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SZ-10 at the ballgame

Started Apr 21, 2012 | Discussions thread
OP jon404 Senior Member • Posts: 2,231
Re: SZ-10 at the ballgame

Thanks Henry -- actually, the SZ-10 makes me look good... not much shutter lag.

Figured something out -- if I watch a player who will do something predictable, like swing at a ball, if I press the shutter button just when he starts his swing, it will take a great picture -- of the swing a milli-second later, with bat halfway-around.

Same with a pitcher -- you want to take the picture a bit after he starts his throwing motion, and aim the camera a few feet in front of him, as he falls off the pitcher's mound during the throw.

Baseball is good for photographers. Exciting plays are predictable, like if there's a runner on third -- if your're lucky, he'll try to score and you can pre-focus on home plate and the catcher. Same with a runner on first who might want to steal second. Predictable!

Plus they have hot dogs and beer, which helps image stabilization...

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