How well does the zoom perform for action shots as in sport events?
1084695
Amazingly well. More than I expected. Refocus is immediate and you can spend your attention on composition and everything takes care of itself. The heft of the lens seems to help reduce vibration.
1084696
It is intended as a video lens, with variable-speed zoom and good autofocus. It can't zoom quite as fast as the manual 30-110 mm kit lens that is available with the Nikon 1 series, but it also avoids the inevitable tilts and twists to the image as the manual zoom ring is operated.
1084697
For sport i use My D600 along with My Nikkor 70 200mm F2.8 VR2, I used the Nikon one 10 100 mm VR2 on the V1 before I sell it, and get the J1, however i found it too big for both cameras, thus far better than the kit lens, what i like about it, is that: its zooms internally, its silent, and the Af work nicely with the power zoom, i recon it will perform better on the V2 or the V3 when it is released and this is why I did not sell it yet. i am sorry i couldn't give you a more precise answer...
795051
great lens for sports. Your a little slow with the f/4 but just increase your iso or lower your shutter speed a bit and youll be fine. It might be a bit short for professional sports.
682869
I use it for sports, it is a great buy for one who both knows his/her camera an loves there work. It is a full metal body so it can take a good beating...Just know it won't work in P mode with a Canon 200Ex Speedlight
1409501
I have had great results on auto and sport as I am mainly photographing birds. A hint you will loose focus if you zoom in to close, also when you make your first click wait for the green border to make sure your in focus with the right object. I am totally satisfied with the great results and clarity I get...I am putting together my photos into a book.Hope this helps
441826
I love this lens for cross country, track as well as basketball games. It is more of a midrange lens but it takes fabulous photos. If you are thinking football, soccer or any other similar range photos the answer is a definite yes. On occasion I do use a 75-300 at times because I want to catch more expression and less full body shots.
970590
Great! I have 4 boys playing hockey and lacrosse and the camera takes great fast action pictures. The 300 zoom lens takes amazing close shots. The kids sports" mode on the camera itself is best for reaction time and lighting. Highly recommend.
1877497
No, I would not recommend this lens for sporting events. It doesn't zoom, which will limit your ability to compose when you have limited ability to move yourself closer to subject. Plus the apertures aren't super great for low light of a gym. (Although tripod will help with that). In same price range I think you would be better served by the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 with a tripod. (Or if you can spend a bit more go with the 80-200mm f/2.8)
1547555
I haven't used it for sports, I use it more for traveling wide angel stuff, but this is extremely good glass, and is sharp and fast. I am certain it will produce equivalent pictures up close.
446211
NOOOOOOOOOOO . First, you typically don't want a prime lens for sports unless your part of s team of shooters. Second, you definitely don't want s manual focus lens. You will hate life only minutes into the game because you're teying to manually focus on fast moving action. Sure that's how they used to do it back in the day, but unless you have a LOT of practice manually focusing (and even still...) this won't satisfy your sports photogrsphy.
1089495
Yes, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i is great for sports action shots. It has a good burst rate, a great fast shutter speed, and a good autofocus system when using the STM lenses.
812301
Its an excellent lens which works very well in low light. I have not used it for indoor sports shooting though. The IS is great for things that don't move much but won't help freeze the action at all. An f2.8 zoom would be much better than a kit lens.You might also want to consider a fast prime lens like the 50mm f1.8 or 50mm f1.4 or perhaps a 30mm fast prime. These will buy you an extra two stops at a much lower price.
525471
Outdoor video is okay, as long as there is good lighting. The low lux on this particular brand is not all that exciting, making playback of videos taken in low light situations somewhat fuzzy and greyish. The zooming qualities should work fine for sports, although you shouldn't expect the quality as compared to that taken with , lets say, a 14 0r 16 megapixel camera. Hope this was helpful.
1547553
I don't take a lot of sports photos but I find that on my 40D it focuses quickly and produces sharp images. With the wide aperture, you should be able to use a faster shutter speed, which would help stop the action. So I would think this would be a good lens for sports if you were close. If not, then your 70-200 mm would be better.
1089498
I have used this camera for shooting my little brother's basketball games. It has done the job pretty well. It has the shutter speed to take clear, crisp pictures, even during quick basketball games. The camera also has a sports setting designed to shoot multiple successive pictures while holding your finger down. All-in-all, it's done the job for me nicely. That being said, I have not used a telephoto lens yet because I haven't been that far away from the action. It's my next goal. Hope this helped a little bit!
1967898
medal, this is really nice if you do events and don't want to hold the camera the entire time. i used it yesterday for two basketball games, of course i never sit down but it's easy to move with it on the sidelines. I have a 40d Canon which with longer lens is heavy.
1226276
The lenses are manually operated there is no auto zoom or focus. It would be difficult to catch action shots but it all depends on how fast your fingers can make it happen I guess.
1803579
Yes, my experience with the zoom has been very positive. It is very fluid and steady. Love the range on this camera. Takes amazing photos.