Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those are great! Thanks for sharing. On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 10:17?PM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I took my SL2-S to a basketball game on Saturday paired with the Panasonic > f2.8 70-200mm lens. > > This is NOT a sports combo by any means. Autofocus is SLOW and uncertain. > But just because it?s not good for action doesn't mean it can?t be used for > capturing other aspects of an event. > > I like this image of UC Davis Aggie center Nico Rocak. > > > https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-ZzrSGnz/A > > And this shot of TY Johnson lining up a crucial free-throw works for me - > all alone in a crowd > > > https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-33hthjF/A > > The UC Davis Dance Team was also on hand. You just have to love, well, all > the hair. > > > https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-jmszM8N/A > > I shot these all in RAW+JPEG with normal B&W settings. These images are > all from conversions to B&W from the RAW images. Shooting this way gives me > a monochrome viewfinder which is quite useful. But the JPEGS, while nice, > don?t give me as much room to work with the image as does the RAW. > > The entire set from the game are here: > > > https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-jmszM8N > > > If the SL2-S could focus as well as the Fuji X-H2S it would be my go-to > camera but the X-H2S is vastly superior in action situations. Its sensor > has probably a stop more noise than the Leica, however. I?m hoping that the > sensor in the Q3 will find its way into the SL bodies. > > Thanks for looking. Your comments/critique are most welcome. > > Adam Bridge > Davis, CA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information