Lens recommendation -- high speed, low light, $1000

gstoa wrote:
Looking for lens recommendations for my Nikon D40x which will enable
me to shoot high speed in low light conditions (indoor sports under
fluorescent lights). I have the standard Nikon 55-200 zoom which
delivers slow and grainy pictures at f-4 even without Auto Focus. I
am happy to give up the zoom and AF in return for quality pictures
that I can crop.

Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I got an old beater manual 300mm f/2.8 Tokina but it won't meter on your
camera. For indoor sports the lighting should stay the same so just a
little chimping to get it right at the beginning. Still inconvenient
though. There is an $800 180mm f/2.8 Nikkor, again it won't AF for you
but should meter. Not much to offer though compared to 80-200 f/2.8.

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