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Working out the 70 - 200 VR

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Working out the 70 - 200 VR

Postby shakey on Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:07 pm

A couple of weekends ago I tried the lens out in a low light concert. My latest attempt was in very bright light. Still wanted to use this at 2.8 to reduce DOF. This is one of the local kids doing some showjumping.

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A lot the shots came out fuzzy so I'm still playing with this thing.
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Postby Raskill on Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:10 pm

Nice image, great capture, you've got the riders face looking nice and intense.

I'd say though looking at the image that there was enought light not to use the lens wide open, you could have used it a few stops higher, and still got the shutter speeds you need as well as getting a better DOF.

It's hard to buy the 70-200VR then get used to not using it at F2.8, but on plenty bright days there is not always a need to.

You could also try using a fill flash to bring out detail on the horse, but that restrict s your shutter speed to 1/500, so depending on the speed of the subject, it's not always a bonus.

I like the image though, well done!
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:31 pm

Lovely image - well caught with beautiful colour.

Regarding fill flash - this would be, IMO, a no-no. If you spooked the horse (no blinkers) the rider could come a cropper :roll:
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Postby marcotrov on Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:43 pm

Terrific action image Shakey. Colours great it's sharp and on the peak of the action
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Postby Geoff on Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 pm

Gotta love that lens - great shot!
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Postby nito on Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:12 pm

very nice shot. I like the direction of the eyes for both the rider and horse.
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Postby losfp on Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:19 pm

Great capture!

That lens is a beauty for sure... Want want want want want...
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Postby thaddeus on Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:14 pm

I really dislike this shot because I took one look at it and knew I was about to be $2,300 poorer. Birdy, you have mail!
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Postby Geoff on Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:20 pm

thaddeus wrote:I really dislike this shot because I took one look at it and knew I was about to be $2,300 poorer. Birdy, you have mail!



:D :D :D :D :D

You're gonna LOVE it! :)
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Postby shakey on Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:45 pm

Thanks for all the great comments.

Raskill..I did take shots at other apertures, but the reason for shooting at 2.8 was to see if a narrow DOF would make the subject "pop" from the background. I think it does. I don't use flash on showjumpers. If a horse knocked down a jump I'd be throttled by the parents and the rider. :) :) :) :)
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Postby shakey on Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:57 pm

thaddeus wrote:I really dislike this shot because I took one look at it and knew I was about to be $2,300 poorer. Birdy, you have mail!


If you need to be dissuaded I could post some of the crappy shots. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

No its a seriously good piece of glass. This one was with the VR turned off. I'd read somewhere that the VR can lead to a little shutter lag...which is not a good thing for showjumping.., but I thought that even "Shakey" could hand hold at 1/5000 or whatever at 70 mm
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Postby thaddeus on Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:09 pm

My lens arrived and I've been taking oodles of crappy shots too! Thanks for the prompt to buy the lens!
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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:09 pm

My lens arrived and I've been taking oodles of crappy shots too! Thanks for the prompt to buy the lens!


The beauty of it is that the percentage of crappy shots is lower :roll:
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Postby glamy on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:37 pm

I am glad I am not the only one taking crappy shots with this lens. When they are good they are very good, but I think we may be too complacent and the VR is not a panacea.
Shakey,
That is a very good shot...
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