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Next week i have the opertunity to shoot some boxing, the tournement is in the local town hall.I will be ringside but there is a balconey at each side and might try and shoot some from there.
I will be using my 1DmkIII and a 24-70 2.8, and was wundering what primes are usefull and quick focusing for ringside shots.Might go out and hire one
 
Dont bother with primes. Boxers move around far too much. I suppose a 24mm prime would be fine but a 24-70 would work well. When I did ringside for the Harrison vs Sprott a while back, virtually all the toggers were on a 24-70 or some sort of 24-105 and shot from under the bottom rope. Take some sort of wipe for your lens since these guys sweat and goes everywhere at times.

Where are you shooting? Some balconies are quite far. I know some who have to resort to something as long as 300/400mm…
 
Paisley town hall,the Carslaw fight.
 
If he's shooting from the balcony, then an appropriate fast prime would be very useful...

Can you get down to do a reccy before hand...Take your primes and suss out what works best for you...If you can get any info from the organisers it will be very useful especially if you can get details of the ring location...This will allow you to choose the right focal length prime.

Other wise just shoot at ringside from below the bottom rope..Keep off the apron ..as normally the referee in charge will not be your friend..Your MK3 may produce noisey images dependant upon the lighting ..A 50 1.4 or or 35 f2 maybe a good option.. Dont limit the DOF by shooting wide open as one boxer will be in focus and the other not....

Select an off center focus point and focus on the oncoming boxer but be prepared to change this to the other side depending on the boxers position..

Avoid shooting directly into the lighting...I do not know the venue or the type of lights but try and select your position accordingly.

Dont forget to post some results..
 
I do a lot of pro boxing and always use a 35mm prime on a crop 1D body. focusing and moving the focus point left and right.. enough to do without zooming as well.. the rings only so big..

you should only be allowed to shoot from one side of the ring so choosing position might not be a problem..
 
The balcony will be very close, but don,t know what the lighting will be like.Might try and gadge a 35mm f2 .
 
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The balcony will be very close, but don,t know what the lighting will be like.Might try and gadge a 35mm f2 .
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balcony good for some sort of arty shot.. but the real fight shots you want to be ringside..

at big boxing events they have ringside places and blacony spots.. the big agencies get ringside and lesser souls get balcony..


ringside is best :)
 
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As tug said.. the trick is moving the focus left and right.. center is no use.. so get your settings right first using 9 points for easy switching.... also white balance will more than likely be off so take a wb card or shoot something white in the ring (back of refs shirt usualy good) and manualy set WB
 
KIPAX said:
I do a lot of pro boxing and always use a 35mm prime on a crop 1D body. focusing and moving the focus point left and right.. enough to do without zooming as well.. the rings only so big..

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what 35mm do you use, is there a big diff,
going to cover for the local paper
 
Pick said:
what 35mm do you use, is there a big diff,
going to cover for the local paper
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35mm f2 lens but usualy manage f2.8 or better.. used mkIII mkIV and 1dx.. but mkIII was over 2 yrs ago so cant recall how ..


it will be all about the light... is it on TV? if so telly lights will make it bright..
 
cheers for the info, hope it is on telly, so the light will be better
 
Cheers Kipax, had a great night, apart from forgot about the custom w/b, wonky horizons, and missing feet, but got some good shots, and the lads were happy.
 
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