Nikon D70

zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
edited March 25, 2010 in Cameras
is a nikon d70 good enough to shoot professional photos for ice hockey, they will be sold so it needs to be good quality and i will be using flashes around the rink. thanks

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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    is a nikon d70 good enough to shoot professional photos for ice hockey, they will be sold so it needs to be good quality and i will be using flashes around the rink. thanks

    if (it's a "big" if) you can use mulitple flashes around the rink with wireless triggers this will probably take care of iso, shutter speed speed issues...though if you can afford this setup then it might appear the D70 doesn't fit in this mix. That said even if that setup were possible I would think the AF on the D70 would be extremely unreliable wrt to sports. If you want to "sell" the images then your keeper rate would be very low I would think.

    Bottom line if you intend to sell image then the minimum nikon body to do the job competently would be a D300 and 70-200mm VR type lens.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    I am going to be shooting for a company so the flash setup is not mine and theyll be several flashes set up around the rink and triggered wireless, also i will be shooting on a fixed 300 probably f4 and I am a canon person but i am in a jam and now looking for a cheap nikon so i am compatible with the company lens
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    I am going to be shooting for a company so the flash setup is not mine and theyll be several flashes set up around the rink and triggered wireless, also i will be shooting on a fixed 300 probably f4 and I am a canon person but i am in a jam and now looking for a cheap nikon so i am compatible with the company lens

    ahhhh..are you actually shooting hockey action? The D70 is like 4 or 5 generations old in terms of sensor technology. If you were shooting non sports it may work...for sports. I just cringe thinking about it.

    In that situation then I think a D90 or D200 would suffice but of course your keep rate would suffer due to AF. D200 is preferable over the D90 wrt to AF. D90 has better iso.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    yeah it is hockey in action alright ill will see what i can find im just in a big jam for this weekend and need a camera or a canon lens which apparently does not exist in Massachusetts the fixed 300 is so hard to find to rent
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    yeah it is hockey in action alright ill will see what i can find im just in a big jam for this weekend and need a camera or a canon lens which apparently does not exist in Massachusetts the fixed 300 is so hard to find to rent

    obvious solution..rent a D300?
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    thats what im looking into also but alot of them wont do pick up unless its a head of time but im sure i can find somewhere to rent from and also would a d3000 work you think? and thanks again for your help
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    thats what im looking into also but alot of them wont do pick up unless its a head of time but im sure i can find somewhere to rent from and also would a d3000 work you think? and thanks again for your help

    it's definitely a step up from the D70. it has the D90 AF system and sensor form the D200 I believe (good to about ISO800). The 300mm F4 nikon lens is a AF-S lens so the combo will work..only 3 fps though. This would be a last resort kinda thing though.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    alright thanks and i just came to find out i can shoot with a 75-200 so i think im gonna try to shoot with my canon xsi with 75-300 f4-5.6 lens i know not even close to professional what do you think though will it work?
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,131 moderator
    edited March 25, 2010
    is a nikon d70 good enough to shoot professional photos for ice hockey, they will be sold so it needs to be good quality and i will be using flashes around the rink. thanks
    alright thanks and i just came to find out i can shoot with a 75-200 so i think im gonna try to shoot with my canon xsi with 75-300 f4-5.6 lens i know not even close to professional what do you think though will it work?

    I bold faced and underlined the important parts.

    If you mean the Canon EF 75-300mm, f4-5.6 III USM I think you will find it too slow to focus in low light and not sharp unless you stop it down. A very poor choice for indoor sports I'm afraid.

    Do you have a chance to test the system beforehand?
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • zach30345zach30345 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2010
    no i do not i think my best solution and rent a nikon d90 and use their lens which i know ill be fine thanks for all the help
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