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Went and shot the Pirates/Cardinals baseball game with my new 10D in Pittsburgh saturday night. Had a blast.

Overall I was quite pleased with the 10D. Focuses nice and fast, higher ISO works great, body is solid. However, I would love to have had the higer FPS with the 1D. I am sure it makes it easier to capture some of the action. Still, I am pleased with the results I got.

Also, interestingly, there were only 2-3 other photographers there. One wsa using a 1D, another a D1h. However, one guy was using a Nikon 90! I couldn't believe it! Film! Compare that to the guy with the D1h....he had his notebook and was downloading and editing the images between innings. Life is good in the digital world!

All photos shot using 70-200 f2.8 L IS and 10D...ISO 800...1/1000-1/2000, f/2.8. Shot RAW+ jpg (my first time). Converted to JPGs in Canon's File Viewer (I cannot figure out how to extraxt the JPGs). Cropped, resized, a bit of USM.

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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
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Film? What do you mean, film?
 
or do all those shots look a little back focused. Hard to tell, as I am sure they are all pretty heavy crops shooting at 200mm?
Jamie W said:
Went and shot the Pirates/Cardinals baseball game with my new 10D
in Pittsburgh saturday night. Had a blast.

Overall I was quite pleased with the 10D. Focuses nice and fast,
higher ISO works great, body is solid. However, I would love to
have had the higer FPS with the 1D. I am sure it makes it easier
to capture some of the action. Still, I am pleased with the
results I got.

Also, interestingly, there were only 2-3 other photographers there.
One wsa using a 1D, another a D1h. However, one guy was using a
Nikon 90! I couldn't believe it! Film! Compare that to the guy
with the D1h....he had his notebook and was downloading and editing
the images between innings. Life is good in the digital world!

All photos shot using 70-200 f2.8 L IS and 10D...ISO
800...1/1000-1/2000, f/2.8. Shot RAW+ jpg (my first time).
Converted to JPGs in Canon's File Viewer (I cannot figure out how
to extraxt the JPGs). Cropped, resized, a bit of USM.

Comments welcome.











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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
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Yea, they are moderate to big crops. Not sure yet about the focusing, I think its ok...noise is a factor shooting at ISO 800. but most of the shots seem to be focused ok.
Paul Greenleaf said:
or do all those shots look a little back focused. Hard to tell, as
I am sure they are all pretty heavy crops shooting at 200mm?
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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
 
....the photographer's area, right next to the dugout. Great view, it was a blast.
DavidP said:
Were you shooting FROM the dugout, or just above it? Nice seats,
if you were in the stands.

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http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise
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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
 
DavidP said:
Hmmmm, it's in the wrong forum, and his subject line is misleading.
He's lucky I looked. ;)
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I don't mind "OT" posts as much as I mind people using trickery to get people to look at an "OT" post.

Just because you have a gazillion dollars worth of "L" glass and sensor bodies is no reason to envy you:-) Being an "unoffical" photographer of the "Wilkinsons", now that's reason to be envyous:-)
 
Obviously taken in the stands, but it is clearly in focus. ISO 1600 (amazing, huh!) 1/350th, f/2.8 70-200 at 85mm.



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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
 
ISO 1600 is amazing on the 10D and 1D. And the 1Ds.

I'd say your camera is focusing fine. You just need to be careful about pictures where the player is a small part of the frame. The camera will tend to focus behind him if there's something back there with good contrast.
Jamie W said:
Obviously taken in the stands, but it is clearly in focus. ISO
1600 (amazing, huh!) 1/350th, f/2.8 70-200 at 85mm.

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The Unofficial Photographer of The Wilkinsons
http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise
 
...that the player being a relatively small part of the frame, even though I selected center point, focused on the player and then reframed. I am pretty sure it was user error....but it sure was fun making those mistakes!

You are correct, ISO 1600 is ridiculous how good it is....and funny your choice of words....just started a new thread with that exact title!!!
DavidP said:
I'd say your camera is focusing fine. You just need to be careful
about pictures where the player is a small part of the frame. The
camera will tend to focus behind him if there's something back
there with good contrast.
Jamie W said:
Obviously taken in the stands, but it is clearly in focus. ISO
1600 (amazing, huh!) 1/350th, f/2.8 70-200 at 85mm.

Click to expand...
--
The Unofficial Photographer of The Wilkinsons
http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise
Click to expand...
--
Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
 
I know it won't do 3200.

It's possible it's restricted to 1250, too, now that you mention it.

Nothing that intentionally underexposing 1/3 and adjusting for later in RAW conversion can't fix, though.
'Ozy' said:
I thought the 1Ds could only go to ISO 1250?
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The Unofficial Photographer of The Wilkinsons
http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise
 
probably front focus as much as yours back focuses. ;-)

Jamie, I wasn't knocking your shots, they are good shots. It's just that

I know that lens is capable of sharper images than that, so I just looked for a reason.

Signed,
The other poster.
Jamie W said:
Thomas Gardner said:
Jamie W said:
Went and shot the Pirates/Cardinals baseball game with my new 10D
in Pittsburgh saturday night. Had a blast.
Click to expand...
Okay, what do these pics have to do with your envy problem with
DavidP?
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Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
Click to expand...
 
...I appreciate your input and your compliemnt. I don't take this stuff too seriously....and I have a pretty thick skin.

I agree, the images should be sharper, and I am trying to figure out why and impove as well. Thanks!
Paul Greenleaf said:
Jamie, I wasn't knocking your shots, they are good shots. It's just
that
I know that lens is capable of sharper images than that, so I just
looked for a reason.

Signed,
The other poster.
Jamie W said:
Thomas Gardner said:
Jamie W said:
Went and shot the Pirates/Cardinals baseball game with my new 10D
in Pittsburgh saturday night. Had a blast.
Click to expand...
Okay, what do these pics have to do with your envy problem with
DavidP?
Click to expand...
--
Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--
Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
 
Jamie W said:
Went and shot the Pirates/Cardinals baseball game with my new 10D
in Pittsburgh saturday night. Had a blast.

Overall I was quite pleased with the 10D. Focuses nice and fast,
higher ISO works great, body is solid. However, I would love to
have had the higer FPS with the 1D. I am sure it makes it easier
to capture some of the action. Still, I am pleased with the
results I got.

Also, interestingly, there were only 2-3 other photographers there.
One wsa using a 1D, another a D1h. However, one guy was using a
Nikon 90! I couldn't believe it! Film! Compare that to the guy
with the D1h....he had his notebook and was downloading and editing
the images between innings. Life is good in the digital world!

All photos shot using 70-200 f2.8 L IS and 10D...ISO
800...1/1000-1/2000, f/2.8. Shot RAW+ jpg (my first time).
Converted to JPGs in Canon's File Viewer (I cannot figure out how
to extraxt the JPGs). Cropped, resized, a bit of USM.

Comments welcome.











--
Jamie W.
Kindness. Compassion. Understanding. Respect. Courtesy.
I try to live up to these words. Do you?
Film? What do you mean, film?
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