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Low light action photography tips?

I enjoy taking pictures at the barn that I ride at and I also like taking pictures of my friends riding. The problem is the arena where we ride is very dark and some of the horses don't react well to flash. I know to put the ISO up and adjust the AV but in the winter it's more complicated than just that because we cannot open the windows. Answers please! o ya u have a Sony A100. Thanks everyone!
and i also dont want anyone recommending me a different camera

One way would be to buy a Minolta MC ROKKOR-X 58mm f1.2 lens and the adapter to mount it to your Sony A100 DSLR. You'll have to use manual focus and stop-down metering but in reality you'll be shooting at f1.2 so its not that big of a deal.

You can also search for the Minolta AF 85mm f1.4 G D lens or its replacement, the Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f1.4 SAL-85F14CZ.

You could also search for the Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f1.4. Its approximately 1/2 stop slower than the f1.2 but probably cheaper to buy.

The idea here is to get more light to your sensor and zoom lenses with a max aperture of f2.8 will not get it done. Under the conditions you describe any lens slower than f1.4 is unlikely to do what you need.

Here is a simple, non-scientific chart to illustrate how lens speed works:

To achieve the same shutter speed look at what happens to the ISO settings:

f1.2/1.4 @ ISO 800

f2 @ ISO 1600

f2.8 @ ISO 3200

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