Hi everyone I am new to the list. I have been reading some of your posts for the last couple of days, and now I have a question. I will try to make it a specific as possible to help you with your answers :-) Thank you to those that have responded to my first posting...I have written down some other questions that are also plaguing me... Thanks to everyone who responds to my questions First off let me tell you what equipment I own. I purchased a Cannon EOS Elan II about a year ago. I got it in a package with their 28-80mm lens and the Cannon 75-300mm EF 1:4-5.6 III lens. My girlfriend and I really enjoy going to watch skating, and both of us enjoy taking pictures. The only problem is that I cannot figure out how to get my pictures exposed properly, what settings to use, or even if my lens (75-300mm) is an approproate lens for this kind of photography. We are too far away for the use of a flash most of the time, and they don't allow flash photography anyway. For this reason I have tried these settings (P, Tv, Av, and M). I generally use 800 speed film too. I have had problems with improper exposure of pictures, bluryness (due to camera shake I have been told), stopping motion, Here are my questions... Am I using the appropriate film?? What lens (AF) would be better suited to figure skating photography? I enjoy the shows (low lighting, with different coloured spotlights) as well as the competitions (lots of light to work with)?? What setting would be appropriate for me to use on my camera (keeping in mind I cannot have the built in flash popping up or use a flash at all)?? Also what setting with respect to focusing points, shutter speed, ISO speed, meetering etc. should I be using?? Now I also have pictures that were taken in rapid succession of one another, and frames that were taken within about 1 second of each other one is exposed properly and the other is way too dark...what could have caused this?? Now as for stopping motion, I can stop on part of the skaters body (when they are spinning on the spot) and it will be focused, but another part is not in focus...What would cause this?? Could it be due to focusing on the worng part of the subject?? Could it be the lens or shutter speed?? Would buying the optional servo battery pack be a good idea to help speed up things like focusing?? Also would a 600mm lens work for shots that are close up as well as far away (I want to be able to keep the whole subject in the frame?? Would a straight power aid me in focusing better on moving and spinning targets?? Thank you for all your help in answereing my questions...I look forward to reading everyones responses... * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
