Boris, 1) Go the the basketball court tonight or tomorrow night and check the lighting. Flash is probably not welcome from the sidelines or down underneath either basket. It's probably not welcome anywhere and you'll need ASA 800 speed films. 2) I'd use prime lenses indoors, probably the 50mm and maybe 135mm or 35mm. >From the sidelines, you will be quite close to the action. 3) Prefocus on the basket area as there is a lot of action there. Watch the players. They often have favorite spots to shoot from and will return there again and again. Good luck, covering action in dim light is really difficult. Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am invited to be a video/photo shooter on our companies weekly > basketball games. Since I have no experience whatsoever in shooting > things like that, I have my share of questions (only for photo part > though): > > 1. Do I need flash, or is window light and hall lights are going to be > enough? > > 2. Which lens(es)? My choice is 24, 35, 50, 135, 28-135, and 70-200. > The ultimate goal is probably no more than 10x15 (cm, not inches) > prints, so that I think I would do it handheld. Also I would be able > to get quite close to the players, since these are my co-workers, but > not too close of course <grin>. > > 3. Technique - pre-focus is necessary I think. As for exposure - > either flash, or 1/125 or so speed and whatever aperture the light > gives... Any other, more educated, suggestions?
