All Japan Kendo Championship - Photos

[simulacre]

I've posted twelve photos from the tournament on Friday.
http://www.simulacre.org/wordpress/photos/album/72157602935604815/

I'll upload more as time permits.

[JoonShik]

great pics!!

[Gideon]

I want your camera and your tickets!!!!!

[ZtefaNNN[K]]

Great photos as always simulacre, truly amazing. I noticed you used a Nikon D70 in some shots, may I ask why?

...my father is changing his camera (d40) for some mysterious reason and asked me about the D80, I read it´s very similar to the D70, even better, would this allow me to freeze the moment when shooting kendo? (I use to borrow his camera of course.)

[simulacre]

;293574']Great photos as always simulacre, truly amazing. I noticed you used a Nikon D70 in some shots, may I ask why?

... the D80, I read it´s very similar to the D70, even better, would this allow me to freeze the moment when shooting kendo?

I bought the D70s a few years ago to use when traveling and going light. I prefer to use the D2Xs for sports because of the high frame-rate, but the D70s is perfectly serviceable. I carry both with me in competitions; each with a different lens, so that I don't need to change lenses frequently. I also occasionally, as in this case, hand out the D70s to assistants to improve our chances of getting the best shot.


In order to freeze the shinai you need to set your shutter speed to around 1/250. You'll have to adjust your aperture, iso, and/or ambient lighting to compensate for the high shutter speed. Those adjustments will have their own side effects, so experiment until you find the style you like.


I am an engineer and a geek, but I don't much care for camera specs as bedtime reading or wanking material. That is to say I have no idea what the differences are between the D70, D80 and D40.

If you're choosing between two cameras that you'll use for this type of work then pay attention to the max shutter speed, lowest and highest possible iso (along with noise), max frame rate, sensor size, sensor type and sensor elements (megapixels). After that, and more importantly, you need to invest in wide aperture lenses. Finally understand how to use your camera(s) especially the autofocus functions/features.


After all that you need close access and an idea of the style of photos you intend to take.


Good luck

[Masahiro]

they are good shots, thank you

[ZtefaNNN[K]]

thanks for the great post. I´ll try to put your advice to good use ;)