The Basketball Thread!!! From Pee-Wee Leagues to the NBA... Post'em up and share!!!

Yeh, they look great. Hopefully I won't be in a gym that requires it, but nice to know I can go there if needed. Thanks.

/sigh...

I think I want a 6D next or something along those lines. I shoot my son's games with a T1i in HORRIBLE middle school dungeons, err.. uuhh.. gyms. I regularly have to go to ISO 6400 just to something to show up (still under exposed) at 1/500 or slower. On top of that, the ISO 6400 is the expanded iso on the camera, so it isn't even a true 6400 either.

I will try to post some shots soon.

I don't even think ISO 3200 is a native ISO on that camera, I believe the last native is 1600. 3200 is already an extended ISO but made selectable for you without turning on extended options.

I would suggest a 5D3 or a 1D4. Both will do well for you for sports. A 7D2 is pretty good too, about the same as the 1D4 for ISO.

$1200 right now from Canon with a 1 year warranty, and it will likely be a new camera, or very nearly so.
https://shop.usa.canon​.com …-mark-ii-body-refurbished

80D is on sale too and would do the job: https://shop.usa.canon​.com …&pageView:grid&​pageSize:&

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ISO 16000 on the 7D2 (post processed JPG from camera)

Don't listen to Teamspeed, his PP is voodoo!!!!!!!!!!!. I'm just kidding, he certainly knows what he's talking about I'm just not that great at PP. If you are able to get those results w/ the 7D Mark ll then I would say go for it, 10FPS is awesome at that price point.

I have the T2i & 2 7Ds. Both good cameras for their time & for what they are. I was just very impressed by the 6D, & ended up getting a second one. Granted, much of my hysteria is just due to the fact that I'm going from a crop to FF for the first time. The only negative thing I can say about the 6D is the kinda sluggish FPS @ 4.5. But that should be fine for most people.

Right now @ B&H you can get the 6D Mark l & 1 year subscription to Photoshop/LR for $999.

https://www.bhphotovid​eo.com …n_eos_6d_dslr_c​amera.html

Again, with the results Teamspeed is getting @ 12,800 I would probably go with the 7D Mark ll.

Probably the best lit high school gym in our school board.

I see you pushed up the ISO a bit. That looks good and the higher shutter speeds will help to stop the mid-air action.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #18805655
I see you pushed up the ISO a bit. That looks good and the higher shutter speeds will help to stop the mid-air action.

Yep I went with your advice. Thanks again!

Pigpen101 wrote in post #18805467
Don't listen to Teamspeed, his PP is voodoo!!!!!!!!!!!. I'm just kidding, he certainly knows what he's talking about I'm just not that great at PP. If you are able to get those results w/ the 7D Mark ll then I would say go for it, 10FPS is awesome at that price point.

I have the T2i & 2 7Ds. Both good cameras for their time & for what they are. I was just very impressed by the 6D, & ended up getting a second one. Granted, much of my hysteria is just due to the fact that I'm going from a crop to FF for the first time. The only negative thing I can say about the 6D is the kinda sluggish FPS @ 4.5. But that should be fine for most people.

Right now @ B&H you can get the 6D Mark l & 1 year subscription to Photoshop/LR for $999.

https://www.bhphotovid​eo.com …n_eos_6d_dslr_c​amera.html

Again, with the results Teamspeed is getting @ 12,800 I would probably go with the 7D Mark ll.

Everybody has a different level of both tolerance for and ability to dealing with noise. I always suggest to constantly push your ISO until you hit a personal level that you when you view the image at 70%, you don't like the results. Use the camera to do some of the work, then use tools to get you the rest of the way. Once you know your personal ceiling at viewing 70% and liking the results, it provides you one of the limits for the exposure triangle. You can then play with the remaining two, aperture (wide open isn't always best, a bit more aperture allows flexibility in AF discrepancies) and shutter speed for stopping action.

My tolerance just seems to be a bit higher than the average consensus of what is good.

No normal person is going to shoot at ISO 32000, lol.

Noitca wrote in post #18805212
/sigh...

I think I want a 6D next or something along those lines. I shoot my son's games with a T1i in HORRIBLE middle school dungeons, err.. uuhh.. gyms. I regularly have to go to ISO 6400 just to something to show up (still under exposed) at 1/500 or slower. On top of that, the ISO 6400 is the expanded iso on the camera, so it isn't even a true 6400 either.

I will try to post some shots soon.

Might want to jump on this if you want a 6D, good deal! Already serviced and cleaned by Canon, and shutter count is pretty low for the 6D generation and from a good member.

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1504566

That is a deal!!

You are absolutely right. I am a terrible pixel peeper, I look at 100% (or more) knowing damn well no one will view the images in that way. I'm still learning the 6D & will have to experiment more with it's (my) limitations. You are also correct about the aperture. There have been times mine was somehow changed to F/3.2 or so & the images were just fine. It is definitely nice to have that extra DOF when covering great athletes.

Saturday will be a good "experimentation day", I have 4 separate basketball games to shoot in 3 different gyms.

Sounds like a long day...

Today's action

"What the heck, stupid ball"