Smaug
Well-Known Member
Maybe "assignment" is the wrong term. I volunteer to shoot the home meets for my daughter's swim club. I'll be shooting the afternoon session. On the other hand, the club's director said any family who doesn't have at least one volunteer has to pay a $250 fee. (so maybe it IS an assignment?) I think they over-step their authority there a bit, but a lot of parents will not help otherwise, and it takes a lot of adults to run a swim meet.
The venue is indoors and lighting is tricky, because at certain angles it is just a well-lit indoor pool. From other angles, there are big windows, which backlights the swimmers, causing underexposure. It changes once per lap. I think maybe spot metering is the solution. Focus tracking and face/eye focus doesn't work on swimmers, so I'll probably select a large central spot.
I will probably shoot my slow Tamron 70-300/4.5-6.3 on my Z5. Although the lens is slow, the sensor is big, so the images are fine viewed full screen.
I am considering buying the 70-200/2.8, but it is a lot of money to shoot my daughter's swim meet once or twice a year. The rest of the time, I would not bother to carry it. I shot with a rented one once last year, and it was great.
Wish me luck and keep your eyes peeled for hopefully a couple of good shots next week!
The venue is indoors and lighting is tricky, because at certain angles it is just a well-lit indoor pool. From other angles, there are big windows, which backlights the swimmers, causing underexposure. It changes once per lap. I think maybe spot metering is the solution. Focus tracking and face/eye focus doesn't work on swimmers, so I'll probably select a large central spot.
I will probably shoot my slow Tamron 70-300/4.5-6.3 on my Z5. Although the lens is slow, the sensor is big, so the images are fine viewed full screen.
I am considering buying the 70-200/2.8, but it is a lot of money to shoot my daughter's swim meet once or twice a year. The rest of the time, I would not bother to carry it. I shot with a rented one once last year, and it was great.
Wish me luck and keep your eyes peeled for hopefully a couple of good shots next week!
