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05/04/2006 07:36:01 PM · #1 |
Hi All,
I have been shooting lots of outdoor sports (baseball, softball, soccer, etc, pretty easy stuff. Well, I just got my Canon 135mm f/2.0 for indoor sports (basketball, gymnastics, etc). Any suggestions on settings ?
thanks !
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05/04/2006 08:25:22 PM · #2 |
Difficult to give a precise answer because so much depends on how much light there is in the gym where you shoot, but in general -
-don't be afraid to go high on your ISO
-use shutter speeds fast enough to stop the action, for basketball that's around 1/250 to 1/320
-many gyms have a wide variety of light temperatures so sometimes using Auto WB is best
-use jpeg rather than RAW
-shoot lots of images and don't be surprised if you wind up deleting most of them, keeping only 10-25%. Experience will increase your keeper percentage.
I've never shot with that lens but it has an excellent reputation for indoor sports shooting. A little experimentation to zero in on the kind of shots you want and I expect you'll do fine with your 135 and your Rebel.
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05/04/2006 08:43:42 PM · #3 |
| when I shoot sports, no matter the light, I typically open up all the way, then try to choose an ISO that will let me shoot fast enough for the given sport....... |
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05/04/2006 09:00:01 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
Difficult to give a precise answer because so much depends on how much light there is in the gym where you shoot, but in general -
-don't be afraid to go high on your ISO
-use shutter speeds fast enough to stop the action, for basketball that's around 1/250 to 1/320
-many gyms have a wide variety of light temperatures so sometimes using Auto WB is best
-use jpeg rather than RAW
-shoot lots of images and don't be surprised if you wind up deleting most of them, keeping only 10-25%. Experience will increase your keeper percentage.
I've never shot with that lens but it has an excellent reputation for indoor sports shooting. A little experimentation to zero in on the kind of shots you want and I expect you'll do fine with your 135 and your Rebel. |
Awesome advice, thanks coolhar !
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05/04/2006 09:09:22 PM · #5 |
I agree with most of what coolhar said.
Two things to consider.
If you have the chance, you can do a custom WB before the game starts, and that might help. Otherwise, do auto as coolhar mentioned
The other is I would recommend shooting RAW. It sounds like you've done some shooting already, so you are probably able to anticipate when the good action will be. I've shot a lot of low light action, and am kicking myself for not shooting in RAW when I first started with my slr. If you want to keep a lot of buffer room, then shoot in JPEG, but maybe start in RAW. If you keep filling your buffer to much, then by all means, switch to JPEG
Other than that, what the others said. Shoot with your aperture wide open and adjust the iso to get the needed shutter speed.
Good luck!
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