Photography

[NTP66]

Noice. I see like new D810s on Amazon going for around $900.

B&H has an 8+ quality one for $799.

[meow]

I need some recommendations for a camera. mrs meow wants to start taking photos of mini meow's hockey games. so it needs to be able to capture movement well and the lighting at rinks is wildly different. Maybe a lower-end rec and a higher-end rec would help us get started.

[LITT]

We have one of the smaller Sony alpha models and it’s great. Very portable. Easy to use. Don’t need to make a million settings. I also have a more advanced canon camera I almost never use any more because the Sony takes pretty similar photos with a significantly less amnt of effort

[meow]

size is a good point. she doesn’t want to lug around or hold-use something huge. Especially when there are multiple games per day a lot of the time

[nocera]

For the body you’ll just need something with a decently high frame rate. 120fps would make your life very easy but that’s not really necessary if you can ‘git good.’ Really any mid-high end DLSR from the big brands would suit you fine. The lens would probably make the biggest difference. Look into a good 75-200mm (or 300mm) lens. I can get more specific later if you’d like. Really this is a question for @AuthorTony though.

[Beveridge]

size is a good point. she doesn’t want to lug around or hold-use something huge. Especially when there are multiple games per day a lot of the time

Wait for it...

[Ad@m]

size is a good point. she doesn’t want to lug around or hold-use something huge. Especially when there are multiple games per day a lot of the time

Wait for it...

[NTP66]

I’m still very much a DSLR guy, but my buddy swears by his Sony Alpha. You’ll pay up for it, though. I don’t believe there is a P&S that will be good enough to consider over something with a removable lense.

[AuthorTony]

A DSLR or mirrorless camera with a 70-200 lens is going to blow away any point and shoot. But, as the saying goes, the best camera is the one in your hand. If she's going to be more apt to carry around and use a P&S then go that route. Sorry, but I have no experience with P&Ss and can't recommend any specific model. Look for something with a good zoom though, as she probably won't be very close to the action. I think some of the Nikon's have a crazy 28-300 range.

[AuthorTony]

Some friends guilted me into photographing their daughter's wedding in May. I didn't feel comfortable with my D7000 as a second camera (never liked it) so I picked up a D800e with under 30K clicks, along with a battery grip. Less than $600 for both.

[NTP66]

That's a great price just for the body alone.

[AuthorTony]

I thought so too. I bought both from MPB.com. They have some great deals.

[NTP66]

@AuthorTony: You taking shots of this eclipse? I don't have a "solar" filter, but was going to look into using my ND8 to capture it. Doesn't sound like that will be enough, though.

[AuthorTony]

I have a 300mm prime so I was considering it, but I don't have a solar filter either. I think the highest I have is only ND2. Don't really want to fry my sensor. Maybe I should look for that D50 that's been hanging out somewhere in a closet for the last 10+ years, ha.

[NTP66]

Yeah, I don't want to destroy my D750's sensor, either. Oh well, we should have planned better, haha.

[tifosi77]

The........... totality path? crosses over Cleveland (which is appropriate), so western to central PA should get a good bit of sun-out, even into Jersey. Yonder west here I think we're supposed to have like 55%+ block. Yahoo.

[NTP66]

It's going to be 89.3% for my area.

[nocera]

Pittsburgh is is 97.2%. It's also insanely cloudy so I'm just expecting it to be a bit dark.

[AuthorTony]

Very cloudy here today, so I didn't miss much by now having the proper filter. It was neat being outside and feeling the temp drop several degrees though.