Andrew Vlcek
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I recently purchased a Nikon D80 to replace my old Canon. I am now looking a lense for the Nikon and have 2 in mind. Here the links to them...
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...780&is=USA&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...669&is=USA&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
The first one has VR, the other does not. I will be using this lense for indoor sports photography and want to freeze the action under the low light. This is taking place in highschool gyms. I wanted a telephoto zoom with f2.8, which they both are. Heres the question though... The VR function says it can take shots 3 stops faster with your shutter speed, however it also says it elimates camera shake, not subject movement. From what I understand it measuers the movement of the lense and compensates for that. With shooting indoor sports under low light would this help me freeze my subject? I understand it will help to reduce blur caused by camera shake, but what about your subject swinging thier arm? This feature does nothing for that, right?
The other way I see it working is Nikon says its a 3 stop "equivalnt". Does that mean I can pump up the shutter speed and get the same shot, just frozen better?
Any other thought on those 2 lenses would be apreciated. My end goal in all of this is to shoot with a lower ISO, at 2.8 and faster shutter speed. Will either lense achive that goal better than the other?
Thanks for any help,
Andrew
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...780&is=USA&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...669&is=USA&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
The first one has VR, the other does not. I will be using this lense for indoor sports photography and want to freeze the action under the low light. This is taking place in highschool gyms. I wanted a telephoto zoom with f2.8, which they both are. Heres the question though... The VR function says it can take shots 3 stops faster with your shutter speed, however it also says it elimates camera shake, not subject movement. From what I understand it measuers the movement of the lense and compensates for that. With shooting indoor sports under low light would this help me freeze my subject? I understand it will help to reduce blur caused by camera shake, but what about your subject swinging thier arm? This feature does nothing for that, right?
The other way I see it working is Nikon says its a 3 stop "equivalnt". Does that mean I can pump up the shutter speed and get the same shot, just frozen better?
Any other thought on those 2 lenses would be apreciated. My end goal in all of this is to shoot with a lower ISO, at 2.8 and faster shutter speed. Will either lense achive that goal better than the other?
Thanks for any help,
Andrew