[Leica] IMG: a few basketball players and trying out a new lens

[Adam Bridge]

So I have this new 110mm f2 lens for the GFX100 and there was a watch practice and meet the players event so I took the camera to see how the combination worked.

I learned that:

1) the GFX100 is NOT a sports camera. (duh)
2) if things are moving do NOT use electronic shutter because of (wait for it) rolling shutter (another duh)

3) the 110mm is a really nice portrait lens (yea team!)

We ended up in a white-painted below-grade room with high west-facing windows. I was seated and didn’t feel free to move around. Important people might have poked me with sharp implements. I took photos anyway. Here are a few that sort of go with my somewhat quirky style.

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This is Stefan Gonzales. He’s the #1 three-point shooter in Div I NCAA basketball right now.

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Rogers Printup is another excellent three-point shooter who is nearly deaf.

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Cameron Ba is a freshman. As I was shooting this a teammate was introducing him.

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Caleb Fuller.

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Joe Mooney, senior, talented three point shooter

You can view all of the images by navigating up a bit.

Everything you see is cropped but the images are still quite larger.

Thanks for looking!

Adam Bridge