Indoor basketball games w/o flash Anyone use it for shooting indoor basketball games w/o flash? What do you recommend?
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I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough that I'm not cutting of any players as they drive towards the goal line. I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough... » Read More I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough that I'm not cutting of any players as they drive towards the goal line. « Show Less
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I'll second that, I use the Canon 85mm 1.8 for indoor basketball on my 1d mkiii. Ihave the 85L but that is too slow in focusing. That is my primary portrait lensindoor basketball go for the 85 1.8, about $350 used
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I agree with this choice. In natural gym light without a flash, I push my 7D up to 1000 ISO and shoot wide open at f/1.8 and 1/500 shutter speed. Outstanding results with my 85mm f/1.8. Great color saturation, tack sharp and beautiful boekh (blur). The lens is fast enough to keep up with 8fps shooting speed.
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"Nick Kovacs says:way too slow...I tried it and quickly purchased a 70-200 2.8"LOL, how can the 24-70mm f/2.8L be slower than the 70-200mm f/2.8L which is equally "fast"? I own both and I notice no difference between the two, other than their reach of course.
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Get a Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for basketball photos, the one and a half stops makes all the difference, and you wont be able to tell the difference between photos taken with it or your L glass.
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In terms of lenses we use the word "fast" to describe the large aperture, not focusing speed. People are not "confused much"... you are.
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I've basketball with a 24-70 before. It's a pretty good lens especially if you're right under the basket. The 50mm and the 70-200 are great lenses, but you can't get whole body shots if you're under the basket. The 2.8 is solid, and you'll get great shots with it. I shot these photos a few years ago with a 24-70 on a Rebel XT overseas (my primary camera broke while I was on the trip).http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtamazing/753022100/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtamazing/753022072/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtamazing/753021984/
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Its not too slow. Its the same speed as the 70-200 2.8. It should be fast enough to shoot b ball indoors. I shoot poorly lit MMA fights with a 70-300 4-5.6 and expose fine.
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Is there a zoom lens in approximately the 17-80mm range that has good result shooting hoops? I have tried several, the last being Tamron's 17-50mm F2.8, and the results were not that impressive. Had good results using Canon's 85mm F1.8 and 50mm F1.8, but would like to find a wider angle zoom that can deliver.
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Low Light Performance indoors is good in my opinion. The flash works great. I can finally take photos indoors in really low light, without having to turn on all the lights in the room. Zoom is great also. I really love this camera. I really wanted to take action shots of my dogs running and playing. And the action shots are incredible. No blur. Really crisp.
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I purchased the Olympus FL-600R. Retails for about $300. It is quite powerful and can effectively light a scene from a distance. In addition, because it tilts and swivels, you can bounce the flash off a ceiling or a wall and mitigate the tendency for straight on flashes to over-light a scene. I didn't try other options, but would endorse this one.
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I used it to take photos for E-Bay but only under controlled light conditions. Using normal ambient indoor lighting did not work well for me and the flash created shadows. Ultimately got rid of this camera so don't know if an external flash can be attached - sorry.
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I think it compares very well to the canon version. I was using mine in a giant cave to film rock climbing and it worked great with little to no noise. So for indoor sports where there are lights you'd be fine, plus its half the price.
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Stefanie, for your budget look at the Canon Speedlite 270EX Flash and a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for the Canon 270EX Flash. You'll want the flash angled up, so you don't get that washed out zombie look. But, given the situation you describe the 270EX should be fine.
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Being a Speedlite it will fire on "external flash" mode if set to Auto Exposure. However, as small and convenient the 90EX would not be much of an improvement compared with the built-in flash. Therefore I'd suggest to get at least the Speedlite 270EXII or if more flash light range (with swivel) is needed, then get the 430EXII. Both of these have much faster "cycle" times than the 90EX. Obviously, their price is their main drawback.
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sorry about seeing this too late...hope the other 2 answers gave you an idea what to do. another flash is expensive...a pocket wizard is pricey too...i have use use the cowboy trigger system, and they work fine for me...the cowboy trigger works for Nikon too, so when i shoot with my friend who uses a nikon, we can bother trigger the flash
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I myself haven't tried it with flash because I don't use flash that much. I have read that is works well with flash. I have tricky lighting in my house where I have large windows, fluorescent light, and tungsten light. It works really well for that.
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Hi Connie, I wish I could answer this question with more detail. I don't know much about flashes. I could tell you thiss...I've used it for 2 small photoshoots and it worked perfectly fine. I bought this item because my brother which is a photographer raved about it. I know he purchased his over a year ago and his is still also working perfectly fine. Hope this helped a bit.
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Very good in low light situations - rarely have to use the flash indoors-eh!!
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Sorry, I don't know. I have great results on auto focus, Closeup indoor with flash and action soccer shots, zoomed in outdoors.Tip: On the out door action shots, regardless of natural lighting, I ALWAYS use flash--I believe it shoots faster with flash onand stops the action better.
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You would need to use the flash no matter what camera you purchase for action and sports shots to stop the action. You would also need to be close enough to the subject for the flash to do it's job. So it's more of a technique than being camera model dependent. This is a lot to ask for a point and shoot, you may want to look into a professional setup if you are really serious. Otherwise this is a great little camera for the money. Good luck!
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HVLF20M is what I own. I highly recommend it. it's relatively compact, inexpensive and a great flash. I love the bounce feature that allows you to bounce the flash off the ceiling for those indoor shots. Makes those indoor pictures PERFECT!
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As a general rule of thumb, when taking indoor shots, the flash is good for about 8 feet. When you see cameras flashing at a sporting events, it is a waste to use the flash. There is enough light at a stadium to take a picture with no flash, plus the subject you are taking the picture of, is usually hundreds of feet away.
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I'm not sure what to tell you on that one. But it is a manual flash. Plug-in a trigger and take some test shots with brightness settings and you will get dialed in pretty quick. Do you have any other specific questions that you need help with?
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check out the manual, its doing both (charging flash and writing cached buffer on the memory), meaning i may well need an external (ohh gooding!!!! more stuff for my camera) so for such a case, what external flash unit would you recommend, cause i've been looking at the at different ones, and the one that fits my needs the best according to what i've seen is the 430EX II by canon, what your insight is it to much to little?