High School football flash question ..

cellman2010

Senior Member
Ok, so its almost that wonderful time of year again and I am looking to upgrade my gear this Fall, mainly flashes.

I am shooting night high school football using a D3 and a Nikkor ED AFS 400mm 2.8. Last year I was using a tethered
Canon Speedlite (on a monopod) and had exposure issues when the action would come towards me, mainly I assume due to no TTL metering.

First question -- If I get an off brand flash like Yongnuo, will TTL help in my situation ? Also, would having two flashes mounted on my monopod
work better ? (I've seen a few guys do this). If I get two flashes, what type of mount would you suggest to hold them along with my battery pack.
I was using a superclamp last year with a cold shoe attachment. I don't have pocketwizards yet, but might end up getting those if they work better.

Lastly, any disadvantage to mounting the flashes upside down ? Seems like that would add stability to my setup since I move around alot. The Speelite
kept wanting to tip over and move mounted upright.

Thanks for any help,
cellman2010​










 
First off you should never use a flash with night football. The flash in their eyes would not be good at all for them. I am surprised the coach has not told you not to do it anymore.
 

Whiskeyman

Senior Member
First off you should never use a flash with night football. The flash in their eyes would not be good at all for them. I am surprised the coach has not told you not to do it anymore.

I'm surprised they didn't ask you to leave!! I don't even use flash when photographing the marching band.

WM
 

carguy

Senior Member
While I agree with Don & WM above, why is the D3 and 400mm f2.8 not capable of shooting night football under the lights?
 
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