Tamron 17-50 2.8 Sports Settings?

Trying to get a feel for what people with this lens use as settings for shooting indoor sports in low light conditions.

Not sure many people use that lens for sports. But...use it wide open and have fun. Unless your going for a special wide angle shot the lens will be limiting in focal length. Also the key with a "sports" lens is focus speed in most cases which would be my question about that lens.

Have fun and post samples..

I purchased this lens for this particular reason, being that I shoot MMA, kickboxing, seminars, training and sparring. My first lens for this task was the "nifty fifty" 50mm f/1.8. It's a great lens for the price, but it's obvious shortcoming is that it's a bit on the long side for many indoor situations when coupled with a camera with a 1.6x crop factor, which I have. Next was my Tamron 28-75, which I stated eslewhere has subpar sharpness wide open. My next stop was the 35mm f/2. This is a bright and adequate general purpose lens, which I stuck with for over a year for most of my shooting needs. Finally, I've invested in the Tamron 17-50, and I must confess it's my favorite lens in this range yet. Fairly bright and sharp at all f-stops, it outclasses all of the aforementioned lenses in my line-up.

Ok, now that I've addressed a bunch of stuff that wasn't asked, settings? I agree- use it wide open. It's plenty sharp there, and without much DOF issues. Obviously it depends on how much light you have available, and how much speed you need, but I often shoot at iso 1600, f/2.8, 1/500 as an example. Shoot on Manual mode and toy with the shutter speed until you find a good exposure range, and of course, either do a custom white balance, or find which light source matches your environment; Tungsten is most common.

It's a great lens but I only use it for team photos and for post game shots. I would have been in trouble without it last year down on the field when my football team won the state championship

ok will test out some of the settings

Really, this is good to know. I was looking for a new under the hoop lens that went wider than 24. I have the 17-40L, but would love to have f2.8 rather than f4. And I don't want to pop for another L for something I would use only occasionally. May be worth a try.