This weeks Photo of the WEEK does not come from my D3S shot as some extremely Hi ISO but comes from the new Nikon D3100. I have been testing out the D3100 for a little over a week now and wanted to push it to its limits.
I consider shooting ice hockey to be one of the toughest situations other than low light concert situations to get quality images. I wanted to see how this camera handled at its top recommended ISO which is 3200. If i were to try and shoot the older Nikon D3000 at 1600 the results would have been pretty atrocious.
Let’s take a look at this video below to see how everything turned out. Stay tuned for a full review of the Nikon D3100 coming up in the next few weeks.
Nikon D3100 Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR II
1/400th at F/2.8 shot at 145mm
Shot RAW NOT CROPPED
Wow pretty amazing. I tried my D3000 last weekend at ISO 1600 and looks terrible. Thanks for this review Jared!
Awesome Photo Jared, Can’t wait for the full review of the D3100. Should I get the D90 or D3100?
I am a D3100 user and I am extremely happy with the results I get shooting at 3200 ISO. Couple that with the noise reduction capabilities in Lightroom, and shooting at 3200 is a no-brainer.
Impressive! When trying to stop motion, I would rather see some noise then motion blur!
I have a d3000 and i agree the iso is horrible. From a former hockey player, nike and bauer merged.
I have the D3100 and the Nikon 70-200 2.8 VRI. The lens look sorta funny on the smallest body Nikon DSLR.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikoncouplesoflo/5231236701/
I am waiting for the full review of this extremely amazing cam.. I have one loooooooooool
Fro or anyone – You said auto WB was used in this photo because of outdated lighting. I shoot my son’s hockey and have been setting my WB with a gray card to each arenas light. Should I just use auto WB and fix it in post or what is the best way?
D90 – AF-s 80-200 2.8
if you are finding that that is working for you thank stick with it.