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Hi,

Just started taking pictures and my wife loves my pictures. But have a problem with night pictures for like football games and most sports. I also want real good up close pictures with a high zoom. I have a Canon Rebel EOS Rebel XS Ditgatal and 35mm? Help me please cause i would love to sell good pictures. Thank You!!!!

Chad

Kenneth Pierce Loc: Campbellsville, Kentucky

I use a combination of Canon camera, EF 70-200 2.8L IS lens and processing software to shoot sports under lights. A lot of experimentation goes into each game, because every field has its on lighting situations. Procedure at the game: shoot, check the window, histogram, etc make adjustments. I usually start at manual, at least 125 @ 2.8 (higher shutter speed is better) ISO at whatever works to get a high shutter speed. When I get home My processing software allows a two stop(btw I always shoot in RAW) adjustment which brings up the exposure up to 2 stops. hopes this gets you started!

Jeni Dawn

Ditto to Pierce but be prepared to part with lots of $$$ for a lens for what you want. 85 f1.8 or 1.4 may work for what you're doing. I shoot a lot of HS volleyball/basketball pix in RAW and usually use a 50mm f1.8 or 28-75 f2.8 depending on gym lighting and then post process and crop to what I want. Haven't taken any outdoor night sports though.

TTKBJR Loc: Kansas

I agree with Kenneth about the lens. I shoot mainly soccer photos and low lighting is always an issue with early evening games. I believe you would do best with a fixed aperture with a varied mm to capture football because the players are all over the field and a prime lens may not get the best results. It does cost a good chunk of change but if you are looking at years of shooting sports photography it will be worth it. I wish I had started out with that lens first but went a cheaper route with a canon F4.0-5.6L 70-300mm IS lens which is a great lens on sunny well lighted days but doesn't handle low lighted fast paced shots without some blur or ramping up the ISO which results in some noise. I am now contemplating the 2.8L lens as well.

coco1964 Loc: Winsted Mn

I shoot night baseball with the Tamron 70-200 2.8 and it seems to do the job adequately. I'll be bringing it into the gym this fall for basketball and eventually gymnastics. Gyms are not a photographers best friend but I know it can be done with this lens because I've seen others results. Good luck with your search.........

PhotoArtsLA Loc: Boynton Beach

If you are not on the sidelines, but in the stands, more telephoto is better. You might find used 300/2.8 lenses around, some might be manual focus, but that is just a skill to learn, how to focus fast, manually.

Richard Brown