Very similar numbers, 1/800th is my desperation speed (1/800th really scares me at the pro level, but that's a small part of my job). My goal for minimum is 1/1250 - 1/2000. Life definitely got better when I went FF.
Very similar numbers, 1/800th is my desperation speed (1/800th really scares me at the pro level, but that's a small part of my job). My goal for minimum is 1/1250 - 1/2000. Life definitely got better when I went FF.
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Voaky999 Goldmember  More info | Dec 16, 2019 19:23 | #587 Pigpen101 wrote in post #18976126  Very similar numbers, 1/800th is my desperation speed (1/800th really scares me at the pro level, but that's a small part of my job). My goal for minimum is 1/1250 - 1/2000. Life definitely got better when I went FF. I have been using 1/800 for years in the crap lighting university gyms I shoot in. You can get good results at this SS. Don
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I had recently had a conversation with a collegue who has been doing this at least 15 years longer than I. We were talking about what HS playoff games we had each shot on Friday night. During that conversation, as usual
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TeamSpeed 01010100 01010011  More info | You don't need to worry about your shake at that shutter speed. Once you get past 1/400th on a lens like the 70-200, any blur is likely motion blur. Past Equipment | My Personal Gallery
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I LIKE THE SHOTS, but the color seems off, not saturated, or hazy... arena lights are tough... Beauty is in the eye of the checkbook holder...
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McNeese72 Goldmember  More info | Jan 08, 2020 15:14 | #591 pictureperf wrote in post #18987945 I LIKE THE SHOTS, but the color seems off, not saturated, or hazy... arena lights are tough... Wow! Post you were replying to was 2 years ago. I am better than that now. 2 Canon 1Dx's | Canon R6 | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS II | Canon 300mm F2.8 I | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Canon Extender EF 1.4x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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cooleyjb Member 47 posts Likes: 4 Joined Dec 2006 Location: Durham, NC More info | Jan 08, 2020 16:09 | #592 First time since 1990s shooting basketball.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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Jan 11, 2020 00:31 | #593 2 days with the 1Dx and I'm hooked. (first day wrestling, tonight basketball). Excited to get used to this camera.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Ron Lane
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burnet44 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 14, 2020 11:44 | #594 Baylor vs Butler at Waco  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Canon 1DIV, Canon 1DII, 7D2 Canon gripped, 70-200 2.8 ISM II, Canon 50 1.8, Sigma 17-50 2.8, Canon 300 2.8, Canon 550 EX flash
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burnet44 Cream of the Crop More info | Jan 14, 2020 13:49 | #595  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Canon 1DIV, Canon 1DII, 7D2 Canon gripped, 70-200 2.8 ISM II, Canon 50 1.8, Sigma 17-50 2.8, Canon 300 2.8, Canon 550 EX flash
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Jan 19, 2020 08:30 | #597 Sometimes the coaches are just as much fun to watch.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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burnet44 Cream of the Crop More info | Jan 20, 2020 18:15 | #598 Mascot Basketball  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Canon 1DIV, Canon 1DII, 7D2 Canon gripped, 70-200 2.8 ISM II, Canon 50 1.8, Sigma 17-50 2.8, Canon 300 2.8, Canon 550 EX flash
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These animals remind me of something??? I can't remember right now,.........….it was the seventies!!!
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, the topic of lighting comes up. He said he was forced to shoot @ 1/800. I was slightly surprised to find that he goes that slow very often without any fears. Probably being over cautious, but a faster SS also helps when I'm not so steady.
