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Sep 28, 2008 06:39 |  #1

looking at goingt to Duxford next weekend and wondered what other setting people use apart from shutter speed, ISO and Aperture.

What AF Mode would you use, One Shot, AI Focus or AI Servo?
What AF point selection, centre or all?
What metering mode?

any other recomendations?


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Sep 28, 2008 09:49 |  #2

AI Servo?

Yes.

What AF point selection

AF Point selection for sports

What metering mode?

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For a good starting point, first set the f-stop & shutter speed you need for the effect you want. Then the other parameter: f-stop or shutter speed. Then adjust the ISO.
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Airshow guys - prop freeze?

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Sep 29, 2008 12:39 |  #3

"bbulldog"

Frank knows more than I ever will, but I personally will use Tv (shutter priority) for air shows (all two of them I have ever been to).

For propeller aircraft, I set the SS up to 1/500th in some cases
For helicopters, I set the SS up to 1/250th (Was too fast in some cases so be flexible)
For jets you don't have to worry about freezing the prop, so go all out and use as fast as you can get.

Just my two cents, but it is what I have used in the past.


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Sep 29, 2008 15:08 |  #4

many thanks for the answers, will try them out.


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Oct 06, 2008 22:18 as a reply to  @ bbulldog's post |  #5

Well how did it go for you?

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Oct 07, 2008 11:51 |  #6

Heard it was rainy and cold .... waiting for some shots from there


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Oct 07, 2008 12:12 |  #7

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Oct 07, 2008 13:29 |  #8

Too wet to go, wife didnt fancy standing in the rain all day so i cancelled it :-(


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Oct 07, 2008 13:40 |  #9

Bummer! Guess I won't see a whole lot from last weekend on the Plane TV DVD when it gets here then . . . Glad I made the September one (and equally glad that Xh558 did!).


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Oct 08, 2008 02:02 |  #10

Yes it was a bit of a bummer and since i was only over in the UK for 4 days It was not a chance of, well lets still go there we have enough time... :D

Oh well next year i will make one of the shows.


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Oct 08, 2008 10:37 |  #11

Well, you're a bunch closer than I am . . .


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Oct 08, 2008 22:52 |  #12

bbulldog wrote in post #6454159 (external link)
Too wet to go, wife didnt fancy standing in the rain all day so i cancelled it :-(

Wise man as that will get you a kitchen pass for the next show....

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Oct 09, 2008 05:26 |  #13

got more plus points as i took her shopping in a mall that is open on a sunday.


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Oct 10, 2008 13:00 |  #14

Hey the weather did break eventually and a good day was had though the patrouille weren't able to do anything other than a flypast but it did end with a Spitfire and P51 Mustang.It was fun as well as commentators didn't know what was coming next so planes just appeared made it more interesting.




  
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