#7562403 - 02/19/14 10:36 AM
Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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MetalheaD
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Ok, so there's a local radio personality that I work with a lot, and he never fails to get me all kinds of hookups. We pretty much barter my pics for tickets and free drinks, meals, all kinds of stuff. The latest hookup is a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters. He got selected as the local celebrity and he gets to dress out for the game and at some point the coach is going to put him in and I guess they'll embarass him or whatever. At any rate, as his "personal photographer" I'll be there to take pics. Now, I've got the 5D MkII, which is an amazing camera most of the time, but by experience I've seen that it totally sucks for sports photography. It's too slow and I just don't have the right glass for shooting fast moving people far away. There's probably nothing I can do about the body, and I have zero budget for this shoot, but I'm thinking I might be willing to rent a lens. I'd really like to get some nice shots of those guys dunking or whatever. Plus I need the reach to get close from the sidelines and I'm thinking something wider than f4. The lighting will be ok, but probably not great. So, lens suggestions? Any tips for catching the action shots that I might not know?
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#7563137 - 02/19/14 02:37 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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that ought to be ~$60 to rent locally, a great choice. look into back button focus for this. i've got my bodies set to focus as long as i'm holding that button down, and the shutter will activate whether or not i'm in focus or not. So what I'll do is select my focus point, figure out which of yours are cross points and the strongest, track the player while holding down the focus button so that it's constantly keeping focus locked, and stab that shutter release while still holding the focus button down.
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#7563595 - 02/19/14 06:24 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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The 70-200 is a heavy bitch, but it's awesome other then that, lol.
I also just switched to BBF and wrote it on tape on the back of the body so I remember
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#7565715 - 02/20/14 05:47 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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Nate047
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70-200 is a good bet and possibly a tele converter if you are going to be far away. But hopefully the photo credential gets you directly courtside (it should...)
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#7566418 - 02/21/14 01:08 AM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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GSParker
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If you are court side, I think the 70-200 might be a little too long. Something like a 24-70/28-75 should be fine for shots closer to you as you really wouldn't want anything across the court.
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#7567830 - 02/21/14 04:52 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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Nate047
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Yea I would for sure bring a shorter zoom as well. Let us know how it goes!
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#7572345 - 02/24/14 07:51 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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MetalheaD
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No, it is f/8. Leave the TC at home unless you're shooting from the parking lot in broad daylight.
No, I don't think it is:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2009/01/teleconverters-101
The teleconverter reduces the maximum aperture of the lens by one stop (1.4x converter), 1.5 stops (1.7x converter) or 2 stops (2x converter). An f/4 lens becomes an f/5.6 lens with a 1.4x mounted. An f/5.6 lens becomes f/8.
4 + 2 = 6
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#7572670 - 02/25/14 05:44 AM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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Senor Eduardo_82
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F-stops, how do they work?
The answer is always f/8
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#7573339 - 02/25/14 11:22 AM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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GSParker
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You lose 2 full stops of light with a 2x teleconverter.
So if you're at f/4, 2 full stops puts you at f/8.
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#7573594 - 02/25/14 01:29 PM
Re: Need Advice - Got a press pass for the Harlem Globetrotters!
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Nate047
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No, it is f/8. Leave the TC at home unless you're shooting from the parking lot in broad daylight. No, I don't think it is: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2009/01/teleconverters-101The teleconverter reduces the maximum aperture of the lens by one stop (1.4x converter), 1.5 stops (1.7x converter) or 2 stops (2x converter). An f/4 lens becomes an f/5.6 lens with a 1.4x mounted. An f/5.6 lens becomes f/8. 4 + 2 = 6
I wasn't sure which of these was best so I went with all of them.
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