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	VolleyBall Bill Johnson

Charles E. Mann

This is a great shot! I must say, all your shots are very good! I also enjoy shooting sports, but I still am trying to get shots this good! If you don't mind, can I ask, 1. What was the gym like? 2. What lens? 3. What speed and aperture? Keep up the good work!

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February 20, 2008

Bill Johnson

Thanks so much. I'm on vacation now and Internet is at a premium, so I respond more fully next week when I return.

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February 20, 2008

Bill Johnson

Thanks so much. The gym light is probably average. I fight light all the time. Currently, my lens is the 70-200 2.8 zoom. Sometimes I'll use a teleconverter. For this picture I was using the 1.4 teleconverter in order to get in tighter. Of course, that raised the f-stop to 4.0. I think the shutter speed was at 1/500 of greater but less than 1/1000. The ISO was around 2000 to 2400.

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February 27, 2008

Charles E. Mann

thanks for getting back with me, sorry to bother your vacation. hope you enjoyed it. like I said before I really like your work. do you shot for fun, family in the sports, or a pro sports shooter? I will have to try to shot at higher ISO's I've always been afraid of the grain

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February 27, 2008

Bill Johnson

Charles, Well I'm not a pro but these are not family unless you want to consider all the students at my High School family. But I am a serious amateur who is trying to shoot at a professional level. You may need to think about noise reduction tools is you shoot high ISO's

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February 27, 2008

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Excellent action capture Bill and congrats re Photoflash selection. I have the same lens and glad to see it works well with the 1.4 teleconverter for an inside shot.

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March 05, 2008

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Very Nice Shot, Where were standing to get that shot ?

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March 05, 2008

Bill Johnson

Jorge, I don't recall exactly where I was, but I was probably to the right of the net shooting as straight back as I could.

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March 06, 2008

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Hi, I am also a serious amateur who is trying to shoot at a professional level - I love that line! I'm having a hard time with this ISO thing. You said you shot this pic at 2000 to 2400. That is crazy! I'm afraid to go over 400. I thought all the tools you need are in Photoshop but I'm always hearing about other software that cleans up noise. I shoot a lot in gyms and churches. Please talk to me about ISO and noise. Thank You, Timothy

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March 07, 2008

Bill Johnson

Timothy, I know your feeling. I used to shoot with a Canon 20D, but I really had lots of noise if I went above 800. So, I now shoot with the Canon Mark III. Prabably, that's the only reason I go to those levels. It just plain deals with high ISOs better. If I do need noise reduction which now is only just a touch, I use Noiseware Professional which is a plugin for Photoshop.

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March 07, 2008

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Thanks for the feedback Bill. Now I think I understand. The Canon Mark 3 has a full size sensor so you can shoot like that. I am a Nikon person. I have a D100 and a D200 and a couple fast lenses. Thats where all my $$ is at. So should my next letter be to Nikon and ask them why they are dragging their feet. I want a camera with a full sensor. Am I looking at this the right way? Thanks, Timothy

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March 07, 2008

Bill Johnson

Timothy, I think your close. The sensor on the mark three is larger but still not full sized. It's also a factor of the firmware too. However, take heart. I think the new Nikon 300 has better higher ISO processing. You might give that a look.

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March 07, 2008

Dale M. Garvey

I can confirm that the Nikon D300 will help you with your light problems. I often shoot at ISO 2500 and can shoot with a 80-200 F2.8 with a 1.7 extender. I also shoot gymnastics which requires even a higher shutter speed.

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March 11, 2008

Charles E. Mann

Congrads on your photo & discussions being picked and ran on the monthly email of better photo.