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hans98ko wrote:
Nice capture of the moment.
Seems like everyone is trying to give Andre the encouragement but not willing to review the truth, I will just go ahead and tell what I am seeing.
First, the picture is out of focus. Maybe needs to perform an AFFT on the camera and lens.
Second, the use of an aperture of f/2.8 on a focal length of 400mm at about 35 yds (judging by the picture) will give you a DOF of about 1.3 ft. Very shallow DOF, so try using f/4.5 will give you a DOF of about 2 ft for the D7200 with the 400mm lens combination, which will keep the main player in full focus.
Thirdly, the shutter speed of only 1/400 is too slow for a camera with the pixel size like the D7200 with a 400mm lens. Try at least twice the focal length or 1/800 to 1/1250 to freeze motion like this.
Now, since you can't keep increasing ISO, why not just leave it at 3200 and do a PP 1 or 2 stop boost to keep the noise level low.
Well, good luck!
Footnote : I used to do football during the 70s and 80s. Yes, college and NFL not soccer or FIFA. But now there is only the American School football team very close to me and not much else. ...Show more →
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Thanks for the input.
-- Regarding focus: This image is most definitely NOT out of focus but is tack sharp on the ball carrier.
-- Regarding DOF, a 300mm lens @ f/2.8 with the subject 35 yards away has a DOF over 4 feet. That seems like plenty of DOF to me. YMMV
-- Regarding the shutter of 1/400 ... I partly agree with you, and 1/400 is the lowest I would go. I generally shoot at 1/800 or faster as light allows. I disagree that 1/400 is too slow for football as my images clearly demonstrate. Granted, in some of the faster action shots, a foot may show some blur, but that is not a bad thing in all cases as it implies motion.
-- Regarding the ISO ... there I do agree ... it's a new camera and I need to explore its capabilities. I wanted to start somewhere at an ISO value for which I have experience, and that value was ISO3200. I will testing out pushing and pulling images at various ISO values and I'm sure I will find a good compromise of values.
Cheers,
Andre
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