Advice - shooting ice skaters!
Posted 20/03/2016 - 14:20
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Hi Saxon,
I'd take just the two Tamrons because of f2,8 & autofocus. The 8mm Fisheye would be good maybe only for a couple of totals but the 17-70 is obsolete in this case. Camera set to AF.S with 5 AF-Auto, this is the best for tracking such event as people skating. Maybe you could do some nice panning shots; turn the SR off, find the longest exposure time (and the widest aperture) you can get for freezing the movement in front of a motion blurred backgrounds.
How did your skating session go?
Cheers, D
I'd take just the two Tamrons because of f2,8 & autofocus. The 8mm Fisheye would be good maybe only for a couple of totals but the 17-70 is obsolete in this case. Camera set to AF.S with 5 AF-Auto, this is the best for tracking such event as people skating. Maybe you could do some nice panning shots; turn the SR off, find the longest exposure time (and the widest aperture) you can get for freezing the movement in front of a motion blurred backgrounds.
How did your skating session go?
Cheers, D
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20 years
West Sussex/Hampshire,
UK
I know that AFC is obviously the best choice, but spot? live view? etc - any advice,
saxon
PS lenses I plan to use include Tamron 70-200mm F2.8, Samyang manual focus 8mm fisheye, Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 or Pentax 17-70mm F4