Evening Football - Help Please?

[apphotography]

Hi all,

I'm still new so apologies firstly if this is in the wrong forum.

I'm heading off to York City vs Gateshead on Tuesday night and I will be taking photos with my (now old) Olympus E500 and I was after some tips for settings I should use. I've been looking at them but to be honest I'm not techniqually gifted I just point and shoot with what I know for afternoon kick-offs.

Any help would be really appreciated.

 

[wegotitugetit]

are you in the stand or are you pitch side

what lenses do you have ???

 

[apphotography]

Pitchside. The best lens I've got is ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6. Simply cannot afford better.

 

[Photodiva]

Hi Alan. I think you are going to be challenged! your camera's iso expands to 1600 which isn't that high, and with a narrow aperture of 4.0-5.6 you are going to struggle to get a fast enough shutter speed to capture the action. Hope for some good floodlights, or at least some areas of the pitch that are better lit and concentrate on those. Good luck! Hope for better at daytime matches.

 

[wegotitugetit]

as said above alan if it is 1600 i would say you are wasting your time if not going to struggle alot hope for good lighting

i struggled at F4 and 3200 just got a f2.8 which makes things alot easier

 

[apphotography]

Thanks guys. At least I can get in for free with the pass I guess.

Not going to give up though. I'll post a couple of pics from the game when I can and we can see how the camera fails.

 

[wegotitugetit]

dont give up i would still take the camera

you just never know

 

[apphotography]

I'm not giving up yet. I'm going to mess around with some settings and see what I can get. A good crowd shot would be nice.

Went to York last season so I know I can sit right in the corner of the pitch where a floodlight is. Hopefully I can get a good shot.

Thanks again

 

[KIPAX]

I have been to york a few times to photograph.. I was using iso 1600 on a canon 1dmkII and at f2.8 could only manage a shutter of 250

This with your equipment you going to be pretty much knackered I am afraid... You will get something... but it wont be much... take enough shots you might just catch it right and to be honest.. get lucky

 

[apphotography]

Thanks Kipax.

 

[apphotography]

The pictures, as predicted, didn't come out very well at all. For future night matches I'm just going to pay and have fun supporting the team, although I did get praise from our number 2 keeper for getting in with my camera ;-)

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