[Leica] IMG:At a basketball game

[Jeff Moore]

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
>
>
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