vma wrote:
Btbg
Great photo's
I am just starting to take volleyball photos of district high scholl playoffs. Purchased a 24-70mm lens Im hoping it will be perfect.
Could a d5300 camera with 24-70mm f/2.8 lens be able to get photo's as clear as yours?
What camera, lens & settings did you use?
Just by my own observations with shooting volleyball and specifically to shutter speed:
If you want to freeze the action and the ball when it's being spiked, you want a minumum
of 1/640 or 1/800. Digs are fine at 1/500 and player reactions/celebrations are a bit lower.
Too slow of shutter speed kills clarity/sharpness. I think shutter speed is more important
than iso to some degree. What I have found is focus is the most difficult part of shooting volleyball,
mainly because a players moving in front of your focus point and back out. Shooting single point,
continuous focus has led to more keepers for me, shooting vertical gets the ball in more shots, and
shooting jpeg large on hi speed. Also, focus on one player at a time, or one type of shot, blocking,
spiking, digging etc rather than trying to follow the ball around.
My guess, and this is only a guess on a lens I've never used. Start out with these settings:
ISO 1600, f2.8, 1/500th, jpeg large,AF-C on single point,Hi continuous shooting and really focus
on shooting on the number of the player, in vertical. The amount of lighting in the gym determines
the quality - try to get to 800 iso if possible, and if you have a gym with great lighting, shoot
like mad and take advantage of it.