Focus

Mossback

I take pictures at youth hockey games. I have issue with the picture being completely in focus. What I mean is, typically the main subject is in focus but not a lot around the main subject in close proximity.

What settings do you, everyone, suggest using to get the best pictures in a low light condition?

I shoot with a Canon 7D with a 70-200mm F2.8 lens.

Thanks for any help in advance.

KMCC

Mossback wrote: »

I take pictures at youth hockey games. I have issue with the picture being completely in focus. What I mean is, typically the main subject is in focus but not a lot around the main subject in close proximity.

What settings do you, everyone, suggest using to get the best pictures in a low light condition?

I shoot with a Canon 7D with a 70-200mm F2.8 lens.

Thanks for any help in advance.

If the lighting in the rink where you are shooting is anything like those that I've worked in, the lighting is probably poor.

What mode are you shooting in? I'm assuming that most of your shots are being taken at f/2.8 which is giving you a very narrow depth of field.

time2smile

DOF

Mossback

If you were shooting hockey, in what would be considered poor lighting through the glass.....what settings would you chose?

KMCC

Mossback wrote: »

If you were shooting hockey, in what would be considered poor lighting through the glass.....what settings would you chose?

Without knowing anything about the quality of the lighting that you're experiencing, I'd be in Manual mode, f/2.8, ISO 1600 (maybe 3200), with a shutter speed of 1/400.

I'd also be planning on running everything through noise reduction software prior to processing.

And I'd do my best to find some way to get above the glass.

kidzmom

Ditto...w/ KMCC. High ISO (with intent to remove noise afterward, but 7D should do well!). Shots wide open at 2.8 which will give you TONS of b/g blur. Shutter should be fast, but not too fast because the faster you go the darker your shots will be. I'd say minimum of 1/500 and see if things are blurred or okay.

john l

I shoot the same combination as you and recently have been setting the camera to iso 2000 tv 1/500 letting the camera select the aperature. This works in the arenas I frequent. I would suggest you check out aktse and tjk60 both of whom are great hockey shooters. April (aktse) has written some very helpful threads which you should review. john

tjk60

Need to post a picture here, but at f/2.8 your depth of field is pretty narrow, and would result in exactly what you are describing. search on dofmaster and it'll come clear soon. If not, drop back here (with pictures) and we can help!