Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a very good image - lots of interesting tension. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McIntyre" <mcintyre@ca.inter.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ice hockey shots, wide open > Didier, > > Shooting hockey, or any sports is a challenge. I've tried with my SLR and > a > longer lens to capture the action of my son's playing > (http://www.igs.net/~blades/orleans05.jpg). Since the lighting in rinks is > usually poor, I used Delta 3200 for this shot. I have found that one of > the > keys is to get a handle on the play, and prefocus on a zone. As the play > moves into range, fire away... Using the 3200 allowed me to use a 1/350 > shutter (on a Nikon F80...but I do own a Leica!) with my 80-200 f2.8 zoom. > This camera has autofocus, but it wasn't fast enough for the game. I carry > my M6 as well with my 351.7 using 400 ASA, but mainly for those pictures > happening off ice. > > Nice work though...and I have to disagree with Douglas about the cones. > Having coached younger kids in hockey, the cones are a ubiquitous part of > the process! Nanos (2) is a great shot, probably the best of the eight you > posted. > > jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Didier Ludwig" <rangefinder@screengang.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 5:45 PM > Subject: [Leica] Ice hockey shots, wide open > > >> I spend the most of my marginal spare time to drive my kids to their >> respective hobbies (figure skating for the girl; ice hockey for the >> boys), >> so what else than shooting some pictures should I do while they are >> practising or playing a match? >> >> Last weekend I tried out my newly acquired LTM Canon 1.2/50mm on a M6 - >> it's the fastest lens I ever had so I shot the whole roll wide open. As > the >> results show, I need to take even more care about focusing with such a >> lens. But vignetting is less bad than I was fearing. Most of the dark >> corners are because of the bokeh'd grid I was standing behind. >> >> If I would have to select one of these pictures for a PAW, it would be >> this one (though the focus isn't perfect) >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/12-2004/bambini_1 >> >> Index: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/12-2004 >> >> Comments welcome >> TIA >> Didier >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information