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WITH ITS BRIGHT APERTURES OF
f/1.4, f/2, and f/2.8 funneling generous
amounts of light through to the image
sensor, the 50mm f/1.4 affords shutter
speeds fast enough to freeze most
common forms of human motion.
It’s especially well-suited to
indoor amateur sports where
organizers let you get within feet
of the athletes. This lens, coupled with
a high ISO, will work for basketball,
wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading
competitions, or kickboxing in the
dimmest gymnasium—all without fl ash.
Because most of today’s 50mm
f/1.4 lenses have their origins in the
fi lm era, autofocus is rarely fast. This
shouldn’t deter you, though. Many
indoor sports move within the plane
of focus, rather than moving toward
or away from your camera. Wrestlers
and fencers are easy to follow, and for
hoops, just focus near the backboard
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