Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 | Volleyball Photography

[@DLivingston]

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[@ty-k6708]

When I was team Canon, The RF 24-70 never left my C70. It is a real workhorse lens. I love RF lenses!

[@DLivingston]

Yeah, it's such a solid lens!

[@chrismorgan2461]

The 28-70 is amazing. I just rented it and was sad when I had to return it. Everyone complains about the weight but I didn’t think it was that bad

[@DLivingston]

Yeah, I hear about the weight but I am all good with heavy lenses if the quality is there! I mean, I handhold the 300mm still so.

[@anthonyk27]

RF 28-70 f2 is the best lens I have ever used.

[@hawaiifreespeechnews]

@@anthonyk27 I've heard others praise that lens as well but if you shoot hand held video, you'd be better off with the 24-70 2.8 because it has Lens IS

[@anthonyk27]

@ I shoot handheld 95% of the time. Never an issue. I am biased. I always wanted that lens, and loved it when I got it.

[@MrIowahawks77]

I love that lens too. Also rented it

[@MrIowahawks77]

Love the 28-70. So clear

[@DLivingston]

I bet, I’ve got to try it soon.

[@hawaiifreespeechnews]

For video I would recommend the RF 15-35 2.8 for one body and the 24-70 2.8 on the other. Both have great Lens IS

[@DLivingston]

I believe that. I def could use a 15-35 in sports a ton, probably more than 24-70.

[@3-piece129]

If you enjoyed the 24-70 f/2.8 then you’ll love the 24-105 f/2.8. You might want to consider trading in the 24-70 for it.

[@DLivingston]

I have used it and it was awesome. Def on my radar to get.

[@Yarborough19]

Been shooting basketball with my R6 and a EF 70-200 2.8 and I was wondering what setting you typically keep yours set to. I’ve been at ISO 6400 with at least 1/1000 shutter at 2.8. I still see some noise afterwards so maybe I’m shooting too high? Thoughts?

[@hawaiifreespeechnews]

An R6? You can't expect a less than 2k camera to give you a clean image with an ISO and shutter speed cranked up that high with such poor lighting conditions. It's time to upgrade to an R3 or better, the R1

[@DLivingston]

You can always drop the iso to 4,000 and allow the images to be slightly underexposed and see if that helps any. Or you could drop the shutter down to 1/500-800(will introduce some motion blur). I do perfectly fine with my R6, so I wouldn't say you need to upgrade your camera already over something you can fix my changing your settings.

[@Yarborough19]

@@DLivingston I will try lowering the ISO and see if it helps. I’m still able to get pretty decent shots, but there are a few that have more noise than I’d like. Also I have been using Face Detection for my focus settings. Is that what you use? I thought about trying something else because sometimes it doesn’t lock on perfectly haha.

[@faithfitnessandfatherhood]

I think you could probably drop your shutter to 1/800. I shoot volleyball at 1/1000 or 1/1250 max, but the ball is traveling at 40-60mph typically. Basketball is slightly slower, so 1/800 may allow you to drop the iso and get it lower in the gym.

[@3-piece129]

Are you shooting in RAW? I sometimes lower the iso to 3200/4000. The image will be dark but I then lighten it up in LR by bringing up the shadows and adjusting the noise level settings. The cameras’s DR can handle it. Also, take advantage of the dual iso.