Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison: You were too late. I just got back from the game. I did not bring my flash, but asked an organizer if it would be OK. He said I could so I did. I used a Mestz CT60 and I hope everything turns out fine. I am just waiting for the Jobo to heat up so that I can process them. I had the 300 2.8 and R8 with me for the first game and found I wasn't using it. During the half, I went back to my truck and got the big metz and left the R8 and 300 in the truck. I shot most of it with the 60 Elmarit, and some close under the net shots with a 35mm Summicron. I used the 90 ocassionally, but I was so close to the net it was too long of a lens. I shot at about F4 so the Metz would keep up if I used bursts of the motor. Its a pretty powerful flash and at the ten to twelve foot range it did not have to put out a lot of light. Nobody complained. I did however end up with a couple players on top of me and the poor girl behind me who was sweeping the key. They got all tangled up in my flash cords and one ended up with his foot in my camera bag. If I get anything good I will post it. The NCAA teams were Boston U versus Miami University. Miami had a player called Wally Szczerbiak, who is supposed to be an NBA fist round draft pick. He was very good. It seemed that the other photograpers were there to take pictures of him more than anything else. Probably hoping he will be famous and the photos will be worth something. Regards, Robert At 12:39 PM 11/27/98 -0600, you wrote: >Friday, Friday, November 27, 1998, Robert G. Stevens wrote: > > >> I guess I will stick with the 90 and maybe the sixty. My R7 >> has a motor, which is quick enough for how I shoot. I just got a winder >> for the R8 and I am afraid I will find it very slow. > >Take your 400 2.8. I use mine for basketball and it gives very good >end to end photos. If you look around while shooting you will see >everyone covering the game has a least the 300 2.8 for a long lens to >shoot the opposite end of the court. I have used both and like the 400 >better just because of the extra reach and I have always liked >shooting tight. > >> If flashes are allowed, I will bring my metz 60ct and use it at a low power >> to get quick recycle. I can use the flash meter in the R8 to set for the >> proper aperture. > >DO NOT USE ON CAMERA FLASH!!! This is a major no no. The shots you >noticed on the NCAA page were lit using multiple strobes placed in the >ceiling for the game. If you have a big circulation, SI, AP, or are >the offical photographer you can get these things set up, but they >usually only allow a certain number of lights placed up there. > >The only time I have used on camera flash at any NCAA game was after >Texas Tech won the womens National Title back in 1993 and I was >covering the game for UPI. After the game Sheryl Swoops was cutting >down the net and I put my camera on a mono pod with a 24 on it raised >it up above her head and shot her cutting down the net with a remote >trigger and flash filled the photo. The photo ran on the front of the >Washington Times sports page. This is about the only acceptable time, >post game reaction, to use a flash at NCAA games. > >More than likely they will limit you to the end court areas, if they >allow you access to the sides get on the side opposite your teams >bench somewhere around the foul line and shoot with a 180 or so. This >makes a nice different perspective and allows you to get good reaction >shots from the bench. The 180 is nice and tight on plays in front >court on both ends, allows good shots under the basket and allows you >to shoot back across the court. A 135 or 90 is also nice from this >location. > >Good luck and if you have any more questions ask away. I have covered >a ton of round ball from NBA down to pee-wee over the years. > > >Best regards, > Harrison McClary >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto >preview my book: http://www.volmania.com >mailto:hmcclary@earthlink.net > >Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. > > > > > >