Whats your preferance?

Whats your preferance when shooting motorsport, do you shoot full manual or in shutter priorty?
Just trying to find out whats better and what other people do.

It depends entirely on the conditions, how quickly the light is changing and whether the cars are running with headlamps on.

In short, I don't have a preference. Instead I set the camera up to best match the conditions that I am faced with.

Simon.

Sports mode. *whistles*

When you are photographing racing cars at speed and wish to convey the image of motion, then of course shutter speed is the priority. This can be done either in Tv or M and I agree with Simon, the choice of which mode depends on the conditions.

Yeah I know about Tv mode, this is, what do you choose TV mode or full manual.

I'm just trying to get better at it. I've been shooting in full manula lately and wonder if it was worth it. Or if there were any advantages of shooting full manual over shutter prioirty or vise-versa.

No one can tell you what is going to be best for you. They can give suggestions and tips but there are too many variables. Best advice is to try them all and practice as much as possible. This will do two things. 1. Help you learn the settings and functions. 2. Understand what your equipment is capable of and make it easier to decide what you need when it comes time to upgrade. By then you will not have to ask "what lens or body to buy?" you will all ready know. Not to say it is a bad thing to ask for advice because some times those choices seem impossible. Good luck and shoot a million.

Lukey347 wrote in post #10770028
Yeah I know about Tv mode, this is, what do you choose TV mode or full manual.

I'm just trying to get better at it. I've been shooting in full manula lately and wonder if it was worth it. Or if there were any advantages of shooting full manual over shutter prioirty or vise-versa.

I refer you to my first post on this thread above.......

328somewhere wrote in post #10772709
No one can tell you what is going to be best for you. They can give suggestions and tips but there are too many variables. Best advice is to try them all and practice as much as possible. This will do two things. 1. Help you learn the settings and functions. 2. Understand what your equipment is capable of and make it easier to decide what you need when it comes time to upgrade. By then you will not have to ask "what lens or body to buy?" you will all ready know. Not to say it is a bad thing to ask for advice because some times those choices seem impossible. Good luck and shoot a million.

Cheers.
Been practicing, but since I've never had any formal training (mainly teaching myself) I have to ask, what sometimes my seem like stupid questions.
Purchased a 70-200 f4L the other week (and use it with a 450D body) and have only had one chance to test it once. Was in full manual.
Twilight drift practice here in South Australia.
These are some of the results.

Pics look pretty good. Its never bad to ask for help, its just difficult to give good answers without a lot of information. So here is just a tiny bit more.
Selecting a mode can be as difficult as selecting a lens in certain situations. In many cases manual could produce the best results but not always. Like mentioned before if lighting condition are constantly changing AV/TV or even P might become a better option. Many times the camera can adjust faster than you can which can be a huge advantage. For certain things I prefer AV over TV because of the DOF (depth of field) control. For many other applications TV becomes the mode of choice for making subjects appear in motion (panning) or to keep the SS high enough to be able to shoot multiple frames. For me mode P usually only gets used under extreme laziness conditions/test/ or letting someone try out the camera. Now for the one you seem to like, Manual. Typically I use manual mode for portraits/weddings or non time critical stuff, normally having something to do with flash or creating a certain look. Being able to control all aspects of exposure while using a flash is critical. Fill flash seems to be the greatest example. When used correctly it can make a boring photo pop, but used incorrectly it can ruin what could have been an award winning photograph.
Those are a few basic theories I give to people who are looking to learn but don't quite have all the basics down yet. In this forum is enough knowledge for you to understand how to shoot in almost any condition and any event. So take my advice with a grain of salt or put it to good use. Either way keep practicing and shoot a million.

Cheers for the advice.
I think TV mode/shutter priority will be the way to go. I manily shoot motorsport (most of the being drift). Manual is good, but after reading that i realise how often i'm chasing a good enough setting.

85% manual, 15% Av, 5% Tv..

I go between Tv and M im in Manual 99% of the time tho.

Tv mode checking ISO as the sun changes throughout the day.

good shots

I've started to try out M as I go fed up with shots of a black car coming out completely differently than a shot taken 2 minutes later of a white car - the camera trying to pick the best exposure for me.

Now, when weather, and so lighting, conditions are stable, I meter off of the track surface to get my rough settings, and go from there. Then if I have a shot of a white car followed by a shot of a black car I don't have completely different coloured tracks and backgrounds.