It depends on just how fast a sport you are shooting. Indoor tennis or volleyball can be very fast at the moment of contact.
On my old 5D mkI which is pretty bad noise over 800 ISO, I have accepted the noise and shot at 1600 or 3200 ISO so I can try to keep my f stop slightly over 2.8 if possible.
Shutter of 1/125 can catch much, but faster is better.
If it is just too dark, I first give up ISO and bump that keeping my f-stop at 5.6 and shutter at 1/400 or faster
as it gets darker, I'll give up the f stop next since a shorter DOF is better than a blurry mess.
Finally as it becomes too dark for my old gear, I'm down to ISO 3200, f/2.8 and shutter 1/125 looking for emotions and reaction shots vs action.
Also the white balance can be way off under a gym's lights. I never use a flash during a game, the height of most hall's ceilings kills the flash's bounce also.
I shoot sports action on center AF point only and AI servo not on burst mode.
Most matches last for a long time, just try different camera setting and change them after 10 minutes. Try to find a few different places to shoot from during the game too.
If you have a hard time following the action looking through the lens, zoom out, then zoom in when you see something interesting develop. Have fun - Good Luck!! |
