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Help with a new camera for motorsport!
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Hi everybody
let me first say that i know next to nothing about cameras. although i dont know much i still enjoy being out there and
taking pictures of local motorsport events that take place. i would like to get a better camera for taking action shots but quite frankly i have no idea what im looking for as i dont know whats ideal for the action-packed images i want to take,im hoping to find somthing thats cheap as money is hard to come by at my age(16). I hope you guys will take a few mins to give me some advice on what i should be looking for.the current camera i have is a kodak m863
many thanks
dan :)Hi Dan,
You shouldnt need to spend too much money to get a camera good enough to take pictures of motorsport. You probably won’t need a camera with too many frames per second – 5fps should be ample. More important is practicing with your equipment and getting to know the restrictions and possibilities.
I’d recommend going for a basic 2nd hand camera body to start with and rather spend more money on a good lens – something with a fixed aperture (F2.8 or wider). something like a 70-200 f2.8 will be good, but probably expensive. But rather buy once or else you’ll just end up buying again. Check out the 2nd hand market. Nikon just recently released a VRII version so you might get the original VR for cheaper, or else look at getting a Sigma 70-200.
What kind of budget do you have in mind for lens and camera?
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