with a shorter (wider view) lens. Maybe 35mm or 50mm. (at least for shooting action on their side of the court).

The issue, as I'm sure you will see, is that if you want a lens that has both a large max aperture and a long focal length, it will be rather large and very, very expensive. Probably out of the range of most amateur photographers. So what most of us do, is just the best we can with the gear that we can afford...and realize that getting Sports Illustrated quality shots will be very difficult.

Now, for car-in-motion shots...they same things might apply. If you want to freeze the motion, you'll need a fast shutter speed, which is easier to do with a large aperture lens (unless you are shooting in bright mid-day light). However, many photographer may prefer to shoot moving cars with a slightly slower shutter speed. A slower shutter speed will likely introduce some motion blur to the photos, but if go about it the right way, you can get shots with the car looking sharp and the background looking blurry.

You don't really need anything special out of the lens to get slower shutter speeds. Just about every lens can 'stop down' it's aperture to small values (high F numbers).

Lastly, when it comes to still objects, getting a sharp photo comes down to shutter speed and/or movement of the camera & subject. Blurry photos are usually the result of the shutter speed being too slow, and the photographer moving the camera because they are holding it. You can use a faster shutter speed, but the best option is to remove the movement by putting the camera on a tripod or some other support. If the camera isn't moving, and the subject isn't moving, you can get sharp photos at any shutter speed...so really, any lens would work.

Really, you can shoot just about anything, with just about any lens. Some lenses might be better suited to help you achieve certain artistic goals, but that's up to you. The more important thing, IMO, is that you have the knowledge to know what settings will help you get the shots you want. If you have that down, it becomes much easier to know what to look for in a lens.

Also, like cars, lenses come in a wide range of quality and price. Sometimes the better quality is pretty subtle, so do your homework about why some lenses cost more than others.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Welcome

 

[Watchful]

Nice to mert you too, Tom.

 

[gtrgodzilla66]

i am very appriciated for you guys input...and yes... i have no.problem with picture shaken.... or motion blur , i usually use my elbow and on some high ground object to sieze my elbw moment to take the shot, whatever u guys just say.. i very appriciated your i put anf learn from it.. however i am learning still and i will post some of my sample up soon so u guys can see how i do withs till object.. and yes thank you ..this is 18mm-55mm with f/5 at 55m with iso of 6400 and shutter speed is 1/15..

 

[gtrgodzilla66]

 

[gtrgodzilla66]

and that my car...