C&C plz! Concert and football game to test new 70-200 f/2.8L IS II

DerekSalem · Oct 18, 2010

Just upgraded from the f/4L IS to the new f/2.8L IS II and *loving* it so far. SUPERB IQ, incredibly fast focusing (the f/4 was fast...this is almost immediate), and one of the best IS systems I've ever experienced. Tested it out the night after I got it at a highschool football game (my old alma mater vs our rival school...which is the alma mater of most of my old friends). If you live in North-East Ohio you know that Brunswick and Strongsville are 2 of the best schools in the state for football and this game was definitely a good one. Brunswick ended up winning =)

Second was a concert the night after. It was dark, I was on the opposite end of the arena (around 80-90ft) and managed to get plenty of great shots. I was sitting at f/2.8 and ISO3200 the entire night (with a brief stint into ISO6400 and ISO1600 at different spots), but the pictures still came out fairly well, I think.

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BTW pretty heavy crops on #2 and #3. #1 and #4 has no cropping at all and very little PP. I'm pretty satisfied with the lens so far! Any thoughts on the pictures or the lens?

Derrel · Oct 18, 2010

Good results. Sounds like this new Mark II model is really a winner. Everybody who has gotten his or her hands on one really raves about it.

edouble · Oct 18, 2010

I really like the referee shot.

ClickAddict · Oct 18, 2010

Love the shots. Especially the look and feel of the last two. I'd say even your subjects in your shots agree it's a good buy. They're all giving it a hands up! :mrgreen:

DerekSalem · Oct 18, 2010

ClickAddict said:
Love the shots. Especially the look and feel of the last two. I'd say even your subjects in your shots agree it's a good buy. They're all giving it a hands up! :mrgreen:

LOL I didn't even realize that. I had about 100 shots from the concert and about 65 shots from the football game...weird that all the pics I chose were with their hands up =P

I loved the Ref shot best from the football set because it looked like he was signing "Rock On". It was right at the end of a game when Brunswick scored their final touchdown.

So any ideas on how these shots could be better? I was trying to get a higher vantage point for the concert...but there really was nowhere to go to get higher. I'm 6'3" so standing on a chair is a bad idea for the entire crowd behind me.