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Posts #9 or #13
Problem there is one goes over budget, I think people missed the "below £500" part, and the other is a suggestion based off of a sale in classified - they won't always go so cheap.
Posts #9 or #13
I think it’s easy enough to get a s/h lens and camera combo for under £500, whether that’s off here or the bay or elsewhere the price of dslr have been knocked by mirrorless.Problem there is one goes over budget, I think people missed the "below £500" part, and the other is a suggestion based off of a sale in classified - they won't always go so cheap.
Like the ones we used to shoot with 400iso film pushed to 1600iso in microphen? That was about as good as it got untill tmax 3200 come out. I've shot hundreds of games from Div1 to 5 a side on ilford HP5 (400iso). Somehow we managed then.And on a gloomy rainy day?
Iso 1600 is fine on these entry level cameras but pushing further you will see lots of noise. Mind you. For instagram it should be fine.Like the ones we used to shoot with 400iso film pushed to 1600iso in microphen? That was about as good as it got untill tmax 3200 come out. I've shot hundreds of games from Div1 to 5 a side on ilford HP5 (400iso). Somehow we managed then.
Under floodlights i was pushing up to 6400 on a FF sensor body as well...
I'm not.Something suggests to me that in no way should you have been criticising Andrew's image.
I never suggested he use the same set up I used then. I just pointed out we managed with 400 iso film, you dont "need" a Nikon D5, or Idx 2,, pretty much any modern entry level camera will produce great results at facebook, instagram size, evem at 3200 iso. I used a 750d and d3400 this year playing around, both turned in amazing results at 3200iso. Miles better than many few year old pro cameras.. As you say, tech has moved on....Iso 1600 is fine on these entry level cameras but pushing further you will see lots of noise. Mind you. For instagram it should be fine.
The point is that a 85mm is very limited and the op is better off getting a zoom that goes to around 200mm.
I never mentioned fast glass mate. I f5.6 lens is fine.
If the op started to shoot under flod lights he may need faster glass.
And just because you "managed" back in the day doesnt mean the OP has to be limited to the same tech you used back then.
Tech moves in photography. sensors get better, lenses get better and overal bodies get better.
If the OP has options to have a camera and lens better than what you had all those years ago then why not? Some of the recommendations here have been brilliant
I never suggested he use the same set up I used then. I just pointed out we managed with 400 iso film, you dont "need" a Nikon D5, or Idx 2,, pretty much any modern entry level camera will produce great results at facebook, instagram size, evem at 3200 iso. I used a 750d and d3400 this year playing around, both turned in amazing results at 3200iso. Miles better than many few year old pro cameras.. As you say, tech has moved on....
Yes the most important thing is getting the shot and what gets the shot is what focal length you use and if its in focus.IMHO the priority isn’t noise handling it’s AF ability, I’d much rather use a 7d with its ‘mushy’ noise than an entry level Nikon and kit lens that’ll shoot clean ISO6400 out of focus shots.
Where the world moves on.
And whilst I appreciate that awesome sports images can be shot on MF kit using trap focus, it was an imprecise science, and ‘great’ images were a rarity, I’d suggest @KIPAX takes home more pin sharp peak action images from one game now than Eammon McCabe could in a month in 1980.
Less than 400 quid for the same kit i started with and to be fair he only wants the pics for facebook so only needs to produce say 1400 pixels wide at the most.. 1200 probably do..
Canon 10d
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANON-EO...y-Charger-DS6031/312770848426?epid=1640394434
Sigma 70-200
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sigma-APO-DG-70-200MM-2-8-11-Macro-HSM-EX-Canon-Fit-Lens/153649548372