Anonymous Posted on Jun 03, 2009

Focusing issues with canon 40D when taking sports shots

I recently upgraded from canon 20D to canon 40D digital camera. I take sports pictures using the canon 70-200 2.8 lens. Since beginning to shoot with the 40D, I have been getting out of focus shots most of the time. I have been shooting baseball at 7:30 p.m. when there is still f plenty of light. I am using AV mode with the aperture at 2.8 and the shutter speed 500 or higher, ISO 400 and moving up to 800 when needed. I am using AL Servo with multi-burst shots. In the past, I have gotten really good pictures most of the time and now with the 40D I am getting out of focus shots most of the time. Even if the picture is somewhat in focus it looks grainy.

Any ideas?

Anonymous Mar 31, 2014

It is in the mode al servo but if i switch to one shot it does nothing

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I believe I have found my problem. I think my image stablizer on my lens is on the brink! I turn it off and got good pictures.

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