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Ok so I've been lusting after a 300 2.8 IS for ages, but never seem to have enough money for a 2nd hand one.
Well I saw a beat up non IS one, so decided I'd go for it.
In the past I've only ever shot sports with a 70-200 (F2.8 and F4).
Phew what a total different kettle of fish.
It arrived this morning & my youngest had a warm up game for the new season this evening - starting at 6:45pm.
So what did I learn?
1) The fold up chair I had that leaned slightly back was a pain in the bum.
Have got a backpack/stool so will try that next.
2) Sitting on the sidelines doesn't work too well as other parents restrict your field of view.
Not sure how I'll get round this as I don't want to be behind the goal line all the time as I want to photograph all the kids.
3) Putting the MkIII in AV doesn't work well as when it started to get darker I was changing the ISO all the time to get a decent shutter speed.
Have read JamesB84's tutorial on settings, so will be going manual next time and also setting the Auto-ISO shift.
4) Photographing black kids when their heads are against a dark backround wasn't so successful.
Will spot metering as suggested by James work here? - Will see next time.
5) All my images were soft - see attached.
Not sure why - any help appreciated.
6) It's 8 months until the end of the season.
Target = much much better images straight out of the camera.
Any advice is most welcome.
Well I saw a beat up non IS one, so decided I'd go for it.
In the past I've only ever shot sports with a 70-200 (F2.8 and F4).
Phew what a total different kettle of fish.
It arrived this morning & my youngest had a warm up game for the new season this evening - starting at 6:45pm.
So what did I learn?
1) The fold up chair I had that leaned slightly back was a pain in the bum.
Have got a backpack/stool so will try that next.
2) Sitting on the sidelines doesn't work too well as other parents restrict your field of view.
Not sure how I'll get round this as I don't want to be behind the goal line all the time as I want to photograph all the kids.
3) Putting the MkIII in AV doesn't work well as when it started to get darker I was changing the ISO all the time to get a decent shutter speed.
Have read JamesB84's tutorial on settings, so will be going manual next time and also setting the Auto-ISO shift.
4) Photographing black kids when their heads are against a dark backround wasn't so successful.
Will spot metering as suggested by James work here? - Will see next time.
5) All my images were soft - see attached.
Not sure why - any help appreciated.
6) It's 8 months until the end of the season.
Target = much much better images straight out of the camera.
Any advice is most welcome.
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