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I am going to the Ray's and Phillies World Series Game tonight! I am taking my Nikon D80 aqnd 55-200mm Lens.

1. Should I use my Lens Hood?

2. I put it in sport mode what else should I set to get the best quality?

Any other tips to get good shots or any tips?

GO PHILLIES!

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Yes use your lens hood. Whenever you are outside, use your lens hood.

If you don't want to use any of the semi-auto modes (i.e. A, S)

Then sport mode will basically configure the camera settings to give you the fastest possible aperture available, and will most likely set the camera to continuous shooting, so you can hold the shutter down and the camera will take as many shots as it can.

If you aren't comfortable with the A and S modes, then leave the camera is sport mode and you should be fine.

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Thanks! How about ISO, Area-Mode, ect? ISO Auto and Area Mode Single Area?

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That's all usually set in sport mode, but if you find yourself needing/wanting to change:

ISO = I think with the D80, you can shoot worry-free at 400-800 ISO. But start with 100, and see if you need the extra speed.

Metering Mode: Center-weighted should do fine for you, or evaluative.

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i wouldn't suggest going past 800 ISO.

if possible try renting an 80-200 lens or a 70-210. something with atleast a 2.8f lens.

i've tried shooting night time sports with the 55-200 VR and if things don't go your way with the lighting, you won't be too happy with the shots.

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i think you just need something with a lil bit more reach to isolate the players.

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Nikkor 70-300mm VR?

Sigma 120-400mm OS?

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get the sigma

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