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OldSchool-WI wrote:
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Certainly the "fun spontaneity" of the photo would not have been lost with the correct focal length lens. Portraits are best with roughly a 90mm lens considering a 35mm format. Not a 20mm wide angle.----
Well yes a 90mm lens would be great if you happened upon this scene with know one else in the foreground and you were standing 30-40 feet away. But this picture was most likely taken up close with a wide angle because there were tons of people within a few feet of the group. It also appears another photographer had their attention to the right. You use the best focal length you have for the given situation.
In this case the entire fun spontaneous mood captured here would have been lost by moving back and zooming in with a longer focal length. Perhaps a quick move to the right could have reduced the distortion on the left, but still the candid nature of this image would most likely have faded. It’s a great photograph. Nothing “wrong” with it.
Weight will not be a factor going mirrorless. This big difference for me is in focusing at apertures 2.8 or wider, and the eye-focus capability. Your percentage of sharp images will definitely increase. If your main subjects are still objects, I wouldn’t bother with the upgrade.
Obtaining perfect WB in gyms is tricky. Everyone posting in this thread has good ideas for correction. Factors influencing color include the lights themselves which usually don’t have a full spectrum, ambient light from windows and doors, and also the color of the floor. In this case it appears the wood or perhaps an orange logo could be reflecting light from below. In case others haven’t mentioned it, try doing a custom WB with a gray card, color checker, or just a clean white sheet of paper before the next game. It won’t be perfect, but it will get you in the ballpark.
These images are wanting of nothing in my opinion. Great tonality and composition!
When you say overheating, do you mean it stops functioning or does the camera just feel hot? I have two of them and take thousands of picture at weddings and other events and have never had an overheating issue. I would call Canon for support on this if it is truly overheating.
For certain, shooting at 20fps increases your chances of getting one great photo in a sequence. But in sports photography for instance, it still requires immense skill to achieve accurate focus, interesting angle of view, great expression, proper exposure, etc. it’s not as easy as simply pointing and shooting. Call it video or still, it’s the man/woman behind the camera that makes the difference.