1D Mark III: Camera settings for sportsphoto... what do you use?

I am going with my 1D Mark III and a Canon 70-200 mm f2.8 objective out and photograph football/soccor.
But I have never photographed sport before and am a little uncertain on which camera settings or Custom Functions will be to prefer to sport.

I will take actionphotos i AV-mode, f2.8, AI SERVO and 10 fps.
But what about AF, shall I use only the center AF-point or what?

What camera settings or Custom Functions do you use for action sports like football/soccor?
Is here anywere on the net where you can download complete kamera settings for sports and other photo jobs?

/Mgsa

Since you are shooting sports and assuming in the day you could turn on Highlight tone and also I'd meter for a bit in AV before dialling it into Manual to prevent your exposures varying too much.

Yes use centre point focus and activate the inner 9 invisible focussing points as well. I do for hockey. Look for about 1/400th or so for shutter speed so maybe ISO 200/400 to start with.

Look through these pages with the search function will turn some settings up. There were some motocross ones I adapted for hockey.

Scott

i just use the ring of fire on servo with tracking on low (you can pump the af-on button to change af subject, but you can't prevent the camera from changing subject too quickly, or so my theory on this goes). if the teams have white, i use highlight tone priority. during the day, with moving clouds, i use AV. no clouds, M, nighttime/indoors, M. daytime sports i shoot f4 or f5.6, nighttime at f2.8. af drive is either H,L, or single shot depending on what i'm doing

Mgsa wrote in post #4100807
Is here anywere on the net where you can download complete kamera settings for sports and other photo jobs?

/Mgsa

Send me an email and I will send you my settings. You could use that as a baseline to customize your own.

Nevermind...Download them at: www.defordphoto.com/MK​IIISettings/CAMSET01.C​SD

I downloaded your file, but what kind of file is it? I can't open it.

mark

MDJAK wrote in post #4102802
I downloaded your file, but what kind of file is it? I can't open it.

mark

You load it directly into your MKIII. Copy it to a CF or SD and then go to the right menu and load it right into the camera.

doh! thanks
me

MDJAK wrote in post #4102880
doh! thanks
me

You're welcome...

Hi - First Post! Just got a NEW MKIIN!!!

Anyways, does this file work with the MKIIN?

Thanks

Thanks for sharing

Thanks Jim, much appreciated. Oh yeah, a shout out from over here on the west side of the State

My Mark III is slated to ship back to me from Irvine tomorrow....thank gawd!

mxav8r wrote in post #4103426
Hi - First Post! Just got a NEW MKIIN!!!

Anyways, does this file work with the MKIIN?

Thanks

Nope, but you can get the Sports Illustrated settings at: http://www.siphoto.com​/?canon1DM2N.inc