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Digital SLR / DSLR Camera Question / DSLR Thread 2

well, here's one of the latest i did...
 

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^^^Nice one, Rey. :thumbup

I shot my first sporting event last Saturday. My friend's daughter was competing in the 3,000 meter race. (She is #833 in the picture.) She is currently ranked #10 in the nation in her age group. She is 10, and she is beating 16 year old boys. I am so proud of her. We knew she had something going when she kicked my butt in a 5K race when she just barely turned 7. She ended up coming in 3rd in the race behind #757 in the picture, who is ranked #3 in the nation. I don't think I did too bad considering it was my first sporting event shoot.

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wannabe said:
^^^Nice one, Rey. :thumbup

I shot my first sporting event last Saturday. ...I don't think I did too bad considering it was my first sporting even shoot.

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if you don't mind me asking, what lens were you using and what were your settings?
 
pahhhoul said:
if you don't mind me asking, what lens were you using and what were your settings?
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Camera: 5D MKII
Lens: 70-200 F4 shot at 176mm
ISO 100
F 4.5
1/1000 sec

I shot wide open in Aperture Priority mode. Earlier in the day when it was overcast, I bumped it up to ISO 400 to get some faster shutter speeds. But, there was plenty of light once the sun came out.

The white balance isn't perfect, but it's close enough for my tastes.
 
darn...i shoulda went to Logan high and shot that weekend over, but i had to shoot in Alameda and will be again this weekend...
 
Aris, good start on sport events.
shoot tighter and since they go around the oval a couple of times
try a slow shutter speed and pan along on AI SERVO mode. I bet
you can make her look really fast...
 
zypher said:
Aris, good start on sport events.
shoot tighter and since they go around the oval a couple of times
try a slow shutter speed and pan along on AI SERVO mode. I bet
you can make her look really fast...
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Thanks for the advice, Rey. I totally didn't think about slowing the shutter speed and panning to blur the background. I was so focused on keeping the shutter speed fast to freeze the action. I'll try that next time. I'm thinking about going with them to Chicago for the Junior Olympics race.

And, yes, I did shoot in AI SERVO mode. I learned that one shooting stage performances. :teeth
 
Question:

I'm traveling for about 3 weeks next month and I want to take 1 lens w/ my T2i. I'd like to rent a 24-70/2.8 and a 24-105/4.0, but I'd like to get your opinions first.

I'll be taking pictures of everything touristy: Blue Mountains/Bridges/Ocean/Sea Life/Buildings/People/etc. There will be a lot of both outdoor/indoor shooting, so something that does better in low-light would be ideal. Ermm.. not much sure what else to add. So yea.. what ya'll think?
 
Volcomism said:
Question:

I'm traveling for about 3 weeks next month and I want to take 1 lens w/ my T2i. I'd like to rent a 24-70/2.8 and a 24-105/4.0, but I'd like to get your opinions first.

I'll be taking pictures of everything touristy: Blue Mountains/Bridges/Ocean/Sea Life/Buildings/People/etc. There will be a lot of both outdoor/indoor shooting, so something that does better in low-light would be ideal. Ermm.. not much sure what else to add. So yea.. what ya'll think?
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Well, between just those two lenses, I'd go with the 24-70 for the extra stop, if you plan to do a lot of indoor use without a flash, and you don't want to use higher ISO settings.

Aside from the 1-stop disadvantage, the 24-105 has the added benefit of IS and the extra 35mm of zoom. I own a 24-105, and I likes it lots. But I rarely shot indoors without a flash if I didn't want to up the ISO to compensate. Ant, I think the only times I've shot indoors without a flash are at Mike's or at Minato, but that's about it.
 
oatmealboy said:
Well, between just those two lenses, I'd go with the 24-70 for the extra stop, if you plan to do a lot of indoor use without a flash, and you don't want to use higher ISO settings.

Aside from the 1-stop disadvantage, the 24-105 has the added benefit of IS and the extra 35mm of zoom. I own a 24-105, and I likes it lots. But I rarely shot indoors without a flash if I didn't want to up the ISO to compensate. Ant, I think the only times I've shot indoors without a flash are at Mike's or at Minato, but that's about it.
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o hai Oats. :) Do you think other lenses besides those two would suit the situation better?

I know the aquarium will be really low light and I can't use a flash. I can imagine some of the night shots I'll be getting of the Opera House in Sydney might get a little complicated. I won't have a tripod w/ me.
 
Volcomism said:
o hai Oats. :) Do you think other lenses besides those two would suit the situation better?

I know the aquarium will be really low light and I can't use a flash. I can imagine some of the night shots I'll be getting of the Opera House in Sydney might get a little complicated. I won't have a tripod w/ me.
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For zoom lenses, you're probably not going to find much of anything faster than F2.8. If it needs to be faster than that, you'll probably want to try a prime lens. A 50mm F1.4 would be a nice one to have with you.
 
oatmealboy said:
For zoom lenses, you're probably not going to find much of anything faster than F2.8. If it needs to be faster than that, you'll probably want to try a prime lens. A 50mm F1.4 would be a nice one to have with you.
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Storm Shadow said:
yea out of the 2 i would get that 24-70.
maybe rent a prime too, like a 50mm if u dont already have one.
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Thanx guys.. maybe I'll bring my cheapie 50mm/F1.8 with me as well. :teeth
 
that 24-105 would be best bet for outdoors stuff, then yea the fast prime for indoors. if you want good night shots outdoors, you pretty much need a tripod, or at least something to put the camera on (a wall, fence, etc)
 
BrassPremier said:
that 24-105 would be best bet for outdoors stuff, then yea the fast prime for indoors. if you want good night shots outdoors, you pretty much need a tripod, or at least something to put the camera on (a wall, fence, etc)
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Yea, I think I might be out of luck on the night shots. I'm not planning on carrying a tripod around the city. What's a decent (<$125) tripod to buy anyhow?
 
If you don't have room/budget for a nice tripod, I'd suggest a nice gorilla pod. Fits in a backpack really easy. you can wrap em around poles and fences and such, or just use it as a tiny tripod (set up on top of cars, fences, blah blah).
 
BrassPremier said:
If you don't have room/budget for a nice tripod, I'd suggest a nice gorilla pod. Fits in a backpack really easy. you can wrap em around poles and fences and such, or just use it as a tiny tripod (set up on top of cars, fences, blah blah).
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Yea one of my co-workers said we sell em, so I get it at 60% off. I'll take one of those then, and pick you up if you don't have one.
 
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