Camera for Beginner? I have been looking at the T6i, but have no clue as to what I should buy. Help?

[guererja623]

I am a dummy when it comes to photography. I have 6 children that play sports, and have paid out 100's of dollars over the years for action pictures. My husband suggested I get my own camera and take some pictures. I would use the camera to take mostly pictures of my children playing sports. It's football season, and I have 2 high school varsity players, 2 peewee players, and a cheerleader. I sit up high in the stands around the 40-50 yard line(I feel I can see equally both ways here,) and I would be around 50 yards away(give or take a few) from the actual field. Kick off is 7:30 here in Texas, and it's very close to sundown. When it gets dark, the stadium lights are lit up like any other Friday night football game you can imagine. I want to know what camera is a good camera for beginners. I have been looking at the T6 and the T6i, but have no clue what the difference is. They both come with a bundle, EF 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses. What is the difference between a DSLR and SLR? I just need it broken down in plain English so that I can make a good choice. Which would you choose and why?

[kvbarkley]

Post some examples. We need to know whether it is camera shake or action that is too fast.

[Waddizzle]

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@kvbarkley wrote:

Post some examples. We need to know whether it is camera shake or action that is too fast.

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Yes, and what camera did you buy?

[guererja623]

I'm trying to upload some of the photos but it keeps telling me every file it too large.

[Waddizzle]

The files need to be under 5 MB.  In practice, there seems to be some sort of overhead and the largest photo that I've ever uploaded has been about 4.5 MB.  Do you have a tool to that can take a photo, and generate an output file of a smaller size?

[kvbarkley]

You can also resize in-camera, try M or S1.

[guererja623]

[guererja623]

[guererja623]

Here is a link to an album I created with all the horrible photos!

https://goo.gl/photos/1b7KgMHHLeBCjDdc6

[Waddizzle]

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@guererja623 wrote:

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This photo was shot as 1/50, f/5.6, ISO-3200, 300mm.

The shutter speed is to slow to freeze the motion of the players.  It is also too slow to freeze camera blur, or motion that occurs as a result of the camera being in motion when the shutter was activated.  Camera blur always appears exaggerated at long focal lengths.

I suggest trying to shoot the players in bright daylight, perhaps at a football practice session.  I would expect the shutter speed to be much higher.  I would also suggest shooting in "P" mode for now, until you become more familiar with photography and the camera.

The most outstanding problem that I see with this shot, and the others, are too slow shutter speed, and novice camera technique.

[guererja623]