Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, Nice series, captures the mood of revelry well - I had attended one of these a few years ago. I agree with you that the 18-200 is a very versatile lens, and I have no complaints on its performance. I pretty much use it as a travel lens, paired with a D40X, but it comes with me into wildlife parks as well, mainly to give the wide/normal view. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Howard Cummer <cummer@netvigator.com> wrote: > Hello luggers, > I am recovering today from another Hong Kong Rugby 7's. Please see > the folder at: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hk+Rugby+7s+2008/? > g2_page=1 > > http://tinyurl.com/2ywlng > > I took the Nikon D300 with the 18 - 200 VR zoom as my main camera > (horses for courses) and also the M8 with a variety of lenses. The M8 > never made it out of the camera bag. The Nikon seemed so well suited > to what was passing before it. The predictive auto focus tracking > used with high speed continuous shooting mode worked very well in > flat light situations but when the main action in the stadium was in > shadow in the afternoon the autofocus tended to be distracted by the > lighter sunlight backgrounds on the far side of the stadium behind > the players. Still, as you can see from the folder the results were > more than satisfactory for the most part. > I have not used a camera before which can run 100 frames at 6 frames > a second and that really redefined the "decisive moment" for me. The > rugby action shots were taken in bursts for the most part and I have > chosen the frame which shows the height of the action. Canon still > dominated the professional ranks by far - but there were more Nikons > this year. I saw one Oly E3 in the hands of someone with a photo pass. > The usual action was in the stands, drinking and carrying on, and > this year the restrictions on getting on to the pitch challenged > several people to avoid the security guards and streak around. > Yes some of those photos are in the folder as well. > C&C welcome as always. > Do enjoy. > Howard > (in humid Hong Kong) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >