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Originally Posted by Knightsky This is all really cool, but what works best at night? |
i had real trouble shooting night drift at the local track, the flash bounced of the smoke and just whited the shots out, other than that high ISO, manual focus and fast glass (f2.8ish)
i currently shoot with a canon 1Dmk2n, sigma 70-200 f2.8 and somtimes with a 2x teleconverter too. the tracks here are rather strict, even for accredited media
also use a canon 350d with sigma 24-70 for wider angle stuff (like stitching multiple images of the same car in one corner)
my normal settings are AI servo focus,center focus point only, 50Iso, single shot mode (even though my cam is capable of 8fps) TV mode (shutter priority) at 1/80 - 1/200th sec, normally 1/125, with the 2x teleconverter i normally run higher shutter speeds, up to 1/320th and a monopod.
the cam with just the 70-200 on get handheld, im normally steady enough
some tips that may help,
i use custom function 4.3 on my canons, to use the autofocus i have to press the *button on the back of the camera, it feels more natural to me and i have set my 1 series up with another custom function which allows me to use 2 different buttons on the back of the cam to change focus points just by moving my thumb to a different button
i normally use the center focus point but sometimes use others to adjust where the car is sitting in frame
when a car comes up the track, put your active focus point on a spot on the car (i normally use the wing mirror) and try to keep it there as the car passes, it takes practice but as you improve your shots will get alot sharper
another handy hint is FILL THE FRAME WITH THE CAR - that way it saves you time later in editing them
last handy hint from me - have plenty of card space, the last event i went to i took 7gb and when i came home i had 128mb free on one of my cards, everything else was full