The monopod is a great idea. I might let them use a longer lens then. I
don' t have a 300 in my kit (yet), so I'll keep my eyes open.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] More thread starters
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:25:34 -0600, Tom Scales wrote:
>
> >Since the conversation has died down from my first big question (I sure
> >learned an amazing amount), I thought I'd ask a couple more.
> >
> >My daughters are about to start soccer (football for the rest of you).
> >They've never played, which means I've never shot it. I have almost
> >unrelated questions:
> >
> >1) What film would most people recommend (color, don't flame me).
Normally
> >I would expect clear bright skys but want to stop the action.
>
> Fuji CZ800 or Provia 400 for very bright days.
>
> >2) Lens choice: My thinking is my Vivitar Series 1 70-210 one-touch.
Seem
> >reasonable?
>
> It is, but I'd sure supplement it with a 300.
>
> >3) Since they are on different teams, they'll watch each other. Seemed
like
> >a perfect time to introduce them to Zuikoholism (did I spell that right).
> >You'll see I offered to buy the 135, and here's my reasoning. They're
small
> >(6&7), so a big long lense that requires control didn't seem to make
sense.
> >An expensive lense REALLY didn't make sense. So, my plan is to put the
135
> >on an OM-G body and set a pretty big aperature to get a fast shutter
speed.
> >Let them shoot away (no winder, I can't afford the film....) Does this
seem
> >reasonable? I realize its a little short (135), but I can't see them
> >holding a 200 steady or understanding a zoom yet.
> >
> >Any thoughts/comments?
>
> I'd sure consider a monopod - it'll help them avoid a lot of excited
> camera shake
>
> BBB
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