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X-T2: Long Track Speed Skating


GilBarib

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Hi

 

From last weekend, taken at the Canada Cup Long Track Speed Skating competition in Québec City. 

Close to one hundred of the best skaters in Canada were in town for a three day event, the first races in a series of four this season. 

Shot with a X-T2 and the XF50-140mm with the XF1.4TC, AFC on zone (3x3 grid), on CH at 11 fps with the battery grip on boost.

 

I shot this event twice before, twice in 2015 with my T1..... and I got to say it,  I just love my T2   :D

 

PP in LR 6.7 and the Nik suite for all sharpening and Noise Reduction.

 

For those of you who would like to see more here is a link to the Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskHye7Vf

 

Thanks

 

Gilles

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It's many years ago that I have skated on natural ice ... I am jealous! ;)

 

Very nice pictures as well.

Thanks Johant !

 

It is natural ice for sure but there is a heavy duty cooling system build under the ice ring, I guess they could get it to freeze right in the middle of summer if it was not for the energy cost !

There is a project here in town to build a new covered long track ice ring, with all the modern confort, it should be great for the athletes and the spectators.....but not so sure for us the photographers, I like the natural light on the outdoor ring !

 

Gilles

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hi Gilles,

 

When you shoot at 11fps, how do you feel the AF performs?  Does it generally keep focus?

 

Thanks!  Nice set of images!

 

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

 

Thanks for the comment !

 

At 11fps the AFC did fine (above 90% in focus) as long as I kept the skater inside the 3x3 grid, I feel that the 11 fps on the T-2 + VPB grip (on boost) make it easier to follow a moving target through the EVF than the 8 fps on the T1.

I tried to keep the burst sequence as short as possible, usually from 4 to 6 frames, just  enough to get the full sequence of mouvement from the skaters.

 

I tried most of the AFC settings during this 3 days event and settled on the custom one, here's the value I used: 

Tracking Sensitivity: 3

Speed Tracking Sensitivity: 1

Zone Area Switching: Front

 

Hope it helps !

Gilles

 

Here is an example with 3 pics, they are not consecutive but from the same long sequence of a total of 15 pics:

30853409813_d3492de9aa_b.jpgCC No1  #79 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr

30791440733_211055c5ed_b.jpgCC No1  #34 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr

30791434523_54ee2f21d0_b.jpgCC No1  #32 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr

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