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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"]<span style="font-size: small;"]I have the non IS
version of the 70-200mm. IS probably would have been a big help
this day as my panning was very shaky. I was shooting at approx
between 1/500 to 1/800 of a second to get blur in the tires and
background. Anything slower then 500/800 sec and the whole image
would come out soft from extra vertical and unmatched lateral
movement. I used my B&amp;W polarizing filter some of the time to
block out some of the light and reflections which in turn helped me keep the
lower shutter speeds but in respect caused the sky to be uneven.
Could not adjust the filter easily from scene to scene because of the
lens hood. Overall, I was not very prepared this day where I had not
picked up any of my cameras in a month so I had to over come that
rusty feeling that seemed to take a long time.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"]<span style="font-size: small;"]I like the pictures of the
motorcycle racing, wish I could see some super sport motorcycle
racing first hand! Vorak can I come and stay with you!?!? There is
nothing cool like this in Arkansas where I wish I could get a gig for
next years Daytona Bike Week. I ride an R6 and really enjoy the
sport. That reminds me I really need a 400mm 2.8 lens for the
motorcycles.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"]<span style="font-size: small;"]As far as the camera I
switched back and forth from center point focus to all the points
selected depending on the speed of the vehicles. Cars coming at me
and then passing me high speed I used center point focus, the car
approaching me more slowly all the focus points selected. There where
two different areas where the cars were doing either their high speed
passes and then the return down pit lane. I left the camera in
AI-Servo mode unless I was shooting still objects. I agree that the
7D would have been an easier camera to use this day but since I don't
have one I had to make the 5D2 work which it did a fairly decent job.
My 40D's shutter button is worn out where there's no way I'm going to
spend the money to send it in and have it repaired. I think its got
some major dust in that area as it was never the same after covering
the last AMA outdoor motocross race.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"]<span style="font-size: small;"]My original point in this
post was to just express that the 5D2's focus system is not as bad as
people think or are led to believe. Yes there are more appropriate
cameras for this specific type of photography work but its not the
end of the world if you don't have every latest and greatest camera
body. I know there are a lot of folks who don't even own this camera
and write reviews which are misleading for people who want real
information or just want to make informed buying decisions.