The 70-200 on the D500 was a bit too much when they were on my end of the court. I borrowed Robin's D810 with an 85 1.8 and took a few shots, then I switched lenses. The 70-200 on the D810 which was about right.
Not sure why, but I like the 70-200 shots better despite the same aperture.
Pardon me if I ask an intruding, newbie's question here: Which shooting mode (P, A, S, M or Auto) did you use to take these photos?
Actually in looking again it was the D500 shots I wasn't fond of. I think it was the +2 EV setting that kinda made them look high key.
@Andy,
So in the sports shot, you would be the one to set up exposures (iso, aperture, speed). Now for shooting moving subjects knowing shutter needs fast, yet there will be various moving speeds of different targets. Is there a rule or formula to determine how fast the shutter speed should be? For example, basketball player, ice hockey player, horse racing, swooping eagle, moving bird on the ground, hummingbird, cat, running dog, wild animal, speedy boat in the water, etc.