 Debbie Crowe |
trouble with action shots 70-300 IS lens Sunday morning I took approx 100 pics at a child's football game, fully intending to capture the running etc. Just about all were blurred. I have had an ongoing problem with this lens with trying to shoot action shots but I know it is a great lens. shooting full manual, high shutter speed 500-600 + , canon rebel XTI, 70-300 canon lens IS Fast forward: that afternoon, I took my frustrated self back to the store where I bought it to find out what I was doing wrong. NOT IN THE MANUAL - but I did find that my lens is set to auto focus but I was shooting in manual so creating a conflict. i cannot shoot in full manual as my eyes are not good enough, so the fellow tells me to use Program Mode (P) as that mode will match the autofocus on my lens and I can still set my shutter speed and aperture. does this sound right? I am shooting random shots but not having a lot of luck yet. also, I am using continuous shooting mode so all I have to do is hold down the shutter. Also - should I have the focus set to single (and follow the subject after teh first focus) or continuous... I am missing something very simple I feel. I have taken beautiful pics with this lens but feel I am missing a key element on the action. yes modes set correctly for action shots. help!
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Jon Close |
Only the full auto Basic Zone modes (green box and the icons) set automatic focus point selection, and one of One Shot, AI Focus, or AI Servo for the autofocus mode, and single frame or continuous drive. In the Creative Zone modes (P, Av, Tv, M) you can independently select a particular focus point, the AF mode, and drive. Posting samples (or a link to them) would help. 1/500-600 shutter speed should be fast enough to stop action or camera shake, but not necessarily. If you have image stabilization on, you need to follow the action for a few moments with a half-press of the shutter button for the IS to "settle", otherwise it could be causing your blur. Are you "panning" with your subject, which would be expected to blur the background, or holding the camera still? Is your subject moving toward or away from you? If so, you should be set for AI Servo (continuous predictive autofocus), and shoot a continuous burst - the camera will continue to adjust focus between shots.
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Jon Close |
P.S. > "Also - should I have the focus set to single (and follow the subject after teh first focus) or continuous..." < AI Focus should be avoided. It is slow to react (if it reacts at all) to a subject that moves. For continuous action like a football game, I'd only use AI Servo. The professional level EOS cameras do not even have the AI Focus mode.
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Oliver Anderson |
Debbie, Not familiar with that lens...I use the 70-200 2.8IS and it has settings...on the lens. OK...just checked out your lens...its a fine lens for shooting football games outdoors during the afternoon. If you're panning...moving right to left then use Mode 2...since it uses (IS) for only right angles to the subject. For you're ability I'd shoot in auto or P mode at first till you get the hang of it. AI Servo is a must like John said. You can shoot in AF (autofocus) in M Mode...that guy in the store is nuts.
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Debbie Crowe |
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