[Leica] IMG:At a basketball game

[Nathan Wajsman]

Very nice! Despite the limitations you mention. Basketball is a bit more forgiving than other sports because you know where the interesting action will be. My cousin played for his high school in Florida back in the 1980s, and I sometimes went to his games. I would focus on the basket and hope for the best. This is one of my favourite pictures from back then:

https://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Stuff-from-the-20th-century/i-WPCbWs2/A

By luck, my cousin (trying to block the shot) and the opponent had the same number.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 15 Jan 2024, at 04:17, 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.
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-ZzrSGnz/A
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> And this shot of TY Johnson lining up a crucial free-throw works for me - all alone in a crowd
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-33hthjF/A
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> The UC Davis Dance Team was also on hand. You just have to love, well, all the hair.
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-jmszM8N/A
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> 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:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball/Mens-Basketball/UC-Davis/2023-2024-Season/Bakersfield-at-Davis/i-jmszM8N
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> 
> 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
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