I've recently started my journey as a photographer/videographer/creative in the professional world. After purchasing my second body (now having the canon Mark III and EOS R at my disposal) and officially starting my company, JC95 Photography, I am setting off into the world of RU-vid. I hope to not only create good content but also create a series of playlists that show my first attempts at trying to create something which I will make follow up videos for, but also content that outlines the steps I had to take to get my start.
Jon - this is so incredibly informative and appreciated. Thanks for posting this. I recently purchased an R3 and am getting back into sports photography - I have SO MANY questions. This video went a long way towards getting me more acquainted and comfortable. I do not want to reinvent the wheel...seeking best and concise advice from those that have paved the way. thank you again
Thanks for doing this. These are the challenges and choices we battle through when trying to photograph sports. Seeing your real world examples, and hearing you talk through the opportunities you're trying to capitalize on in a given situation is very helpful. You, talking through the battles and opportunities we're all struggling with is priceless. It also gives me a realistic picture of what I can and can't expect out of this camera I just ordered. I also appreciate your logical steps through the options we might apply, including messing with the cases. The summary slides are very helpful. (Apparently the R3 allows us to save our settings to a card as we go along, which could be helpful in building up a good combination.) I was a little surprised, maybe even disappointed, that you said normal, single point focus is still your favorite option. Maintaining focus during the rapid changes in volleyball, using a 5D-mkIV, is what got me looking for a camera with more AF tools. Presumably, the R3 is still a meaningful step up given what people say. And, as one of your other viewers said: high speed action under so-so lighting leaves you pushing the boundaries of high ISO. The R3 definitely delivers on that, and that was the main thing I was trying to solve. "Sharpness" is locked in a dance between AF, shutter speed, and ISO-noise and I knew I had to do more to solve the ISO part. Thanks so much for including several sports. Each present their own challenges and you picked the right three. I don't know about you, but I find volleyball to be the most challenging because of indoor lighting combined with a very rapidly changing location of focus. Be well!
Very nice video, I've had an r3 for a bit and am still struggling with eye af / control. As to the quarterback / receiver quandary, what I normally do is get a handful of good QB photos first, the classic arm back, etc. After that I don't really need anymore of those. From there on I typically am 30-40 yards upfield, and as a play starts I am not looking through the viewfinder but over it at the QB to see, if it's a pass play, where he's looking. Once his arm goes back, I then look downfield and see what receiver he's going to, point the camera that way and pick up the receiver / defender via autofocus. Seems to work better that way for me. At least for the longer pass plays, for the shorter routes not so much.
I had this product for a few days. Then I returned it because the results were terrible. No matter what I did I had a green tint, I spoke to datacolor support and they just wasted my time, with two days of dumb questions without actually even offering a solution. I made a complaint and the service told me that they compared it with another one and there were no deviations, this leads me to think that this model is simply a total failure. I had no problem with previous model but yes it is no longer supported. Now I'm using Xrite Display pro and I think it is way better than the spyder...
Excellent video as usual. I have a chair like your red one. I use it to shoot wrestling and occasionally basketball for a college I shoot for. The students call it my geriatric chair. But I don't care, it saves my back. Also, for soccer, check out the Walk Stool. It's awesome!
Loved the sequences and explanation of what you were doing. I primarily film video of volleyball and rugby, but looking at this camera to film bursts that can be used as both photos and video.
I have my AF-On button set to be my eye tracking autofocus and my shutter release button set to be my regular single point or expanded point autofocus. This way I can instantly switch between the two of them. Often times, I'll hit the AF-On button to track a player's eye, but if the camera detects the wrong player, I can instantly switch to the correct player with my single point AF by pressing the shutter release half-way. Works really well.
So how do you take a picture when AF-On has successfully detected the correct eye? When you press the shutter button it will always switch to single point first?
@@davesmulders3931 Whenever I press the shutter button, it'll be single point AF. However, the AF-On button will override the single point AF with eye tracking. The photo can be taken at any point during the process and the AF is always tracking.
For the indoor sports I bounce between 800-1000. For football it can be anywhere between 100-1600 depending on weather and time of day + whatever lens I have on factors into that.
@@memcrew1 it totally depends on the lighting in the gym. I have the luxury of being in a gym with bright lights while many high school gyms are much darker. When I shot indoor football I would have to boost my iso to 4000-5000 so it all depends on the venue
@@jc_burke Definitely! A high school gym often puts you at 3200 or 4000 if your camera can stand the noise. For something like volleyball it seems like, ideally, you'd want a shutter speed of 1250. But you often can't get that staying under ISO 4000. Just got an R3 to try and beat this. Thanks for the video. Very well explain ned.
At the time I watched it, I believe he may have had advertising turned off. For channels where the creator intentionally turns off ads (sometimes they will say they have done that) I've noticed it takes a while for the system to feed them to you, and they usually don't have many views. Even though they may be good content. I agree that this particular video is good content.
When you hit the “Q” button on your screen a bunch of boxes should appear that help you change settings. It should be one of the first ones on the left of your screen, it may say “one shot” right now, tap it to switch it to Servo
@@jc_burke are you confusing AI and AL? I have never heard anyone else mention this in the R3. Even Rudy Winston from Canon doesn't talk about AL servo.
Just bought the XL , checked the labels they all say XL , but pretty small . I know Chinese are maybe smaller than Europeans, but if these ere EXTRA large , I need XXL 😮
Excellent, in-depth video. I think it's probably the best one on RU-vid about the R3. It's my first season of basketball, football, and volleyball shooting with a pair of these cameras and it's great to see how another pro is using the camera and the results of using different AF techniques. This video is much appreciated. Subscribed.
god how useful this video is!!! thanks man, i watched whole video and i found that I knew about camera. please make more useful contents like this about alphabetic expressions of photography and Video camera. thanks a lot, subscribed
Always brings a smile to my face when Canon users speak about Al Servo (Al, as in someones first name), when it's actually AI Servo, as in Artificial Intelligence. 🙂
Sorry this happened to you. My rule in Houston is never to leave any valuable item where it can be seen. My car has a traditional trunk, so that's where my gear resides. I had a Panasonic GH2 and Nikon D40 stolen from the trunk of the car in the circular driveway in front of the house. They missed the two Hasselblads. In a public place like a mall, hiding the stuff usually works.
Hello Jon, I know this video is a few years old, but I just wanted to thank you. I just found this on your channel and it answered all the questions I had regarding the fixing plate on my new tripod. I searched everywhere and to find your explanation was fantastic. Thank you again.
Hi just saw this video. I have this tripod and i'm looking for an l-bracket for the purpose of doing vertical shots but i'm failing to see how and l-bracket can actually be attached to this tripod. Do you have any advice on this?
