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Looking for lens for Nikon D3000 for hockey games

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Oct 15, 2002
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So many "gearheads" talking about gear....but no one has asked the most important questions:

1) What level hockey does your son play?
2) Where do they play hockey. (Community Centres, Multi-centre ice rink, will the payoffs be in an actual stadium hockey rink?)
3) Do you have special access to any ice level areas? (bench, cutouts in glass, behind the icing line?) (Or are you shooting from the stands through glass and netting?)

Depending on these questions, you may even be able to get away with a KIT LENS! Your lens selection should be dependent on 1)how far away from the action you are 2)the speed of play depending on the level your son plays (you will want to get a lens with a large enough aperture to be able to freeze the action with a fast enough shutter speed) 3)your budget
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You probably already know this but in case you don't, your camera doesn't have an internal focus motor in it so you'll need a lens with its own focusing motor like the Nikkor AF-S lenses, otherwise you'll have to manually focus.

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