Going to the A's game tonight

Not sure if this is the right section or not, but here goes
im going to the Oakland A's game to night and im wondering if there will be any problem getting my camera into the game? I shoot w/ a rebel xti and currently have a EF 75-300 mounted to it in my lowepro TLZ1 bag

will i have any problems? should i just leave it in the car?

The Internet is your friend.

From the A's website:

http://oakland.athleti​cs.mlb.com …rk/oak_ballpark​_guide.jsp

The more important question is will you be close enough to get anything worthwhile, and with the relatively small aperture of your lens, will the light be decent enough.

I have shot a numerous MLB parks with pro gear, and I'll tell you what - the lighting at night has barely been good enough for me to get 1/640s at f/2.8 and ISO1600, and sometimes I'll even have to bump it to ISO3200.

Another web site says the light is 1/500th @ F: 2.8 @ 1600 so since you don't have an f/2.8 lens and can only go to ISO 1600 you will be shooting at 1/250 or slower and this won't stop any action.

So, my recommendation is take a point and shoot and take some pictures of you and your party and leave your XTi etc at home.

thanks for the quick response
yeah tonight is really just to mess around w/ the camera in a night sports setting, its my first time trying anyhting like that
i dont really expect to get any good shots, but it will give me the experience to know what is like for next time

Hey wanna go to a Giants game with me? I live in Hayward and have great seats. You can practice all you want there.

The A's stadium is wierd. It is a football staduim which has been converted for baseball games. You have to have seats basicly above the dougout to get anything good there.

well i took a lot of pictures tonight (200+), ill post the best of the "best" tomorrow
my biggest problem was not the light (i just set to iso 1600 and underexposed 1 stop) but it was the focusing
i was having an issue with the backstop net, my autofucus kept fixing in the fence and not the action. Is there any way to get around this?
and yeah I would love to go to a giants game! thats next on my list before i leave the bay area

Center point focus for doing sports like that. Aim it at their belt buckle.

How long are you in the Bay Area? You know what. Just PM me the info and I will PM mine back.