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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 251287" data-attributes="member: 13556">This whole thread reminds me of an old technique that some film pros used to use when covering professional football.  Quite often, they would rig a camera with a wide-angle lens pre-focused at a preferred distance.  They often covered the game with another camera, fitted with a telephoto lens for action further away.  If the action got real close, real fast, as they were frantically trying to get their telephoto gear out of the way, they's reach down and fire a rapid succession of shots with the wide angle setup.  A lot of great shots were taken this way, which is a combination of both techniques. If it works, it works.  And with digital, it's a whole lot less expensive to do this than with film.WM</blockquote>