Chapter 9 Assignment - Exploring The Limits of Your Zoom Lens

[goldcoastgolfer]

Took this one while my son was playing tennis.  He was on the baseline while I was positioned near the tennis court net. The best way to capture him in action without getting in the way of his game is to zoom in all the way.

Taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Tokina 28-210mm lens:

ISO: 2200
Exposure: 1/8000
Aperture: F/5.6
Focal Length: 210mm (315mm in 35mm format)
Exposure Bias: 0

[InspiringFotos]

Nice shot - Love the look on your son's face. He is so focused on that ball. I agree that a telephoto lens it is a great way to get good action shots and not get in the way of the game.

[goldcoastgolfer]

Thanks.  I'd love to get a 70-300mm as the Tokina's from my original film SLR back when I just wanted a camera to take photos.  It struggles to autofocus quickly but has surprised me a lot with some of the shots I've been able to get with it.

[InspiringFotos]

I have a question about lenses on a 35mm camera and the new lenses for digital camera. My sister-in-law has lenses from her old Minolta 35mm camera. My brother is thinking of buying her a dSLR for Christmas. If you have a old 35mm lens, can you use the old lens on the new dSLR camera? I know on my lenses I have a switch for auto or manual focus and I thought the old lenses were just manual focus.

[goldcoastgolfer]

As far as I'm aware it has more to do with the lens mount and whether or not the old lens has an autofocus motor built in or whether the camera needs to have a motor to do the autofocus.  One of the reasons that I have the Nikon D7000 is that my Tokina lens, while an AF lens, needs the camera to drive it and the cheaper models (D5100, D3100) don't do that.

If your sister in law has a minolta camera and lenses, then you brother would need to get her a minolta SLR in the first instance.  The best way to check though is to take the old lenses to a camera shop and try them out to be honest.  That's all I did.

[InspiringFotos]

Thanks for the help. I will forward that information on to my brother.

[JCAus22]

This to me is a great photo - the boy in the shot is so clear and then you have great blur in the background to help make him really stand out, well done!