 Elizabeth Linsell |
shooting gymnastics What sort of lens and what shutter speed is the best for shooting gymnastics. I want to achieve the subject to be sharp and the background blurred. The lenses I have are 18-55mm, 17-35 wide angle (I haven't used this yet I just got it yesterday)and 90-300 which is the one I use to shoot AFL games. Any imput is appreciated. Elizabeth
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Lin Jackson |
Elizabeth, stick with your 300mm lens you will want that to be able to get in close to your subject. I'm not sure what the fastest shutter speed on your lens is (go with the lowest#) And try to keep your film speed low.
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Samuel Smith |
welcome liz, lin has it kinda right? yes and no.yes your 300 would be nice if it's fast enough,like f2.8, and no you will not be able to use a low iso.digital or film? let's see,your shooting afl games,right? it is basically the same lighting.ya didn't say from where you would be shooting from. and that little mispelling? anyway I don't think the pre focus thing will work very well in your situation,unless you know how to do it.panning?might get lucky depending on the speed of your lens and experience. oh yeah lin, how did you assume she was shooting film? if you are shooting afl games you should be fine. yeah
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Mark Feldstein |
Greetings Elizabeth: First, shooting from where? How far will you be from the gymnasts, like up in the cheap seats or down on the gym floor. As to shutter speed, you can usually stop action at 1/125th of a sec. or faster. F-stop of course depends on the lighting in the gym, which is usually poor, and the ISO you're working at. BUT, BUT remember: If you're working handheld, without a tripod or monopod, and you're using a 300mm lens, as a rule of thumb, most people can't avoid camera shake unless they're working at a shutter speed no less than 1 speed less than the equivalent of the MM in lens they're holding. For example, hand holding your 300, you should probably be working at 1/250th or faster. OR use a camera support, even if it's the head of the guy sitting in front of you. Color films have a bit more latitude but you can use pro grade color stock like Agfa Optima 400 ISO, pushed to 800, (buy it quick Agfa has shut down production of their film and papers). Kodak Ektapress is pretty good but I prefer and shoot lots of Fujipress which has a very wide exposure latitude and I like the grain structure better than the Ektapress. BTW, if you're close enough, you might be able to get away with something like a 135 or even an 80, both of which will probably be faster than your 300. Take it light. [Short enough Sam?]
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Samuel Smith |
lmbo. yes
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