Settings for 20d w/ 17-85mm f4-5.6 for sports

[2thdoc01]

Hi,

New user of d SLR.

I want to stop the action outdoors and indoors for basketball, soccer, baseball, and maybe snow cross racing.

What settings for the above lense?

compare indoors and outdoors.

Thanks!

[kawter2]

av mode lowest f stoop and 1600 if indoors,


then upgrade to a 85mm 1.8 ASAP

[gramps]

Indoor basketball might be pretty rough with this lens. I have found that you need a faster (2.8 or 1.8) lens. Like kawter2 said get teh 85 1.8, for the price it is VERY hard to beat.

[pfuller88]

The apature is key, the 85 1.8 is great (as mentioned a few times already). Depending on the lighting, with the 1.8 setting you can get away with ISO 800 and still get fash shutter speeds. I also find setting the custom function #4 to setting 1. This puts the auto focus on the "*" button and leaves just the exposure on the shutter button. You can keep the "*" pressed during rapid fire, or not, to better control the focus - which is important with the narrow depth of field shotting at F1.8

[scottbergerphoto]

Use Cfn. 4-1 to put AF on the * button and separate it from the exposure, and use AI Servo.
Scott

[2thdoc01]

Which mode to use? AV or manual?


So, basically since this lense is only able to go to f4, I wont be able to get a fast enough shutter speed to stop the action even in iso 1600?

Maybe outside on a sunny day I could do it due to the better light?

Kurt

[RJSorensen]

It works fine in good light out of doors. I have shot in the 'sports' mode a few snow sledders and tubers coming off of jumps and making a big crash. It will or can freeze the action and I think they look quite nice.

[defordphoto]

You'll find the best settings for shooting sports here: http://www.siphoto.com/