MIchigan Airshow

Anyone going to the Airshow this year?
Any tip on setting for canon 1dx mark II for Airshow?

Finally get to used my 1dx Mark II and Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens with 2.0 extender.
been in the case for 4 yrs without using it.

One thing you can do is look at this thread and look at the EXIF settings: POST 18614462

You can get a sense of shutter speeds for propeller planes, where people like to see a blurred propeller, and jets, where the shutter can be set faster.

Thankyou Sir

For propeller movement, I like to use 1/250, f/8 to f/11, and auto ISO, with about +1/3 or +2/3 stop exposure compensation, depending on how “bright” the sky is. I shoot crop so I don’t like to use much smaller aperture than that, but on a sunny day that’s sometimes a bit too much exposure even at the lowest ISO, so I keep a 2-stop ND filter as part of my airshow kit.

I find 1/250 gives just enough propeller movement that you can tell it’s a real plane. A lot of people go slower than that and get great results with a nicer effect, but I need to work on my panning technique before I can do that.

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