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Best settings for Canon 700D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS?

Started Feb 12, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: Best settings for Canon 700D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS?

Olga Johnson wrote:

That looks a little out of focus to me. He is moving fast. Did you use AIServo?

When you use AIServo, and you focus on your target, wait a tiny little bit before you take the picture to allow the camera focus to settle a bit. I also use one point of focus, the center one. This way the camera does not choose where to focus; I do that.

In a venue like that I would prefer a monopod instead of a tripod.

As a start i think you did very well, especially considering the lens you are using.

+1 to what Olga wrote.

Your settings are about maxxed out. This is pretty typical. Your keeper percentage will always be quite low indoors.

If you're having a hard time acquiring focus, one thing I often like to do is focus on the (high contrast) jersey. You'll FF or BF at times (esp if the subject is close), and you can run out of DOF too.

Consider that prime lens. You'll need to crop more (often), but a blurry image just never cuts it.

Best of luck!

R2

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