any help would be appriciated

To any who could give advise,
I am currently looking to buy a camera and lens and have been looking @ the canon 40D. Could anyone give advise on the best bet for capturing indoor volleyball action without blurring? The lighting is typical high school gym lighting.

Thanks for any help
kciufan

get a good flash with whatever your getting... besides that, im new to photography as well so i dont know much about the 40d.

You will probably want to get a good, fast telephoto lens as well

kciufan wrote in post #6454283
To any who could give advise,
I am currently looking to buy a camera and lens and have been looking @ the canon 40D. Could anyone give advise on the best bet for capturing indoor volleyball action without blurring? The lighting is typical high school gym lighting.

Thanks for any help
kciufan

The 40D or the newer 50D would be as good as you can get for a mid-price Canon DSLR (better but more expensive would be the 1D Mk III).

As far as lenses go, you need a "fast" lens that will enable you to get a fast shutter speed in low light. The two "most recommended" Canon lenses for low-light action are the EF 85mm f/1.8 and the EF 70-200mm f/2.8.

A lot depends on your budget, of course, but if you go cheap on lenses you will, simply, miss a whole lot of your shots.

85mm f/1.8. An f/2.8 would most likely be too slow for indoor sports. The 85mm also has extremely fast autofocus (and can do double duty as an incredible portait lens)

An gem of a lens at a GREAT price!