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Canon RF 100-500, which IS mode for Sports?

Started Mar 15, 2021 | Discussions thread
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dspmax
dspmax Contributing Member • Posts: 522
Canon RF 100-500, which IS mode for Sports?

Hi, I've recently decided to take the dust off my Canon RF 100-500mm and put it through its paces to shoot some sports. I'm not a professional, but more of a soccer dad interested in capturing my daughters' sporting events and it turned into a fun hobby. I've been using the RF 70-200 for over a year and I am absolutely in love with that lens. Now, having shot with the Canon RF 100-500 for two days (Galleries with limited EXIF data: 3/13 game: https://bit.ly/nfvbfc, 3/14 game: https://bit.ly/nfvbest), I am really impressed with its performance in sports. Over the last two days, I shot about 15,000 pictures, with approximately 90% usable photos, yielding about 700 photos for processing & sharing with families. Because of the volume of pictures I take, I use the electronic shutter on the Canon R5 and while I do see the rolling shutter effect when I pan quickly, I try to minimize it by pre-panning ahead of the action.

Now on to the IS. So I kept the IS mode in the 1 spot, but wonder if this is the right mode for sports? I shoot off the monopod, I set the min shutter speed to 1/500th, and have seen recommendations all over the place. I am wondering what the owners of the RF 100-500 are doing?

 dspmax's gear list:dspmax's gear list
Canon EOS R Canon EOS R5 Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM +1 more
Canon EOS R5 Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM
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