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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/16/2006 03:21:08 PM · #1

I thought I'd share my first time shooting basketball. I'd love C&C. I get to try hockey tonight for the first time too! Any tips?

The rest of the shoot is here.

And my other sports shots are here.

Thanks for looking!

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/16/2006 03:40:35 PM · #2

Think the one you shot at 1.8 with the 85mm is the best of the four. The dof really focuses the eye on the action.

John Pahl

Nikon Coolpix AW 100

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

12/16/2006 03:46:07 PM · #3

Looks like fun. I also like the one you shot at 1.8 with the 85mm best.
I was also wondering if you were using AF or manual focus?

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/16/2006 03:49:46 PM · #4

Thanks,

I used the center autofocus point in servo AF. I just got the 85 and love the speed, both AF and 1.8, but the focal length is a bit long on my XTi. I'm still figuring out how to best use it.

Message edited by author 2006-12-16 15:50:23.

Ben

Canon EOS-30D

12/16/2006 03:55:47 PM · #5

The 85mm one is so crisp it's great.
I agree with routerguy about the nice dof effect aswell. Makes the players stand out.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/16/2006 04:02:39 PM · #6

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Great captures, Nick. I especially like the f1.8 shot. How did you shoot during the game--aperture priority? The ISO 1600 shot looks good, too--with minimal noise.

12/16/2006 04:07:04 PM · #7

How did you manage or set your white balance? I took some with a D70 last week and had some issues with it.

12/16/2006 04:08:33 PM · #8

Your pictures are fantastic!! It helped me to see what settings you used. I don't have the lense, but I can play around with percents of your settings.

12/16/2006 04:09:08 PM · #9

With the 85 I shot Manual 1.8 or 2.0, 1/400 or 1/500, at 400 or 800 ISO. 1600 was needed to even get 1/250 with the 70-200 f4. Neat Image really helped clean up the 1600 shots (but the xti does a pretty good job to begin with).

I'm thinking about the 70-200 2.8, but I wonder if a couple of other primes might be a better choice. I expect to be shooting a lot of indoor sports over the next couple of months.

12/16/2006 04:10:38 PM · #10

Originally posted by kelli_K:

How did you manage or set your white balance? I took some with a D70 last week and had some issues with it.

Auto WB. I did the best I could to correct in DPP or Lightroom when I got home. Moastly just cooling a bit and desaturating magenta.

12/16/2006 04:16:27 PM · #11

Another question-I a using this D70 with the option to buy for 400.00, but I am really being drawn to the Rebel XTI. Any thoughts? I read that you have the XT and the XTI. This will be my first real purchase. I know that they are going to be discounting the price of the XT soon and some major department stores.

12/16/2006 04:25:46 PM · #12

Originally posted by kelli_K:

There are as many opinions here as photographers on this site.

I originally chose the original DRebel for it's high ISO performance and Canon's lens lineup. I've been with canon since. I haven't had much chance to use other cameras, so I can't really compare them.

I will say that the XTI has impressive (to me) high ISO performance compared to previous Drebels(although it's still limited to 1600 unlike some more expensive models). The reason I upgraded though was the incorporation of the 20D/30D autofocus.

For most shooting, either camera should do a superb job.
Not much help, huh?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/16/2006 04:49:03 PM · #13

Yes, thank you. I mainly got a digit camera for the sole purpose of taking photos of my children's sporting events. So the ISO performance is very important. Thank you.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

12/16/2006 04:58:34 PM · #14

Originally posted by kelli_K:

How did you manage or set your white balance? I took some with a D70 last week and had some issues with it.

If you shoot in RAW, then WB is not a critical at capture time since it can be adjusted in your RAW converter (e.g. ACR).

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/16/2006 06:44:58 PM · #15

Originally posted by nickp37:

Thanks,

I used the center autofocus point in servo AF. I just got the 85 and love the speed, both AF and 1.8, but the focal length is a bit long on my XTi. I'm still figuring out how to best use it.

It's a great lense. First thing I grab when I need something fast, or just want to give the 24-105 a break.

hankk

Canon EOS-5D

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

12/17/2006 11:58:03 AM · #16

Originally posted by nickp37:

I just got the 85 and love the speed, both AF and 1.8, but the focal length is a bit long on my XTi.

Sounds like either the 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 is the way to go. The f/1.8 is a lot cheaper than the 70-200 f/2.8, the 50 f/1.4 is affordable. But if money is no object, there's a 50mm 1.2L :-)

Also, if 85mm is too long, consider the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8 rather than a 70-200.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

12/17/2006 12:14:54 PM · #17

Originally posted by nickp37:

Thanks,

I used the center autofocus point in servo AF. I just got the 85 and love the speed, both AF and 1.8, but the focal length is a bit long on my XTi. I'm still figuring out how to best use it.

You may want to shoot a little lighter, maybe as much as + 1 stop at the ice game as the ice is a very light background.
Good luck with that,
Good basketball pics!