Can Nikon D100 take good nighttime football pictures?

[JRIC...@satx.rr.com]

I am thinking of switching to a digital camera to take the high school
football pictures that I take for my web site at www.pothpirates.com. Can
someone please tell me if I can take similar pictures to those on the web
site with the Nikon 100D (with a flash unit I assume)? Thanks in advance
for any response.

[gsum]

If you're shooting under floodlights, the D100 coupled with a fast
lightweight lens such as the 180mm f2.8 will easily provide what
you need. The D100 has a highest useful sensitivity of about ISO
1000, beyond which, noise starts to become apparent (the highest
sensititivity is a very noisy ISO 6400).Under floodlights you'll probably
need about ISO 400 at f 3.5 so there will be plenty of headroom.
If you want group shots rather than action shots, the standard 50mm f1.8
(which will equate to a 75mm lens on a 35mm film camera) should be ideal.
The on-camera speedlight is sufficient for fill-in flash.

Graham

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[Gavin Cato]

The camera is of course fine, the issue is more what lenses you can afford.

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[JRIC...@satx.rr.com]

Thanks, Graham.

So set the camera at ISO 1000 and get the lens with the fastest lens I can?
I don't think a 180mm lens is long enough though for the shots I am used to
getting.

BTW, I understand with film that each rated film can take pictures with a
set range of light and shutter speeds. How can a digital camera with one
light detection device (whatever it's called) be set to multiple ISO
ratings? And why does the lowest ISO rating for the D100 stop at 200, I
believe? Does it need that much more light then a simple throw away camera
that uses ISO 100 film? Thanks again for the response!!

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[Lung Fish]

Don't forget that a 180mm lens will be the equivalent of a 270mm lens with
the 1.5x factor on the D100...

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[gsum]

If you select a sensitive setting such as ISO 1000 at f2.8 under
floodlights, you'll probably find that the shutter speed will be about
1/300 to 1/500 sec which should be fast enough for action. Thats
a bit of a guess but would be easy to check with a film SLR before
you decide to buy the D100.

dSLRs are able to achieve variable ISO settings as the signals from
the CCD elements can be amplified to varying degrees. High amplification
of a weak signal causes noise to become more apparent. Noise is
not a problem with the D100 below ISO 1000 and is acceptable
at ISO 1600.

The minimum ISO of 200 was a real oversight and is the only significant
fault in the D100. It is difficult to select a very slow speed on a bright
day, if you want to blur action, due to the high minimum ISO setting.

I'm not sure what the aperture of a throw-away camera is but I doubt
that it would be more than f5.6 or f8.

Graham

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[Steve Edwards]

I have a D100 that I am using to take hockey pictures with.

The hockey rinks have bad lighting and I also need fast shutter speeds.

I have had good luck with ISO 1000 - 1600 between 1/125s and 1/250s with an
f3.5-4.5 lens. I just got a 70-200 mm f2.8 VR lens and can now get
excellent results at ISO 640 at 1/125s. No matter what camera you choose,
you really should check out Neat Image www.neatimage.com for a software tool
that does an amazing job of cleaning up and eliminating the noise from ISO
settings without losing picture detail.

Steve

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[Dave Bouvier]

I shot these images,
http://www.menloschool.org/athletics/uppernew/boysphotos03_04/boysfootball/Varsity/VarFB_CCS_vsPacGrove/index.html,
with a D100, 70-200 AFS-VR lens, SB-80, iso1250, 1/180th sec shutter
priority as NEFs. They were post-processed in Nikon Capture and NeatImage.

Dave

[JRIC...@satx.rr.com]

These pictures sure are bright and colorful!! They are not as sharp as I
would like (the action pictures) but the standing around pictures look fine.
Thanks for sharing your photos.

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[Terry]

how close were you allowed to get to the players? were you using a monopod
or handheld? You did a nice job, thanks for sharing the website

terry

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[Paolo Pizzi]

JRIC...@satx.rr.com wrote:

Of course you can. It all depends on the lens you're using.
For best results, you will definitely need top-quality glass
(i.e. expensive...)

[Dave Bouvier]

The images in this gallery were converted to low quality jpegs to deter
theft. The high quality images that I provide my clients are much sharper.

Dave

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[Dave Bouvier]

I had a field pass, so I could walk anywhere along the sidelines. All the
shots were handheld. Using a monopod really limits the shots you can get.
I used one for a few years shooting soccer and have switched to handheld for
the last two years with better results, even without using a VR lens. Being
at the right spot at the right time is more important, and you can move a
lot faster without a monopod.

The shots you see on the school website don't include individual shots for
security reasons. They are only a portion of what was shot that evening.

Dave

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[Terry]

thanks for the reply Dave. How did you get the field pass and what are the
restrictions? I'm retired and love taking pictures. I'd like to find some
way to make a small amount of money to fund the hobby. You are welcome to
email me at tva...@yahoo.com

Terry

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