First, this is a several year-old thread. Fast-forwarding to the current discussion about cre8tingwaves using a flash setup with a 70-300 lens. Here's the problem: focus. In canon, the flash doesn't use the focus assist beam in ai-servo mode. So, with an f5.6 lens and no focus assist, focus performance/speed will be horrendous. OR you could choose to not use ai-servo - which means not tracking your subject. In a nutshell, that's why using flash with the 70-300 will yield sub-standard shots. You really do want to use flash WITH an f2.8 lens.
I'm going to play with something a little different tonight since I have a game. I'm going to shoot with my wireless slaves with flash on manual to see what I get... I have an E-TTL cable for my canon, but I really need 2 which I don't have and won't be able to get before tonight (I don't want to sit in traffic to/from Chicago for 4 hours for 1 thing!) So we'll see how that works out.
I didn't get to try tonight.. So probably not going to tomorrow either. However, I did find Calumet makes a nice cable so you wouldn't have to daisy chain the canon version. 1.5' long coiled, stretches to about 5' it says...
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Agreed. Without that lens, or the 300 2.8, good luck. You're going to need it. If you want to shoot night sports, you're going to have to spend $$$$.
There is no cheap way to shoot night sports.
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I didn't get to try tonight.. So probably not going to tomorrow either. However, I did find Calumet makes a nice cable so you wouldn't have to daisy chain the canon version. 1.5' long coiled, stretches to about 5' it says...
http://www.calumetphoto.com/eng/product/calumet_pro_series_1_8_coiled_off_camera_ttl_flash_cord_for_canon_speedlites/cf0025
They prolly make one for Nikon as well. I might just go with that tomorrow if I can make it downtown to pick one up.