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GTV681
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 03:56
I finally upgraded from my 7 month old 300D to the great 20D,i now wish i had purchased this originally,oh well the 300D enabled me to learn and play a lot.
I ended up buying the 20D from Canada through an ebay auction,was worried at 1st ,but it only took a week to turn up and saved me a fair bit aswell.
I now have to learn all the new functions the 20D has and the different configeration to the 300D, i am after any advice as to shooting motor racing,as i am off to Oran Park this weekend to shoot a car club i am a member of,i have a 70-200 2.8 L and a 2x converter,so if there is anyone who can offer any advice i'd appreciate it.

cheers all
ADAM.........
Carzee
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 04:01
Congrats to GTV on the big new 20D! Sounds like it was from Henrys. Well, you'll have fun this weekend at the races. Advice? Car racing shots can be cliche, but the shots of all the pretty ladies are never a waste!
tim
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 04:36
I'd suggest you read the manual and learn how to use AI servo, and practice with it as much as you can beforehand. It's not hard. Also look at CF4-1 - there's a huge thread (like 12 pages maybe) on it around here somewhere, it'd be worth you doing a search and reading it.
warrick
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 06:22
I finally upgraded from my 7 month old 300D to the great 20D,i now wish i had purchased this originally,oh well the 300D enabled me to learn and play a lot.
I ended up buying the 20D from Canada through an ebay auction,was worried at 1st ,but it only took a week to turn up and saved me a fair bit aswell.
I now have to learn all the new functions the 20D has and the different configeration to the 300D, i am after any advice as to shooting motor racing,as i am off to Oran Park this weekend to shoot a car club i am a member of,i have a 70-200 2.8 L and a 2x converter,so if there is anyone who can offer any advice i'd appreciate it.

cheers all
ADAM.........


Adam,

Who did you end up getting the 20d from (body only or kit ?) and what was the cost ??

Warrick
pjd83
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 08:19
I'm surprised no one has gave this juicy nugget of advice...

Have fun and enjoy yourself.
GTV681
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 03:53
WARRICK,
Have a look here m8

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=68024

angusf@iinet.net.au if u want anymore info m8,i am happy to answer any questions for u as i was concerned bout it but am extremely pleased now i did it.Buy from overseas that is !
GTV681
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 03:55
PJD83,I'm sure i wil,Alfa Romeo's racing around all day,what more could i ask for
Wazza
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 04:23
Congratulations on the new purchase. :)

As to settings etc. I use AI Servo for motorracing, and to get the blurred background effect, try Shutter priority mode, and set it to around 1/200th. Should be fine for your focal length. Iso 100 of course, unless it's very dark. You should be able to see the aperture change between probably f2.8 and 22, depending how bright the situation is. When I was shooting recently in the middle of day at 1/200th, it was approx f16/f18. Just make sure the sensor is clean before you go. :D