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ent · 26-06-2005, 18:03

just sharing my experience with film SLR and D-SLR

3yrs with Film SLR
Nikon F60, F80
1yr with D-SLR
Nikon D70

kit, Tripod, 3way adjustable mount, Ball mount, Single leg tripod thing, 1GB SanDisk Ultra 2, 2x 512GB SanDisk Ultra 2, 2 battery, SB800 Flash, CPL filter, UV filter

past experience in getting a good feel on photo of a drift is using the single leg tripod, what it does is when you are using low shutter speed and a long range lens, you WILL have hand shake no matter how stable your hands are.
low shutter speed (depends on how fast the car is going), focus setting should be in CF, focus area set to center, flash setting set to rear curtain, and capture mode set to multi frame.

this way, you have the car sharp, background blur, wheels blur and looks to have movement

and to capture a shot where the front is in focus and rear of car is not, thats just a case of good panning and slow shutter speed.
what you do is focus the just one point of the car (badge or grill), slow shutter, no flash needed, and master the art of panning, all you do is make sure your focus point is always in that spot, then the rest are all blur.

but in regards to Film Vs Digital, i look at it as editing.
why i say editing? because using D-SLR, capture mode set to RAW, you can change all kind of colours, retouch, crop, add/remove things via computer. but using Film, you are pretty much stuck with what you shot, different Films mean different 'feel', some people like to use 800 films to shoot indoor portraits, some like to use 100......but using D-SLR, you can change ISO whenever you like, change it while you are shooting or change it using photoshop.....thats the advantage of D-SLR, disadvantage about D-SLR is....the photo thats on print is not as 'solid' or 'strong, sharp'

mmm......sorry if my post doesnt really make sense....my english isnt really good....

thanks

26-06-2005, 18:03	#30 (permalink)
ent doughnutter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: HK Posts: 41	just sharing my experience with film SLR and D-SLR 3yrs with Film SLR Nikon F60, F80 1yr with D-SLR Nikon D70 kit, Tripod, 3way adjustable mount, Ball mount, Single leg tripod thing, 1GB SanDisk Ultra 2, 2x 512GB SanDisk Ultra 2, 2 battery, SB800 Flash, CPL filter, UV filter past experience in getting a good feel on photo of a drift is using the single leg tripod, what it does is when you are using low shutter speed and a long range lens, you WILL have hand shake no matter how stable your hands are. low shutter speed (depends on how fast the car is going), focus setting should be in CF, focus area set to center, flash setting set to rear curtain, and capture mode set to multi frame. this way, you have the car sharp, background blur, wheels blur and looks to have movement and to capture a shot where the front is in focus and rear of car is not, thats just a case of good panning and slow shutter speed. what you do is focus the just one point of the car (badge or grill), slow shutter, no flash needed, and master the art of panning, all you do is make sure your focus point is always in that spot, then the rest are all blur. but in regards to Film Vs Digital, i look at it as editing. why i say editing? because using D-SLR, capture mode set to RAW, you can change all kind of colours, retouch, crop, add/remove things via computer. but using Film, you are pretty much stuck with what you shot, different Films mean different 'feel', some people like to use 800 films to shoot indoor portraits, some like to use 100......but using D-SLR, you can change ISO whenever you like, change it while you are shooting or change it using photoshop.....thats the advantage of D-SLR, disadvantage about D-SLR is....the photo thats on print is not as 'solid' or 'strong, sharp' mmm......sorry if my post doesnt really make sense....my english isnt really good.... thanks