Tracking Table Tennis

[dustyE1]

My third attempt at sports photography began when I found a Table Tennis league near my home. It's been two weeks and I have two hundred fifty shots to show. Thanks to an excellent YouTube video from a photographer in the UK using exactly the same Olympus body and lens I use, I quickly found the right speed and ISO for the dimly lit gym which is used for the sport. The video did not mention but I choose to start using (for the first time) tracking with continuous auto focus and to my surprise that option proved very useful. Not sure it will be something I leave on for High School Wrestling or Track & Field but for Table Tennis I think it's a must.

[Miketoll]

Which camera were you using? What were you tracking, the person?
My Om1 MkII (and the OM-3) have human Ai detection so in conjunction with C-AF works far better at tracking humans, in my limited experience, than the older models basic tracking and is the mode I would try with such a subject.

[dustyE1]

My bodies for this photo shoot

OM-D E-M1X
OMD-E-M1 MK II

and yes - tracking worked great with both!