My first attempt on sports with the 70~200

Antonio Correia

a try. Have to go on ... :


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marlof

Congrats on your new lens, Antonio. How do you like it so far? Have you been handholding it, or were these tripod mounted shots?

Antonio Correia

marlof wrote:

Congrats on your new lens, Antonio. How do you like it so far? Have you been handholding it, or were these tripod mounted shots?

I bought I monopod but I'll send it back to the shop.
As a matter of fact I already had a tripop and I put the legs together, wrapped them in plastic bag because of the sand and use it as a monopod.
With one advantage: I can carry the hole as if it was a gun, on the shouder. :
The environment on the beach is very wild and agressive. There is sand in the air and salt ...

So far, I feel it is a great lens. Yesterday, sunday, I made some shots and I can see the lens is very sharp. Well, for that price ... :
On the other way I felt it is very little to have 200*1.6=360mm. Have to get the 1,4 multiplier ... I'll have then 360*1.4= 504 mm

One thing it did not worked very well was the focusing system I used.
As the surfers were always moving I used the AI Servo.
I was expecting better results.
I'll have to try the setting in the middle, the which moves the focus point when the object moves... :
I've been reading a little about photographing sports and still learning...
Thank you for your comment.
Sorry Holland lost the game against Portugal ...
Regards.

Nikolai

Antonio,

Antonio Correia wrote:

One thing it did not worked very well was the focusing system I used.
As the surfers were always moving I used the AI Servo.
I was expecting better results.
I'll have to try the setting in the middle, the which moves the focus point when the object moves... :

I was taught by my fellow dgrinner (hi, Michiel!) and learned from my own bitter experience that you always have to use continuos drive (high, if you have 30D) when shooting on AI/Servo, since the very first shot is amost always OOF (out of foucs), but the consequent ones are OK.
In fact, when shooting any type of action continuous drive is a good idea, since it helps you to catch that precise moment... You just need to get used to the idea of starting to shoot before something happens (know your game!:-)

HTH

Antonio Correia

Nikolai wrote:

I was taught by my fellow dgrinner (hi, Michiel!) and learned from my own bitter experience that you always have to use continuos drive (high, if you have 30D) when shooting on AI/Servo, since the very first shot is amost always OOF (out of foucs), but the consequent ones are OK.
In fact, when shooting any type of action continuous drive is a good idea, since it helps you to catch that precise moment... You just need to get used to the idea of starting to shoot before something happens (know your game!:-)

HTH

Nikolai !
Great tip. Great tip ! Thank you.
Then, I was doing half well. I was in Servo but not on Continuous.
As a matter of fact I changed from Continuous to One Shot because my wife asked me to as she took the camera. :
I've got the lesson.
Herewith a fantastic shot with this lens. (Of course, it's too yellowish, etc..) For my level I assume it as very good. With flash ! Bounced.

Antonio Correia

I forgot to tell you.
I have a new toy coming on wednsday (I suddenly do not know to write wednsday... something is wrog here, I'm sure) a Mac G5 with 2 MB of RAM

Nikolai

Congrats on your new toy!

Antonio Correia wrote:

I forgot to tell you.
I have a new toy coming on wednsday (I suddenly do not know to write wednsday... something is wrog here, I'm sure) a Mac G5 with 2 MB of RAM

Unfortunately, this also means you can't experience all the advantages of S*E... (unless your're goona run Virtual PC, or BootCamp, or something to that extent)

Dante

Congrats again on the new lens Antonio!
I look forward to seeing more of your pictures with it

-Dante

Antonio Correia

Nikolai wrote:

Unfortunately, this also means you can't experience all the advantages of S*E... (unless your're goona run Virtual PC, or BootCamp, or something to that extent)

Now you live me without words.
You mean ...

Antonio Correia

Dante wrote:

Congrats again on the new lens Antonio!
I look forward to seeing more of your pictures with it

-Dante

Thank you Dante.
I will soon.

Jeffro

Antonio Correia wrote:

One thing it did not worked very well was the focusing system I used.
As the surfers were always moving I used the AI Servo.
I was expecting better results.

Be sure you are in AI Servo, and activate all the focus points (dots), and pick up your subject with the middle dot, press the shutter button to activate the focusing, and as long as you keep it down, and track your subject it will keep it in focus, even if your subject wanders off center. It does a pretty darn good job, and I have great results with it at motocross races. The first shot will be good too.....as long as you are anticipating where it will be. When you activate all the dots, nothing will blink (turn red) when you focus by the way.

Nice shots too.

Nikolai

I was pulling your leg...:-)

Antonio Correia wrote:

Now you live me without words.
You mean ...

It was a poor attempt at blatant self-promotion
No worries :

Nikolai

Jeffro,

Jeffro wrote:

Be sure you are in AI Servo, and activate all the focus points (dots), and pick up your subject with the middle dot, press the shutter button to activate the focusing, and as long as you keep it down, and track your subject it will keep it in focus, even if your subject wanders off center. It does a pretty darn good job, and I have great results with it at motocross races. The first shot will be good too.....as long as you are anticipating where it will be. When you activate all the dots, nothing will blink (turn red) when you focus by the way.

Nice shots too.

Nice trick, I need to try it, thanks, man!

Antonio Correia

Jeffro wrote:

Be sure you are in AI Servo, and activate all the focus points (dots), and pick up your subject with the middle dot, press the shutter button to activate the focusing, and as long as you keep it down, and track your subject it will keep it in focus, even if your subject wanders off center. It does a pretty darn good job, and I have great results with it at motocross races. The first shot will be good too.....as long as you are anticipating where it will be. When you activate all the dots, nothing will blink (turn red) when you focus by the way.

Nice shots too.

Fantastic help.
Man, we all like to help each other.
That's very nice in a selfish society.
Yours even more annonymous than the one where I live.
Great

Jeffro

Antonio Correia wrote:

Fantastic help.
Man, we all like to help each other.
That's very nice in a selfish society.
Yours even more annonymous than the one where I live.
Great

You're very welcomed guys!

Antonio Correia

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=334177#post334177
Please go and tell me about my second attempt on sports.
Thank you guys.
Wipp me hard.
Make me learn.
I am not sadistical mind you...:D