Nikon + Sports Photography?

I'm getting a Nikon D3000 for christmas. I've had experience with canon's but i'm just making sure i get the right thing.

which lens should i get for sports photos? Specifically wrestling, which is incredibly fast moving.

You probably wouldn't wanna get a lens with anything larger than a 1.8 f/stop because the shutter speed is going to be fast. Maybe a prime lens? Depending on what you can afford.

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That's a beautiful lens that I use for A LOT of occastions.

A cheaper option would be
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You can get this lens for about 100 dollars and it takes BEAUTIFUL pictures at fast shutter speeds.

If you will be CLOSE to the action, the 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 is a good recommendation.

Let me make a suggestion, though. If at all possible, get a D3100 instead of the D3000. The low light image quality should be better and you will be able to shoot at higher ISOs, which will be useful in gymnasium lighting.

If you can't get close to the action, I've been enjoying my 28-300 VR Nikon lens, even though it's not really "fast glass." If you have the D3100, you can boost the ISO without worrying about it too much.

The extra $150 for a D3100 is going to be well worth it to you in the cameras better low noise at high ISO's.

Here is a sample of what you can do using a "fast" f/2.8 lens shooting a night.

The challenge is to keep the shutter speed above 1/500th second, the faster the better, to prevent blur caused by camera/subject movement.

If you look at all the AF-S lenses available for your new camera, you will notice that the f/2.8 lenses cost more than your camera.

Hopefully, you will be able to raise the ISO enough so you can use a slower lens, like an f/4 or f/5.6

If you are a distance from the action the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 AFS would be pretty useful… Though I think you might blench at paying out quite a bit more for that lens than your camera body is worth… Being a fast lens it will help you capture the images you require in moderately low light. It's also a very versatile lens.
A cheaper option is the 80-200 AF-S with silent wave motor… Check it out here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/...200afs.htm

If you are quite close (ringside) something like a 35mm or 50mm prime lens will suffice.