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Football With Manual Focus
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:46 am    Post subject: Football With Manual Focus Reply with quote

I usually take all my football shots with autofocus but as the light gets worse I decided to try manual focus and specifically my Vivitar 300mm TX because even wide open it is pin sharp
I know this is not the most exciting shot in the world but I am well pleased with the quality



PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very good shot!

I am a longtime believer of shooting sports with manual lenses.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very nice and heartening to those of us who both love sports and mf lenses! what camera did you use? can you post other photos?
thanks
tony


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a big success in the photo IMO, it should be hard to MF for a action shot. Very good result.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent. I know a couple of old sports photog pros who remember the "good" old days when you relied on the speed of your motor drive and pre-focused.


patrickh


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rbelyell wrote:
very nice and heartening to those of us who both love sports and mf lenses! what camera did you use? can you post other photos?
thanks
tony


Its a Canon 350D and a couple of others are on my Flickr haere

http://www.flickr.com/photos/captainpenguin/


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good shot. Prefocus I believe is the key.

The player at the back seems to have his eye on you, not the ball.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Football blody hell. Game i like.
Good shot, i like

Are here any football players or ex players?


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great shot , manual focus rules Cool nice color rendition.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

excellent job!!

MF wins for sure ... Very Happy

tf


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know that it is difficult to shoot sport with Mf gear (I took photos wit MF at my daughters Handball match), so congratulations for your result. It proves once again that the person behind the camera and the piece of glass in front is much more important than high technology.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It looks damned good. Action perfectly frozen, tack sharp.

Cheers, Marty.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wouldn't handball be faster to capture than soccer?


PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mo-Fo wrote:
Wouldn't handball be faster to capture than soccer?

Not when played for the very first time by 8 - 10 years old children Laughing


PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy Very Happy could be dangerous for the camera/holder then Laughing ...only thing when taking photos of the kids sport you miss all the action either side of the photo Wink