topic R5 settings for taekwondo competition in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

R5 settings for taekwondo competition

spyderdo — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:13:50 GMT

I have a R5 with 70-200 f2.8 lens. I’ve set it on AI SERVO in FV mode at 1/1000, f4, auto ISO and the photos came out not focused and grainy. It’s indoor with decent lighting. I’ve shot these competitions with a M5 with 18-150 lens in sports mode before and they were very decent. What is wrong with my settings? I’m a novice and just upgraded to the R5.

Re: R5 settings for taekwondo competition

Waddizzle — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:35:21 GMT

That sounds like a good starting point!

Re: R5 settings for taekwondo competition

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:44:07 GMT

Since you got images you are happy with from the M50 can you duplicate those settings on the R5 as a starting point?

Re: R5 settings for taekwondo competition

jaewoosong — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:51:58 GMT

For indoor taekwondo, I shot in Tv mode at 1/250-1/320 with my 5DmIV (70-200). Having Fv at 1/1000 F4 may be pushing your ISO really high and could explain the graininess. For the focusing, you may want to adjust your servo mode to catch faster action and using face detection.

Re: R5 settings for taekwondo competition

ebiggs1 — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:12:20 GMT

" I’ve set it on AI SERVO ..."

Try One shot instead. Ai-servo is probably your problem as it will fire whether you achieve AF or not. The R5 should have the ability to run a high ISO number.