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I'm photographing an amateur boxing event this evening and it's been a while since I've done one.
Last time I was using my 5D Mark IV with the 24-70mm 2.8L.
Since then I've migrated to mirrorless so I'll be using the Canon R3 with my R5 as backup body.
My question is around lenses really, I never really found much use for the 24-70 focal range so when I moved to RF lenses I didn't bother getting one.
So looking at my lenses that I will be putting in my bag for tonight:
RF 70-200mm f/2.8L
RF 50mm f/1.2L
RF 15-35mm f/2.8L
Now my gut tells me to put the 70-200mm on the R5 and use that to grab a few shots of the boxers walking to the ring and put the 50mm f/1.2L on the R3 for the actual boxing, that extra light of the 1.2 will definitely be a bonus, but I've never used it for any sports so I was wondering if anyone on here has.
Most of the amateur events I do I get a decent elevated position by one of the neutral corners, the ring normally backs on to a stage where the doctor, PA and a couple of officials are and they let me hover by the neutral corner which means I'm not at ground level ducking and bending trying to shoot through the ropes (my bad back won't allow me to do this) so I think 50mm should be okay.
I've tested it at home, took the dog on to a field and let him run wild and it wasn't a problem, the R3 focusses so quick it's like magic and the 50mm 1.2 didn't seem to struggle either.
Maybe I'm just over thinking it but I'd be interested in anyones thoughts.
Last time I was using my 5D Mark IV with the 24-70mm 2.8L.
Since then I've migrated to mirrorless so I'll be using the Canon R3 with my R5 as backup body.
My question is around lenses really, I never really found much use for the 24-70 focal range so when I moved to RF lenses I didn't bother getting one.
So looking at my lenses that I will be putting in my bag for tonight:
RF 70-200mm f/2.8L
RF 50mm f/1.2L
RF 15-35mm f/2.8L
Now my gut tells me to put the 70-200mm on the R5 and use that to grab a few shots of the boxers walking to the ring and put the 50mm f/1.2L on the R3 for the actual boxing, that extra light of the 1.2 will definitely be a bonus, but I've never used it for any sports so I was wondering if anyone on here has.
Most of the amateur events I do I get a decent elevated position by one of the neutral corners, the ring normally backs on to a stage where the doctor, PA and a couple of officials are and they let me hover by the neutral corner which means I'm not at ground level ducking and bending trying to shoot through the ropes (my bad back won't allow me to do this) so I think 50mm should be okay.
I've tested it at home, took the dog on to a field and let him run wild and it wasn't a problem, the R3 focusses so quick it's like magic and the 50mm 1.2 didn't seem to struggle either.
Maybe I'm just over thinking it but I'd be interested in anyones thoughts.