P Alesse Offline Upload & Sell: On
|
Had a go today with what might be the best combination that can be placed in the hands of a photographer... D3s with a 600 f/4 VR II + 1.7 TC. I wanted to see what that would look like and it's pretty impressive. Here is my take...
Pros:
1) Absolutely no difference in AF responsiveness. None. It snaps just as it would bare assed.
2) IQ... I'll let you be the judge.
3) Backgrounds? What backgrounds?
Cons:
1) It's super tight. You're not going to get any real two person action unless it's way downfield. This can work okay for youth sales. For editorial... I'd at least mix it up with something on the looser side for a half.
2) Shots on goal are not in play with this combination.
Specs:
I shot two games over the last couple of days. Yesterday, a middle school game with some late afternoon sun and today some youth games with lighting that ranged from overcast to some soft sunlight. ISO ranged from about 800-2500. The 1.7 is really a true 1.6 (repeating) so wide open is f/6.7. Focal length was 1000mm, but on some, I threw it into crop mode just to see if I could go pole to pole and still fill a frame. For the most part, I camped out behind the end line and shot across the long field. Approximate location of action in each photo will be indicated by percentage, where exact midfield will be 50% of the field away from me. Finally, the most important... these are cropped minimally or not cropped at all other than to get it into an 8 x 10 AR. Other than that, it's out of camera with a levels pinch and thats it.
1) This is from one end line to almost the other... about 90% of the entire field on the far side and in crop mode (1.5). A slight crop on this one...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_0359.jpg
2) Full frame horizontal from midfield (...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_0721.jpg
3) Wing area about 40% of the field from my location...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_0745.jpg
4) Attack area. About 30-40%
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_0765.jpg
5) Just outside the crease...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_2004.jpg
6) Attack area. About 30% out.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_2019.jpg
7) About 70% away and in crop mode. Out of camera. Still kinda crazy what the DoF is even at this distance.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_3440.jpg
8) About midfield, but it was originally shot horizontally and I cropped vertical. Still filled frame top to bottom in the horizontal.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_3652.jpg
9) Midfield, I believe. About 50% out.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_4129.jpg
10) Same as #9...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_4399.jpg
11) I don't quite remember on this one. Maybe 40% out.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_5098.jpg
12) Bout the same ast #11. Don't remember.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_5390.jpg
13) Midfield.
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_5513.jpg
14) Same as #13...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_5633.jpg
15) About 30% out...
http://www.playballphotos.com/images/2010_LAX_600_plus_17TC/PVA_3803.jpg
Thanks.
|