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NX1 + 50-150 S + Women's Rugby 7

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Roman Proydakov
Roman Proydakov Junior Member • Posts: 25
NX1 + 50-150 S + Women's Rugby 7
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Some of my shots from the women's Rugby 7 tournament last weekend. Captured to JPEG, edited in DxO.

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
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Great action shots!

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james _ Regular Member • Posts: 200
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amazing. good colors too, considering the weather conditions!

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Thank you!

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james _ Regular Member • Posts: 200
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can i ask what you did for focusing? which af mode or did you use manual?

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Well, I think that using a manual focusing mode is too tricky for sports action.
I used continuous mode and the best result was achieved with zone AF (smallest size in the center) and holding the AF ON back button during tracking the subject. I also tried Selection mode and got more focus misses.

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doceyes Regular Member • Posts: 179
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What was the in focus capture rate like?

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james _ Regular Member • Posts: 200
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good to know, thank you!

Roman Proydakov
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doceyes wrote:

What was the in focus capture rate like?

I shoot in a burst mode during the action moment and focus of course misses during tracking athletes. But in clear conditions at least 70-80% of shots I got in focus. With the rain, it dropped to about 50%.

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Sexy LOL

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Sorensen Regular Member • Posts: 392
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Great shots, full of action!

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