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schlotz wrote:
Joe,
For starters you have two bodies, that's good. Bottom line, if you are semi-serious in regards to shooting soccer then a two body rig is where you will eventually end up. The difficulty is getting comfortable knowing when to put down the big gun and pick up the 70-200 rig. This point continually changes as play and action evolve within a match but, certain aspects remain constant i.e. distance and how much you are willing to crop and still be satisfied with the IQ. No easy formula, you have to feel your way.
On to glass. If the kids are on a short field 300mm is fine from a reach perspective. Issue I'm reading here is the light. If all you were able to obtain with 2.8 glass was 1/500 @ ISO 12,800 then that's basically what you can expect from the the 120-300. SS necessary at this age level is generally less than high school but you are close to the bottom with 1/500. For comparison, I've had U14 girls striking the ball where the entire foot was a blur and that was at 1/1250. The 5D3 can handle high ISO so don't be afraid to go to 16,000 or 25,600. If exposed properly (not under) they can be cleaned up. Plenty of examples on my website of high ISO shots (most with the 1DX but the 5D3 is very similar in ISO handling). I've not had any experience with the 7D2 in regards to high ISO handling but the other pro next to me at NASL soccer games uses one. If the 120-300 copy you are looking at is a good one then it would allow you to operate with one body. I suggest you take advantage of the coming season and bring the 2nd body along to start getting familiar with operating a 2 body rig.
The BIG field: IMHO, 300mm is too short. Used one ( 2.8 IS, which I loved btw) for a number of years due to finances and had to wait for the action to come to me thus missing a number of good peak moments at mid field. Full sided fields require 400 2.8 glass. BTW, sold the 300 to help finance a used 400 2.8 IS.
Hope you find a good copy of the 120-300. If local, test it out thoroughly to ensure in AI Servo that shots of on coming object can be captured successfully, and are sharp!
Matt
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I'll add to the above commentary. As a general comparison, there is about 1 stop difference in high iso noose between the 5diii and 7dii. The 7dii crop would be an inexpensive way to extend your reach using a 100-300. Schlotz being a pro is more use the moving during a game. As a dad, I move once at halftime when the sides change. With 400mm on a 7dii at times I have felt like Schlots in that I needed to wait for action to come to me but that was because of my lack of movement along the sideline. Anyway, if proper exposure, the 7dii can produce usable pics at 12k and 16k with respective expectations and LR NR with masking, and are not falling apart. But your field at EV iso 12k f2.8 and 1/500 shoukd carry low expectations. I hated 1/800 with HIgh School soccer as I new not all shots were possible without blurr. Most were ok, but not all. So this might temper your investment and choose to focus more on daytime. Or consider an f2.0 200mm to gain a stop and get to 1/1000 along with continued patience.
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