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How is the SL1 for Shooting Outdoor Sports?

Started Mar 14, 2014 | Discussions thread
garypen
garypen Regular Member • Posts: 346
Re: How is the SL1 for Shooting Outdoor Sports?
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Here's a dumb question:

Are you manually setting the shutter speed to <1/250? Or, are you relying on an auto setting?

I used to use a bottom-of-the-lineup-at-the-time Rebel XS (I forget the global model number) with the cheapo 55-250 at the dog park, and got awesome, sharp, frozen action shots of dogs playing.

But, the key was manually setting shutter speed, setting AI Servo AF mode, and center-point-only in the focus grid.

Obviously, there wasn't a 100% keeper rate. There never is. But, it was quite decent.

BTW, I just got an SL1/100D to compliment my 70D. But, I haven't had a chance to do action shots yet. But, it's a pretty awesome little camera, especially for the low price at the recent refurbished + 20% off sale at Canon Direct.

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