Originally posted by Sergey K your picture looks too noisy . . .
That's the K-x. The K5 is better.
Originally posted by Sergey K . . . and a bit blurred
With this kind of shot, I like the extremities a bit blurred
to give a sense of the motion.
Originally posted by Sergey K But what I really want to get is that "sport magazine cover" shot (sighs) or at least I want to "freeze" action.
Sports magazine cover shots are usually in locations
with radio-fired strobes built in to the lighting,
by photographers who can use the correct frequency to trigger the strobes.
Originally posted by Sergey K Prefocusing is great when you can predict the key spot(s) for the most interesting moments. I found it difficult to ask a fighter for doing "high kick in that corner, please"
If you know the sport and the players,
you should be able to predict the action,
the way a good referee does.
Originally posted by Sergey K my distance from the action is usually from 5 to 12 meters (16 to 50 feet approx) so people at that distanse are still quite a big target for focus point. Using center focus point there should be no problems (I hope).
With the K5 and 70mm, there probably will be. The K-3 should be better.