Hi everyone, I'm new here though looking for advice so a small bit of background info on me
I've always been into photography as a hobby, starting with just a 650D and kit lens, slowly progressing to now a 6D and a couple telephoto lenses. I've always generally shot landscape or more agricultural based images however in the past 12 months or so I've started shooting more canine photos particularly at dog agility shows/'fun time'.
I am generally pleased with what I can get with the 6D for what I do however, as I have read in places the 6D can struggle with autofocus speed etc and when it comes to chasing dogs around an arena I can end up with 40% in focus where I want them to be if I am lucky.
Is there anything I can do in terms of settings, preparation and techniques in order to be more successful? As much as I'd love to upgrade the camera body it's something I'll only do if I really am exceeding the limits of what the 6D can do. I am generally using a 70-200 f2.8 II which is superb though I do find myself creeping up on the f-stops for a fast shutter speed, as I probably do refrain (a bit much admittedly) from increasing the ISO too high. Any dogs running towards the camera is obviously borderline impossible, to which I assume most cameras would struggle to keep up with.
So long story short, what can I do to improve this. Any advice appreciated
I've always been into photography as a hobby, starting with just a 650D and kit lens, slowly progressing to now a 6D and a couple telephoto lenses. I've always generally shot landscape or more agricultural based images however in the past 12 months or so I've started shooting more canine photos particularly at dog agility shows/'fun time'.
I am generally pleased with what I can get with the 6D for what I do however, as I have read in places the 6D can struggle with autofocus speed etc and when it comes to chasing dogs around an arena I can end up with 40% in focus where I want them to be if I am lucky.
Is there anything I can do in terms of settings, preparation and techniques in order to be more successful? As much as I'd love to upgrade the camera body it's something I'll only do if I really am exceeding the limits of what the 6D can do. I am generally using a 70-200 f2.8 II which is superb though I do find myself creeping up on the f-stops for a fast shutter speed, as I probably do refrain (a bit much admittedly) from increasing the ISO too high. Any dogs running towards the camera is obviously borderline impossible, to which I assume most cameras would struggle to keep up with.
So long story short, what can I do to improve this. Any advice appreciated