Inbound

Local REX flight coming in to land.

I like #1 best. It's tough to get a good prop blur when the rpms are dialed back for landing. (But not impossible.)

I think the reason (Frank) he doesn't have any 'prop blur' is the fact that he shot at 1/400 and higher...at 1/200 he would have gotten 'some' blur...and at 1/125, some decent blur.

It's not easy panning at low shutter speeds but with practice and persistence I've managed to get some good prop blur at the airshows.

I've done some practicing in my neighborhood, out on the main street, panning cars, and have had success shooting as low as 1/40 sec.

Jim K.

About to land

1/160th is good enough for SAAB 340.
Nice shots Andrew but yeah a little slower

Desertraptor wrote in post #11897521
1/160th is good enough for SAAB 340.
Nice shots Andrew but yeah a little slower

More blur would be nice and I had it nicely stopped down in Aperture mode but as the bugger got closer it upped the shutter speed. Next time I will try in Tv.

ps 300F4L IS on a 7D.

Tv is your friend for planes mate. SLow for props. As slow as you are comfortable with and jets I go as fast as I can before IS

Desertraptor wrote in post #11897555
Tv is your friend for planes mate. SLow for props. As slow as you are comfortable with and jets I go as fast as I can before IS

Back there tomorrow morning so will post results tomorrow night!

Desertraptor wrote in post #11897555
Tv is your friend for planes mate. SLow for props. As slow as you are comfortable with and jets I go as fast as I can before IS

OK, so I went back there this morning to meet the 9:55am flight.
I was all set up in manual mode to shoot at around 1/160s.

But the windsock was doing this.

nice prop arcs on the last one!

Well done Andrew
Very nice close ups

How cool is this - its VH REX
Shame it was evening and the sun was on the wrong side but I DID get prop blur.

Well done