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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-12-2015, 10:10 PM
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This shot was at ISO 8000, I used noise reduction and changed the white balance for the second version below. It was at the opposite end of the court from where I was standing, so I was zoomed out to 135mm, which is f5.6 on the 18-135. My advice is to not worry about pixel peeping, people will most likely be looking at your photos on a website or printed no larger than 4x6. The most critical and difficult part is getting players in focus while they are actually doing something, not just standing there. If you can reliably nail focus with a lens at f2.8, great, otherwise give up a stop of light and use a slower lens with better AF.
I tried to position myself about 10 feet back from one of the corners of the court, and never wanted to go wider than 50mm. A 50-135mm f2.8 zoom with a DC autofocus motor would be ideal in my opinion for APS-C. It isn't the speed that the players are moving at that creates challenges, it is the way the action suddenly moves around the court, requiring the photographer to zoom and move the camera quickly that makes framing your photos difficult. When I look at Sports Illustrated in the doctor's office, it seems that three-quarters of the basketball images are of instantly recognizable faces lining up to take free throws. Takes all of the fun out of it in my opinion.
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