"Bob" <quips88.TakeThisOut@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I will be attending a NHL game this week and I plan to take some action
>photos. My prior efforts have turned out less than stellar results.
>
> I do have decent seats(approx 20 rows up in the corner)
>
> Here's the gear I'll be working with:
>
> Canon XT (8MP)
>
Good camera
>
> Canon 70-300mm 1:4-5.6
>
I hope this is the IS model.
>
> Canon 28-135mm IS
>
I like this lens a lot.
>
> Phoenix 2x teleconveter
>
Leave it at home. You can't afford the two stops of light loss among other
problems.
>
> and of course the 18-55mm kit lens
>
Works better than people suggest and is small and light.
> Does anyone have any advice for camera settings ie: ISO , Shutter speed ,
> Aperture speed for these conditions.
>
> I know I'll need higher Shutter to capture the action , but I'm still a
> little fuzzy on the details of the other settings to compensate for good
> exposure.
>
You will want shutter speeds of 1/640 of a second or faster to stop the
action. With the mostly white background of the ice surface, you will
probably have to use positive exposure compensation too. Check your
histogram and expose to the right.
If you can't get fast enough shutter speeds keep turning up the ISO until
you can. You will probably need 1600 ISO. If you go that high, be careful
not to underexpose if possible if you don't like noise and grain. The wider
end of your lenses are faster than the longer end so you might want to
switch to your longer lenses before zooming in too much.
You might try using Tv mode and fix the shutter speed to 1/640 or 1/1000.
If it leads to too much underexposure, then switch to Av mode and set the
lens wide open at the wide end. This way as you zoom in it will stay wide
open. You could also try to use M and preset the exposure so that the ice
is nearly white and then don't change it if the lighting is uniform in the
stadium. If you still can't get fast enough shutter speeds, then rent a
fast lens for the event.
You can take a white balance off of the ice, a white jersey, the side
boards, or hold a grey card out and shoot that.
You might want to set custom function 4 to 1 to move autofocus to the AF
lock button so that it will only run the autofocus when you are holding the
button down. This way it won't keep hunting every time you press the
shutter or you can prefocus at a point and wait for the hockey player to
arrive. If you use AI servo focussing for a moving target, then you would
have to hold the button down while you take the shot. Up to you.
A monopod will help to stabilize the camera and take the weight while you
are in your seat. Not all stadiums allow this.
Good luck.
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