Feb 04, 2015 08:55 | #76 Played more with the 7DII. It with a 24-70mm is definitely the sweet spot for my style of shooting. Also had a 300/2.8 on a 1DX for cross-court stuff. The 7DII continues to impress me. I may look into doing a microadjust though. The AF is locking and tracking fast, but all photos are consistently just a touch soft.        Andrew
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McNeese72 Goldmember  More info | Feb 04, 2015 10:40 | #77 No real great captures in the game I shot last Saturday.     Doc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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MotorOn Senior Member  941 posts Likes: 50 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Feb 04, 2015 13:15 | #78 1  2  3  4  5  6  Had number 15 Northern Iowa come in to town last night, fresh off their weekend upset of now 18th Wichita State. It makes for a good sized crowd when we get a ranked in conference visitor. Ranked visitor also means the sideline space for photographers gets tight, so instead of matching up with everyone else I decided to get off my butt and try out some new angles for the 1st half. Mix of 5D3 and 7D2 images. I am finding the 7D needs some MFA on a number of lenses, 3 cameras 1st time the 135 needed tweaking. Also have the wide aperture focus screen in on the 7D2, makes the view finder darker, but on the non sports side, lets it compete with the EVF for manual focusing. 24-70 would be nice (but I fear all I'd use it for is basketball so I cant justify even the 3rd party ones) so I keep a 50 1.4 at f2 on the 7D and then the 5D has the 70-200 or 300 on it most of the time, then I keep my X-E2 with the 18 around my neck during games. Played a little with a gopro remote, but I need to figure out how to force a decent shutter speed out of it; was planning on using the universities 7Dc as a remote as well, but it showed up with a bent pin nixing that idea for now. For those using the 7D2, are you finding yourself using the anti-flicker? I can't decide if it's helping or just making it take longer for my buffer to clear. If I shoot RAW there's seems to be no need to use it just fall back to my normal workflow; I'd like to be able to shoot jpeg for basketball though, as the lighting doesn't change and it'll save space and turnaround time. Website
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Voaky999 Goldmember  More info | Feb 05, 2015 09:16 | #79 Wow, some really inspiring shots here. A few of mine from up north.         Don
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Feb 05, 2015 13:00 | #80 Thank you to all who are posting 7DII pics; I am still on the fence concerning purchasing the 7DII for shooting my grand kids indoor sports. These posted 7DII pictures are enticing me take the leap and spend some of my retirement income on the new camera. 7DII gripped | 40D gripped | 20D gripped | 70-200L f2.8 IS | 28-135 IS USM | 85 f1.8 USM | 50 f1.8 | EFS 18-55 F3.5-5.6
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Feb 14, 2015 20:10 | #81 Played with the overhead remote again. Also experimented with another angle from the side, but light reflections off the court (especially the orange) kind of ruins the shots. I need to find the optimal angle where the reflections aren't as bad. I've noticed a lot of AP & Getty guys are trying some different remote angles with good results and I'd like to try it for myself.         Andrew
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Feb 15, 2015 15:51 | #82 Love that shot of Coach Tyndall, I think he will be a good one for us...Too bad LSU stuck it to us yesterday. Gear: 1D Mark IV | 7D MK II Gripped | 7D Gripped | 20D | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 | Canon 70-200 f/4 L | Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye | 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS | Tokina 300mm f/2.8 AT-X | Speedlite 600EX-RT
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info | Feb 17, 2015 21:33 | #83 Talk about a screw up during the game Monday night. Must have bumped the wheel on my battery grip and accidentally changed the shutter speed. The game was close and very good and I wasn't checking my settings closely because of it. I was using manual settings with auto-ISO and with the shutter speed accidentally set faster than the 1/1250 I wanted I ended up with some photos taken at ISO 16000. I only seem to hit that wheel when shooting without a strap at basketball. With it on a strap for baseball, football, etc. I have never done it. I think I might put some gaffers tape on it for the next basketball game.  Doc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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MotorOn Senior Member 941 posts Likes: 50 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Feb 17, 2015 22:30 | #84 McNeese72 wrote in post #17436783 Talk about a screw up during the game Monday night. Must have bumped the wheel on my battery grip and accidentally changed the shutter speed. The game was close and very good and I wasn't checking my settings closely because of it. I was using manual settings with auto-ISO and with the shutter speed accidentally set faster than the 1/1250 I wanted I ended up with some photos taken at ISO 16000. I only seem to hit that wheel when shooting without a strap at basketball. With it on a strap for baseball, football, etc. I have never done it. I think I might put some gaffers tape on it for the next basketball game.  If you go into your custom functions you can set your lock switch to do both the large aperture dial and the click wheel behind the shutter button. With the grip on the cameras I bump it all the time at basketball, moving to slow shutter speeds (I think it's that the other half of the grip catching on my jeans as I lift the camera back up when the play is charging down the court), so I was thrilled to find out that this lock feature was on the 7D2 (and as it turns out on the 5D3 too). With the 7D2, this means I can have it in manual mode with auto ISO, lock in the settings before the game starts then still use the much hard to do by accident exposure comp thumb lever plus click wheel combination for on the fly minor adjustments.  2  3  4  5  6  Website
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Christopherm Senior Member  More info | Feb 18, 2015 02:03 | #85 A couple from tonight's game against Texas.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.   HOSTED PHOTOplease log in to view hosted photos in full size. Gear: A lot more than I deserve and a lot less than I want!
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info | Feb 18, 2015 07:39 | #86 Motor On wrote in post #17436875 If you go into your custom functions you can set your lock switch to do both the large aperture dial and the click wheel behind the shutter button. With the grip on the cameras I bump it all the time at basketball, moving to slow shutter speeds (I think it's that the other half of the grip catching on my jeans as I lift the camera back up when the play is charging down the court), so I was thrilled to find out that this lock feature was on the 7D2 (and as it turns out on the 5D3 too). With the 7D2, this means I can have it in manual mode with auto ISO, lock in the settings before the game starts then still use the much hard to do by accident exposure comp thumb lever plus click wheel combination for on the fly minor adjustments. Thanks for the info. I'll have to explore that option for the next basketball game. Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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Feb 18, 2015 14:56 | #87 Had our biggest home game of the year last night vs. top ranked Kentucky. The first half was surprisingly close, but Kentucky woke up in the 2nd half and their depth and raw talent at virtually every position gave them the win. As always for this game, I do my usual overhead remote. I also tried a different angle for high-angle remote to get rid of court reflections. I thought it turned out nice. I shot the entire game with a 1DX + 400/2.8 and had the pocketwizard in my left hand for the remotes. I'm gonna try and put some buttons together to make triggering the PW easier.  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr2. Monster block  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr3. Coach animated as usual  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr4. My favorite from the overhead  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr5. Remote #2  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr6.  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr7.  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on Flickr8. And a shot of Dickie V, just because.  Knoxville, TN - 2015.02.17 Tennessee vs. Kentucky by abruckse, on FlickrAndrew
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pat.kane Senior Member  690 posts Likes: 137 Joined May 2005 Location: Arlington, VA More info | Feb 19, 2015 20:10 | #88 Andrew, you've got some stellar shots in this thread. Thanks for sharing. 1Dx Mk II, 5D4 and some L glass (gear list / feedback)
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MotorOn Senior Member 941 posts Likes: 50 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Feb 26, 2015 19:02 | #89 End of the regular season, next photos are going to be win or go home...  2  3  4  5  6  Website
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Mar 01, 2015 02:37 | #90 Last home game of the season - its tough to lose on senior night...      more at: http://ryansullivanphoto.zenfolio.com/blog Freelance Photographer focusing on Sports - Currently located in Spokane, WA.
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