I don\'t know how to phrase this question so I don\'t get a bunch of questions asking for clarification but I was trying to set reasonable expectations for the shots I take of my son who is currently playing basketball in dimly lit elementary schools. What I mean is, if I have a bunch of OOF images is that all user error or in dark gyms, even if I do everything right, I can\'t expect a high hit ratio. My is only 5 so the action isn\'t hard to track but I still find shooting in these conditions challenging.
Yesterday I shot with my Mark IV and 85mm 1.4 (ISO 800-1250, SS around 1/1000) for the entire game. I took about 500 shots and kept about 100. These are all by no means peak action shots, but they are nicely focused and would work for a photo book. I did have a bunch of shots that simply weren\'t in focus and some where the focus was on the defender directly behind my son. Looking at the focus point afterwards, even though it appeared the point was on my target the focus was behind the action or just not there at all.
I know with practice things will improve, but from your experience what is a successful day on the court?
