100-400mm L Lens Question??

[Csst]

ok everyone i was wondering if anyone could give me a little insite on this one i'm going to the baseball game this tuesday and want to take some pictures of the game i will be sitting in the higher levels but 1st row and i was wondering what would be the best setting to put my lens at to get great pictures.thanks alot

[Longwatcher]

ok everyone i was wondering if anyone could give me a little insite on this one i'm going to the baseball game this tuesday and want to take some pictures of the game i will be sitting in the higher levels but 1st row and i was wondering what would be the best setting to put my lens at to get great pictures.thanks alot

I offer the following: take it for what it is worth.
First: When in doubt, I have always been told f8

Second: The faster the better, the best shutter speed will be one where the players are frozen, but the ball is in motion. I think it will be around 1/500 or 1/1000 if I remember right from awhile ago. If you have to up the ISO then do so up to ISO 400 to get the speed.

Third, when in doubt, shoot a couple with the camera in auto modes "P' or sports and then see what it did and go from there. Half the time the camera is smarter then I am, the other half of the time the camera has no clue what I am trying to do.

Hope that helps, if not what you wanted, then perhaps we need more information.

[Csst]

yes it did thanks alot for your post.

Csst