OneDeep Member 216 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2013 Location: Indiana More info | Dec 10, 2013 07:36 | #1 Jumped into a camera purchase before I knew what I wanted. Now I do and I don't know if my camera fps is fast enough to get good shots of 5 year olds playing basketball or if I need something faster. The kids won't be speeding down the court because it's their first year so probably a lot of standing around. I already have an 85mm 1.8 lens also the gym is newer so the lights are okay. Should I keep my 600D or upgrade my budget is under $1000 and I have no problem getting refurb. Personal Trainer with random hobbies.
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Dec 10, 2013 09:43 | #2 OneDeep wrote in post #16515854  Jumped into a camera purchase before I knew what I wanted. Now I do and I don't know if my camera fps is fast enough to get good shots of 5 year olds playing basketball or if I need something faster. The kids won't be speeding down the court because it's their first year so probably a lot of standing around. I already have an 85mm 1.8 lens also the gym is newer so the lights are okay. Should I keep my 600D or upgrade my budget is under $1000 and I have no problem getting refurb. Basketball pictures from a Canon 550D, the direct predecessor of the Canon 600D.  Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T2i Lens: 70-200mm Image Date: 2012-03-17 18:18:25 (no TZ) Focal Length: 70.0mm Aperture: f/4.0 Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500) ISO equiv: 6400 Exposure Bias: none Metering Mode: Matrix Exposure: Manual Exposure Mode: Manual White Balance: Manual Flash Fired: No (enforced) Orientation: Normal Color Space: sRGB  Camera Maker: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T2i Lens: 70-200mm Image Date: 2012-02-07 19:49:07 (no TZ) Focal Length: 135.0mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000) ISO equiv: 6400 Exposure Bias: none Metering Mode: Matrix Exposure: Manual Exposure Mode: Manual White Balance: Manual Flash Fired: No (enforced) Orientation: Normal Color Space: sRGB There is nothing wrong with a 600D, which is essentially identical to the 550D, when it's time to photograph basketball. All you need is the correct lens, starting with a 70-200mm f/2.8, and noise reduction software. The least expensive fast-focusing 70-200mm f/2.8 lens is a non-stabilized Sigma which was used to create these example images. The Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens also has supporters on this forum, but its fixed field of view imposes some limits.High ISO noise was controlled with Imagenomic Noiseware software.Others will suggest you need to spend several thousand dollars on new equipment, but they will not help you pay for that equipment.
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watt100 Cream of the Crop 14,021 posts Likes: 34 Joined Jun 2008 More info | Dec 11, 2013 07:34 | #3 OneDeep wrote in post #16515854 Jumped into a camera purchase before I knew what I wanted. Now I do and I don't know if my camera fps is fast enough to get good shots of 5 year olds playing basketball or if I need something faster. The kids won't be speeding down the court because it's their first year so probably a lot of standing around. I already have an 85mm 1.8 lens also the gym is newer so the lights are okay. Should I keep my 600D or upgrade my budget is under $1000 and I have no problem getting refurb. you should be able to get plenty of good indoor youth basketball shots with the 600D and 85 1.8 but the XXD and XD models will have better AF, buffer and fps for more shots. So see how it goes this season and if you want 000's of good shots (for other parents?) then maybe a body and/or lens upgrade would be warranted
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ColinGlover Goldmember 1,376 posts Gallery: 17 photos Likes: 133 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Southport nr Liverpool United Kingdom More info | DC Fan wrote in post #1651 Others will suggest you need to spend several thousand dollars on new equipment, but they will not help you pay for that equipment. I couldn't agree more. If my 600 D can bag the Red Arrows flying @ 400 mph then basketball is easy! Canon EOS 70D, Canon EOS 600D, EF-S 18-55 ii, EF 55-200 USM ii, EF-S 75-300 iii, Tamron 28-80, Sigma 70-210. Pentax 50mm, Pentax 135mm, EF-S 55-250, Raynox Macro adapter, Neewer filters (CPL, UV, FLD & ND4), Fuji HS20 EXR (30X zoom ) & cable release, Yongnuo 560 iii & Luxon 9800A manual flashguns for the Fuji, Hama Star 63 tripod, Hongdek RC-6 remote control, Velbon DF 40 www.point-n-shoot.co.uk website.
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Dec 11, 2013 15:30 | #5 I will try to get some photos this season and see how my camera and lens do. I basically answered my own question depending on the subject I'm trying to photograph, a little kid, I don't need that much speed for now. Personal Trainer with random hobbies.
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Dec 11, 2013 15:38 | #6 The pictures posted above speak volumes of the capability of your camera, and yours is a newer model. Use it. _______________
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