pffff. cost me some day's to read the whole topic
But I learned a lot. Especially from Ross. At first I also made pictures with high shutterspeeds. I can't remember I dropped below 1/750 just cause I'm scared comming home with no pictures
I knew the panning technic, but never really had the guts to try it. Then someone told me that he usually starts with the shutterspeed wich was the same as his focal length. For example, if he shot on 200mm, he used 1/200 with the panning technic.
Now I do the same, it's such a difference. You just get lot's more speed and action in your picture.
I keep on experimenting now. At this time I am playing with de cam parameters for sharpeness etc etc. I always thought my shot's were to soft. But saterday I tried some shots of a concert in the dark and they were awsome. Now I have to wait how parameters do on the track..
Another tip I have for the starters on DSLR's and zoom lenses: With drift pictures, don't use all of the AF points automaticly. When I use the 200mm I always set my cam to only use the middle AF point. Beceause when you are panning a car and between you and the car is another object, like an bundle of tires or a piece of gate, the camera might focusses (is that english?
) on that object and that could screw your run. Some say it ain't practical with the twindrifts but even than I only use the middle AF point. Maybe this was already said here, sorry about that, in that case I over looked it.
I'm shooting with Canon EOS 350D with the standard kitlense and I have an Canon 70-200mm L USM F4 lense. What a great baby!!
Here are some pics of mine.
http://www.driftreport.nl/cpg/cpg132...MG_0642-DR.JPG http://www.driftreport.nl/cpg/cpg132...MG_1158-DR.JPG http://www.driftreport.nl/cpg/cpg132...L%20752-DR.jpg
And some with the old wrong way
http://www.driftreport.nl/cpg/cpg132...ICT2362-DR.JPG http://www.driftreport.nl/cpg/cpg132...ICT2414-DR.JPG