FZ200 - Back at the hockey rink again... new settings, better results

Rudy,

I think those look great!  I love watching woman's hockey.  Plenty of action, and more finesse than men's.  Our granddaughter has played for years, and now is at Mercyhurst Univ. on a full ride to play hockey.  So grandpa has been following her career, camera in hand for about 13 years.  Initially with film, and then with various digital cameras.

I tried my FZ200 at Mercyhurst for her first game in September.  I shot mine at ISO 800 and f/4 in Aperture preferred.  Today, I'd probably use f/2.8 and ISO 400.  Shutter speeds were around 1/250.  I made the mistake of not going up close to the glass, and lost a lot of shots due to the camera focusing on smears on the glass and reflections.  Next time we go up there, I'll do better.  The results so far with my FZ200 are about as good as i get with my 60D andconsumer grade lenses.

We have two more grandkids that play, so I've got years of hockey shooting ahead of me.

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Jerry