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royv
30th of September 2007 (Sun), 15:25
I shot quite some Table Tennis shots this weekend, and here are a few I'd like to share with you. Comments are appreciated of course.

First three with a 70-200 2.8L IS and the last five with my 85 1.8.

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Galaxy99
30th of September 2007 (Sun), 17:33
very interesting... never thought of table tennis shots before. thanks for sharing.
Ben Daniels
30th of September 2007 (Sun), 19:08
#1 is great, love to look on his face looking at the ball.
royv
1st of October 2007 (Mon), 12:22
very interesting... never thought of table tennis shots before. thanks for sharing.
Thanks,
You should definately give it a try sometime, if you do..you can always PM for some tips.
superdiver
1st of October 2007 (Mon), 19:43
Only see the first three...they are very good!
royv
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 03:44
Only see the first three...they are very good!
I re-uploaded the last 5, can you see them now?
Mike_Canon5D
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 08:53
Really enjoy this series. For me, #1 and #7 are my favs. Might have to try shooting some table tennis sometime.
superdiver
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 13:57
Yes, they are all really good!
royv
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 15:06
Thanks guys,

I must say though I didn't really like the 70-200 2.8L IS that much for Table Tennis. Not only was f/2.8 a tad too slow for the gym I had to work in, I also found it quite heavy...making it very hard to track the action.
You also don't really need the zoom, for small centrecourts (like with the last 5 pics) a 85mm or a 100mm is more than enough, with a bigger centrecourt 135mm is the best FL. And since the players don't move back and forth more than 3 meters, a prime will work fine. You can always crop a bit, which is no problem because they are so sharp.
superdiver
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 14:07
I use an 85 1.8 for indoor sports for the reasons you mention...I love that lens!