S3 indoor sports photos ?

[troop]

In the "What camera should I buy" forum I posted some questions re: what I'm looking for in a camera. I've become more interested in the S3 but have some questions regarding sports photos. Is this camera capable of taking good b-ball photos in a flourescent lit gym ? I'm not talking about a dimly lit, dingy gym either. My Kodak DX7440 pocket type camera is totally inadequate in this situation. Would a S3 in sport mode return acceptable results ? I'm looking at photo shots at approx. 15-40' in distance. Any input on this camera is greatly appreciated. Thx, troop

[qwalls]

The S3 IS really isn't a good camera for indoor sports. You may get some OK shots if you get very close (10-12') and use the flash, but you won't want to use the sport mode since it cranks up the ISO which results in very noisy pictures. You really don't want to use higher than ISO 200 with this camera. If you must use this camera for sports, use a tripod and don't take pictures while the players are moving. :)

[XaiLo]

A little post processing never hurts. If your not looking for pro results it will do.

[cat]

I'ld say no... there are better cameras for this type of photography, I've had better results with my kids fuji than the S2 :(

[rocketball]

probably the only thing i am not totally happy with on my S3 is the quality of pictures it takes indoors. Sure they are not bad if u dont mind a bit of noise. other than the noise issue its great.

i am buy no means a pro and this is a shot i took with my S3 at a hockey game about a month ago. I have used noiseware and also missed with the colors to brighten things up a bit.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l94/rocketball81/hockey.jpg

[XaiLo]

Thanks for posting that pick rocketball, I went loking for it earlier, but to no avail. Hope you don't mind I touched it up in photoshop a little.

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/oct06/hockey.jpg

[rocketball]

Xailo, no problem, i like it a lot. i gotta get me a photoshop program:)

[troop]

Rocketball,
Those hockey pix look pretty darn good. I'm willing to bet that my small(er) gynasium is better lit than the rink and that I'm probably a little closer to the shot that I want. What mode did you use on your S3 ? Sport or manual adjustment ? Did they need much fixing up ? I'll only print out up to a 5"x7" photo. Any info appreciated. Thx, Troop

[XaiLo]

Xailo, no problem, i like it a lot. i gotta get me a photoshop program:)

Kewl, photoshop is my friend. LOL I don't care what people say... I enjoy the digital lab no fuss, no muss, no fumes. LOL :cool:

[Shoes]

I've just bought an S3 and spent the past weekend at a tournament shooting my son in net from the center line. I did find a fair bit of noise and moving down the rink produced some terrific results. What I'm looking for is advice on any lens options that permit me to stay centralized and get the same quality results while capturing more activity in the frame from roughly the same location in the building.
Will or is there a specific lens that I should or could be looking at to acheive this result?

[BowerR64]

You know what i wondered about, using a slave flash on a tripod. Put it down on the floor near the action but shoot from the stands. If the slave would fire as if your near it but trigger from a distance off the stock flash.

Maybe one at each end