Dance recital time again this year! I usually rent a a 1DX for the weekend and fire away with my trusty 70-200 IS II, but this year I had the guys at LensRentals.com toss in the 200-400 superbeast. I'll be shooting the stage from 100 feet away (huge recitals) so I can set it to focus from 20feet to infinity as I chase competition dancers back and forth across the stage nestled atop a sturdy manfrotto tripod.
I've never shot this monster before.
Anyone have any advice on best practices? I'm thinking IS mode 3 considering I'm gonna need as much speed for tracking as possible. My aim is to set up in Manual mode at f4 (5.6 when switched into tele mode) at 1/400th and Auto ISO with maybe +2/3 exposure comp. LED walls and $50k of theatrical lighting changes metering every second.
I've never shot this monster before.
Anyone have any advice on best practices? I'm thinking IS mode 3 considering I'm gonna need as much speed for tracking as possible. My aim is to set up in Manual mode at f4 (5.6 when switched into tele mode) at 1/400th and Auto ISO with maybe +2/3 exposure comp. LED walls and $50k of theatrical lighting changes metering every second.