Weekend basketball from up top

bikingbetsbikingbets Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
edited April 5, 2008 in Sports
I loved the high vantage point! Here are a few samples:

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And a traditional "from the floor" shot:
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Thanks for looking!
Betsy
Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 50mm f/1.4 USM, 85mm f/1.8 USM, 24-105mm f/4L IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM , 580EX ll

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  • zack75144zack75144 Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Are you standing on the rim?!? That's goal tending! Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif

    just kiding around, I know you where atop the backboard!rolleyes1.gif
    Zack www.zackjonesphotography.net
    EOS 7D, Zeiss 50mm f/1.4, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L, EF 135mm f/2L, EF 200mm f/2.8L II, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF 1.4 Ext II, 430EX, ST-E2, Tamrac Velocity 10X & Expeditioner 7 Bags.
  • tjstridertjstrider Registered Users Posts: 172 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Hey Great you can help me
    Hey I am looking into getting some equiptment for my school's newspaper staff and we are looking for a good lens for indoor basketball/sports in general inside.

    Do you find that the 85mm 1.8 focuses as well as the 70-200F/2.8L IS does??

    I have used the latter for sports now for a semester but never had the other... It is about all we would need for us though so i would be okay with the 85 because of the budget!

    So yes... does it work just as well?
    5D2 + 50D | Canon EF-s 10-22mm F/3.5-4.5 USM | 70-200mm f/2.8L | 50mm 1.8, 580EXII
    http://stridephoto.carbonmade.com
  • bikingbetsbikingbets Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Hi Zack,

    I was close to the rim. I shot from the "mezzanine level" in a warehouse-type building with three courts. It was lots of fun and I can't wait until the next tourney there (Memorial Day).
    zack75144 wrote:
    Are you standing on the rim?!? That's goal tending! Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif

    just kiding around, I know you where atop the backboard!rolleyes1.gif
    Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 50mm f/1.4 USM, 85mm f/1.8 USM, 24-105mm f/4L IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM , 580EX ll
  • bikingbetsbikingbets Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    When I bought my camera 3 months ago I thought the only lens I'd use for sports would be the 70-200 f/2.8. However, I found that some of the gyms I go to are just too dark to get good results.

    After reading several threads here, I bought the 85mm 1.8 to solve the problem, and it has become my favorite indoor basketball lens! Very fast, and just the right distance from the corners of the court.
    tjstrider wrote:
    Hey I am looking into getting some equiptment for my school's newspaper staff and we are looking for a good lens for indoor basketball/sports in general inside.

    Do you find that the 85mm 1.8 focuses as well as the 70-200F/2.8L IS does??

    I have used the latter for sports now for a semester but never had the other... It is about all we would need for us though so i would be okay with the 85 because of the budget!

    So yes... does it work just as well?
    Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 50mm f/1.4 USM, 85mm f/1.8 USM, 24-105mm f/4L IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM , 580EX ll
  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    After reading several threads here, I bought the 85mm 1.8 to solve the problem, and it has become my favorite indoor basketball lens! Very fast, and just the right distance from the corners of the court.

    I have the nikon version and I have found it is also great for football in low light for getting action from the hash marks to the sidelines.

    For sports photography, I think the 85 1.8 and 70-200 2.8 make a great combo.
    www.jonimages.com
  • bikingbetsbikingbets Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
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    jonh68 wrote:
    I have the nikon version and I have found it is also great for football in low light for getting action from the hash marks to the sidelines.

    For sports photography, I think the 85 1.8 and 70-200 2.8 make a great combo.
    Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 50mm f/1.4 USM, 85mm f/1.8 USM, 24-105mm f/4L IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM , 580EX ll
  • bikingbetsbikingbets Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2008
    The trouble with using a short lens like the 85mm for football is that it puts you in danger of physical contact! rolleyes1.gif
    jonh68 wrote:
    I have the nikon version and I have found it is also great for football in low light for getting action from the hash marks to the sidelines.

    For sports photography, I think the 85 1.8 and 70-200 2.8 make a great combo.
    Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 50mm f/1.4 USM, 85mm f/1.8 USM, 24-105mm f/4L IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM , 580EX ll
  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2008
    The trouble with using a short lens like the 85mm for football is that it puts you in danger of physical contact!

    I don't know about that. If you are using a 70-200 2.8, you use the 70 focus for the sideline action anyway.

    Heck, using a 300 2.8 can be dangerous because you can't get out of the way fast enough lugging one of those canons around.
    www.jonimages.com
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