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<blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 239643" data-attributes="member: 19158"><p>Thanks for the responses, everyone - I'll try to address them here.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks, I'll check that out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The spot metering was because I wondered if it would help (no). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I don't <em>think</em> it's motion blur - wouldn't motion blur be all in one direction?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what back focus is - I'll look into that. Spray and pray is kind of what I've been doing...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...and usually all three or four pictures are out of focus.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's what I thought originally, too, but Aperture indicates the focus is right on the player's jersey, the lower part of the Caps logo. I'm not sure how I could hit it much better than that. That's why I'm here asking about it. I can post a few more examples. For example, the first one has the focus dead center on the "ita" in the Caps logo. The second one is focused just under his right glove.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rjmarq.org/photo_album/badfocus/D7K_2486.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://rjmarq.org/photo_album/badfocus/D7K_2493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It's my understanding that the AF-C setting should keep it in focus while he's in motion, right? I.e., what I often do is focus on the player, keep the shutter button halfway pressed, then fire it off, usually in the continuous-slow mode to get a burst of two or three pictures. Maybe I'm hitting the board initially, then centering on the player, and the camera isn't refocusing on the player.</p><p></p><p>It'd be easier to zoom in more so the player is larger in the viewfinder and thus easier to hit for focus, but that starts to push the limits of lighting with that lens... But maybe I'll try that next time as a test - even if the pictures are too dark, all I need to see is whether they're in focus.</p><p></p><p>Our next game is January 10, so that's when I'll find out what I've learned. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks. I'll look at these settings and that thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skater, post: 239643, member: 19158"] Thanks for the responses, everyone - I'll try to address them here. Thanks, I'll check that out. The spot metering was because I wondered if it would help (no). :) I don't [I]think[/I] it's motion blur - wouldn't motion blur be all in one direction? I'm not sure what back focus is - I'll look into that. Spray and pray is kind of what I've been doing... ...and usually all three or four pictures are out of focus. That's what I thought originally, too, but Aperture indicates the focus is right on the player's jersey, the lower part of the Caps logo. I'm not sure how I could hit it much better than that. That's why I'm here asking about it. I can post a few more examples. For example, the first one has the focus dead center on the "ita" in the Caps logo. The second one is focused just under his right glove. [IMG]http://rjmarq.org/photo_album/badfocus/D7K_2486.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://rjmarq.org/photo_album/badfocus/D7K_2493.jpg[/IMG] It's my understanding that the AF-C setting should keep it in focus while he's in motion, right? I.e., what I often do is focus on the player, keep the shutter button halfway pressed, then fire it off, usually in the continuous-slow mode to get a burst of two or three pictures. Maybe I'm hitting the board initially, then centering on the player, and the camera isn't refocusing on the player. It'd be easier to zoom in more so the player is larger in the viewfinder and thus easier to hit for focus, but that starts to push the limits of lighting with that lens... But maybe I'll try that next time as a test - even if the pictures are too dark, all I need to see is whether they're in focus. Our next game is January 10, so that's when I'll find out what I've learned. ;) Thanks. I'll look at these settings and that thread. [/QUOTE]
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