Well I decided to shoot with the 300 f2.8 and the 70-200 f2.8. I was surprised on how fast and how much action took place. Here or some of the shots from the game.
#1 Larger crop and focus off first play of the game Diving Touchdown
All in all I had a great time. I look forward to the next time in a couple of weeks.
Any advice for the next time will be appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
I will be shooting the Pro Arena Football game this weekend. Would like some help on choosing the lens selection to bring. Choices are 300 f2.8, 200 f1.8, 70-200 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8, 85 f1.8, 50 f1.4.
My thought was to have either the 300 or the 200 on one Mark III and the 70-200 or 24 70 on the other.
Thanks for any advice.
Mike
Edited by Mike Keithly on Apr 28, 2008 at 12:02 PM GMT (Reason: Update after event the shoot)
With your gear line-up, I would have the 300/f2.8 on one body, the 70-200/f2.8 on the second body, and I would have the 24-70/fw.8 on hand for a few wider shots.
All personal choice of course, but the 200 1.8 sounds good to me. I only shot 1 AFL game, and the 70-200 was my best friend. The 400 was way too long. 300 sounds a tad long too, but again, personal choice.
shot sabercats for several years--300 2.8 and 70-200 will do. mark 3 should come in handy for high iso perf. AFL is tough because it moves REAL fast so keep an eye on the outside receivers and you might get some 'into the crowd' shots. good luck.
Bob's right. Don't take your eyes off the field, ever. Pretty much every play is a downfield bomb. Kickoffs bounce off the nets, and sometimes fall flat meaning everyone is right in the endzone. In general, there's a lot of ball movement up and down the field, and it can be dangerous because one second they're on a kickoff return, next second a bombs coming right at ya.
The into the wall and into the crowd shots are fun.
Thanks for advice, I will probably start with the 300 but will have the 200 in the car , get an idea before game and will swap if I think i need to. 70-200 on the other with the 24 70 in the bag.
What Max and Rob said can not be emphasized enough...keep your head on a swivel. The indoor game is fast and things happen quickly.
If you're anywhere near the playing field and not paying attention you're almost begging to get hit with a ball or player. That include pre-game warm-ups and halftime.
