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800mm prime
Doug Steinbock, Photographer
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West Springfield | MA | USA | Posted: 10:02 PM on 01.17.11 |
->> does anyone here use an 800mm for sports? IE; football, baseball, soccer? Is it overkill?
I've shot many baseball games with a 400mm, and it just didn't have the reach to full frame home plate at some venues.
Also, does anyone here shoot a Canon MK IV in combination with the 800mm, 5.6 lens? Are night games at HS football fields ok at higher ISO's?
All thoughts are appreciated. |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 10:04 PM on 01.17.11 |
| ->> PRM = Mister 800MM. |
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Scott Schupbach, Photographer
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Fenton | MI | U.S.A. | Posted: 11:07 PM on 01.17.11 |
->> In my opinion... I would think an 800/5.6 would be overkill for anything other then shooting the outfielders or shooting homeplate from the outfield.Seem as though a 600/4 would be a better option and adding a 1.4x when needed.I really don't think a 5.6 lens would be something I would want to try and use for night H.S. Football.
I shoot with a 500/4 when I have the light for it and normally go to a 300/2.8 for night games.Even with the 300/2.8 I'm sometimes at 1/500 @ 2.8, and 10,000 ISO under H.S. Football lights. |
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Svein Ove Ekornesvaag, Photographer
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Aalesund | Møre og Romsdal | Norway | Posted: 2:11 PM on 01.18.11 |
| ->> Just out of curiosity, how far away does a person have to be from the camera in order to fill the height of a horisontal frame on a fullframe sensor? 50-60 meters? |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 2:31 PM on 01.18.11 |
->> Apparently the distance from Doug's parked air conditioned / heated car to the field......
Sorry couldn't resist.
800mm Oh my back.... |
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David Collister, Photographer
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Isle of Man | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 2:47 PM on 01.18.11 |
->> Scott - a little OT but the only times I've ever used a 1.4x on a Canon 600mm f4 the results were way soft, even in overcast conditions.
Vowed never to try it again. |
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Brad Mangin, Photographer
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Pleasanton | CA | USA | Posted: 3:08 PM on 01.18.11 |
->> Doug- I have loved using the Canon 800mm 5.6 with the Canon Mark IV for the past year shooting big league baseball. I used it in many situations from bright sun to overcast to night games. Granted- the night game was at a well-lit MLB ballpark. Night games would not be possible at a high school field.
Here is a blog post I wrote a few months ago about using the 800mm lens at a San Francisco Giants game that will give you an idea what I am talking about:
800mm lens + Buster Posey = fun afternoon
http://manginphotography.net/2010/09/800mm-lens-buster-posey-fun-afternoon/
This is not something you can use every day, but it is so much fun to break out every once-in-awhile. |
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Doug Steinbock, Photographer
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West Springfield | MA | USA | Posted: 3:12 PM on 01.18.11 |
->> Eric-that was funny...it doesn't rain inside my car either...and I can listen to the radio. lol
I agree with David.....whenever I used xtndr's, 1.4x or 2x, on my 400mm 2.8, the images were ALWAYS soft and autofocus was pretty useless. Had to manual focus on homeplate from centerfield. |
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Doug Steinbock, Photographer
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West Springfield | MA | USA | Posted: 3:14 PM on 01.18.11 |
->> Brad, you rock!!!! This is the feedback I was hoping for. Great tight images!
Thank you! |
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