Gymnastics with the 50D

[constablebob]

This was one of my first shots with the 50D along with a 135mm F2 L; ISO 1000, F2.3, 1/400, tripod (I'm 70 and a little shaky). Raw conversion using DPP...all is new to me. My granddaughter was starting her dismount from the dreaded beam. She was the all-around winner in her class. The 135 is rented; I'm waiting for the arrival of the Canon 17-55MM 2.8 IS. This forum offers a lot of great info, and I appreciate it. Bob

[DDCSD]

Congrats!

That gym must be unbelievably well lit!

Oh, and welcome to POTN!

[felixapproach]

Congratulations to you and your granddaughter. I've been waiting to see some gymnastic photos from the 50d. It looks like a very good choice for this very hard to shoot sport. I'm sure you will be getting the 85mm f1.8 soon. It seems to be a mandatory lens for shooting gymnastics.

[constablebob]

The gym ligthing wasn't all that great. I have grandkids in basketball, soccer, volleyball and gymnastics.....ah, let's see...I'll need the 85, and the 70-200 2.8, the 300 F4, ...probably wouldn't hurt to have the 50 1.4, ...gosh, I did like the 135 f2 also...well, that should do it. First thing I'll do is take a loan on the house and heat the garage, because that's where I'll be sleeping after I buy all this stuff. Thanks for the input. Bob

[felixapproach]

Do you have any extra room in your garage? When I get all that equipment even my garage won't be a safe hiding place.

[constablebob]

In starting to shoot in raw I'm noticing a loss in resolution when converting to jpeg. Is this normal, or am I missing something? 8)