Youth Basketball, game-winning half court video (OM-D EM5)...

I sold off all of my DSLR gear a couple months back, and decided to go all in with m4/3, with the Olympus OM-D EM5.  I shoot my kids' sports a fair amount, and knew that this type of shooting would be a challenge with anything other than a DSLR, but wanted to give it a shot, as m4/3 fits my needs better for everything else.  So far, I'm happy with the results, and expect that I'll do better as I get to use the camera/lenses more.

This was my 2nd time using this combo for indoor sports. I've had a chance to get to know the camera more over the last month, and felt like I had a better idea of how to use it in this situation. Hopefully, the results bear that out.

Anyway, the kids played a great game, and beat a team that had never lost before in our league in the four years we've been playing them. Best of all, my son hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to win it! Needless to say, my son and I were both on cloud 9 yesterday - pretty cool moment for us.

I had decided to shoot video for the 2nd half, which I almost never do, so I was very lucky to catch the big moment on video:

Game Winning Shot

Here are a few pics from the game. Shot in jpg, M mode, ISO 4000, and edited in LR 4.3:

Opening tip

Driving for two...

Three pointer on the way...

Eyes on the rim...

Eyes still on the rim, looking to finish...
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