Hello all,
I know the low-light AF issue has been discussed several times, but this
time I'm hoping to hear from people who have shot in gyms. I recently
bought a new EOS-3 to replace my A2 for my sports photography and the first
I assigment I used it on was some high school and college basketball. I've
shot non-pro basketball before and am well aware of the dismal lightning,
but was very surprised at the number of the time the EOS-3 could not acquire
focus.
I was using this:
- EOS-3 with PB-E2 and 70-200 f/2.8L shooting mainly verticals. Date code
is ON1019 (Oct 1999).
- Fuji Superia 800 pushed to 3200.
- Manual exposure of f/2.8 @ 320. Incident reading was at about EV 11.
- AI servo focus with only the center point activated.
The EV level was well within the range of the AF specifications, but the -3
refused to focus during probably 40% of the time I tried to use it. It had
a really hard time with the dark colored jerseys and when I tried the off
center focus points the performance was even worst. Admittedly contrast was
low, but surely the AF system is capable of better performance than that.
So the question is, has anyone had any luck shooting high school basketball
with the EOS-3?
Shop online without a credit card
http://www.rocketcash.com
RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary
*
****
*******
***********************************************************
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
* http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm
***********************************************************
