how to get more light plus fast shutter speed at night sports events?
i would like to shoot night sports with at least a shutter speed of 400 with an f stop of 2.8. but when i go to shutter priority i lose my light and when i go to aperture priority i lose my shutter speed, i have a canon XSI 12.2 MEG WITH A TAMRON 70-200 with a 2.8 F-stop, thanks for your help, the photoman
1. Ideally a wider f-stop will save you kicking up the ISO by a stop or two, but as you’re already using a pretty fast lens even f1.8 or so would be better than an ISO kick.
2. So, it looks like you need to use the ISO instead.
Any noise may be helped by a product like Noise Ninja.
Try these for some solid basic technique:
Exposure - get out of those auto modes, they will cost you shots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvdbB70hypc
Metering:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zG6IktQlRc
Shutter and Aperture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eli_XsqRzw
You should be in Manual wherever possible, as it is not fooled by the background tones of your subject… which is going to cost you shots, there’s only one way to get the exposure perfect every time, and that is to set it yourself! 
November 13th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Use a high ISO. Don’t know if it will solve your problem, but if you’re not using one, it will help with sports
References :
November 13th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
1. Ideally a wider f-stop will save you kicking up the ISO by a stop or two, but as you’re already using a pretty fast lens even f1.8 or so would be better than an ISO kick.
2. So, it looks like you need to use the ISO instead.
Any noise may be helped by a product like Noise Ninja.
Try these for some solid basic technique:
Exposure - get out of those auto modes, they will cost you shots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvdbB70hypc
Metering:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zG6IktQlRc
Shutter and Aperture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eli_XsqRzw
You should be in Manual wherever possible, as it is not fooled by the background tones of your subject… which is going to cost you shots, there’s only one way to get the exposure perfect every time, and that is to set it yourself!
References :