Daily Photo: Kendo practitioner stands guard

On a balmy December Sunday afternoon in Yoyogi Park, I rolled past a group of kendo practitioners going at it pretty aggressively.  I hoped off my Trek 7.3 FX and pulled out my Nikon D80 with Nikkor AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8 lens.  This presented a good photography challenge, as they were pretty much standing in shade and moving very quickly.  Even when they stood still it was hard to get a shot as I had to switch between AF-C and AF-S, or rather remember to do that!  

In these type of situations, even with my fast Nikkor zoom lens, I can feel the limitations of the D80 a bit.  Having a camera capable of a higher ISO level (without crazy noise levels), like 3200 for example, would have helped freeze the action.  But maybe I’m asking too much of any camera and lens to be able to freeze such fast moving action in shade in the afternoon.  

KIT USED:

• Nikon D80
• Nikkor AF ED 80-200mm lens

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