My first day with the MKII

Thanks NZL. And that's how I also learned. From trying to achieve other photographer's levels. I am still not where I want to be, but am getting there. It's always a challenge and one I enjoy so, so much.

Do you ever get to the WSJ races over there? I met a bunch of those guys when they were here in the states last year. What a wild bunch of folks. Love every one of them though.

Enjoy your 10D. It's an excellent, excellent camera.

Jim... The wait is over.... Norman Camera just called me and said they have a camera with my name on it if I wanted it. After much internal debate... the deal was struck and the camera should be at my door step on Thursday 5/27. Woo Hooooo Can't wait!

Had to cancel my order with CDW. The wait was too painstaking!

Jon Borcik wrote:
Jim... The wait is over.... Norman Camera just called me and said they have a camera with my name on it if I wanted it. After much internal debate... the deal was struck and the camera should be at my door step on Thursday 5/27. Woo Hooooo Can't wait!

Had to cancel my order with CDW. The wait was too painstaking!

Awesome!! Good to hear. Actually I have a backup order with Norman Camera and they called me the day after CDW shipped mine so I had to let it go to the next person in line. The folks are Norman Camera are awesome.

Congratulations!!!

You will be amazed...

Just taking a sec. to say the pics look incredible.....Was it kindof scary to put the 10D down and take over with an unchartered camera? Looks like the action with those boats is so quick that decisions "on the fly" would be frustrating, wihout the benefit of previous trial and error. Either way, the pictures turned out wonderful
Also, are you at the same vantage point for the majority of those pics? Maybe standing on a raised poduim area on a center island as the boats go around 360 degrees? You surely arent wading around that marshy looking area with all that speed flying by ...but who the heck would know where you were with a 100-400mm lense....hehe.
I dragrace so you know my heart is with any pics that have to do with speed 8)

Steve

Yes. I had great hesitation going into this shoot with a camera I had zero time on. I had no time to study any settings or anything, but I had been reading the manual that we could print off the Net so I did go into it somewhat familiar with the basics. Hopping around menus was the toughest. Heck, I didn't even know how to delete a photo!

But, that's why I downloaded the recommended Sports Illustrated settings and just went for it. There were several moments where I pondered not even shooting the MKII but I could not resist and I'm glad I didn't. It didn't take long until I felt at home with the new camera and was shooting quite comfortably.

And then once arriving home and looking at the photos I was quite pleased with the results. I think I may shoot the next race all RAW, which I have never done with sports before...

RFM,

Awesome shots..

Would you mind telling me what metering mode you used for these?

Just curious.

Ummmm....let me check the SI settings...

13 1 - limits selectable AF points to 11 and links spot metering to the active AF point