The problem with the vertical grip is a known issue and Canon will fix it.
On an under-6 size field with small (7?) teams, you'll probably want about 200mm normally (~135mm on a 1.6 Crop body), but something wider for those unexpected close ups, so the 28-135mm should be a decent lens. The 100-400 will be a lot to run up and down the field with (and you will be chasing the flagmen the whole time :) Shooting at MAX aperture will only get you soft pictures, this is outdoors in daylight, shoot at 1/250th and adjust your ISO between 200 and 800 to compensate and get a smaller aperture (sharper pictures). And people tend to look at the kids, not the ball in pictures. Focusing one the ball is fine occasionally, but not something I would do regularly. tomp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Lim > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EOS Tips on kids soccer and sporting events > > Hi all: > > I plan to take pictures of my kid's (5 years old) sport and soccer > games this week. I've never really into sports photo stuff but I > guess it's time for me to learn. Anyone out there have any tips for > me? Here is what I plan to use 20D + 28-135IS and 100-400 IS. (btw, > I found out the hard way my vertical grip is not functioning properly. > It gave me no battery while the camera works fine without it!) > > OK, here is what I plan to do: > > 1. max aperture (AV) > 2. ISO 400-800 depending on the light > 3. continuous focus > 4. try to focus on the ball (?) > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
