hello to all DSRL enthusiast:) im planning to watch singapore F1 race this coming Sep. 28. Ask ko lang po anu maganda combination or setting sa shutter speed?:rolleyes: im using nikon D40x with 18-200mm Vr lens. medyo hinde kasi ako sanay sa shutter speed sa nikon:? sayang naman ung pag watch ko ng F1 race kung walang "DRAMA" ung mga shots ko hehehehe:nuts: at bawal daw gumamit ng tripad!:eek:.... tnx

bro... i have same camera. D40, nice one from nikon.
you can set it to even a 1000-2000. or you can also use its program exposure "sport". but dont forget to consider "paning" when taking your subject + the change in ISO setting that would also help you in taking fast moving subjects.

when panning, shoot when you are in your normal/relaxed position.

the trouble i can see with that is that the Singapore GP is a night race... you don't really have much choice but to bump up the ISO and use slow-ish shutter speed... if you pan properly and steadily, you can probably get away with 1/60 - 1/100 shutter... if the lighting is really low, use RAW and underexpose by 1 stop... this will give you some extra shutter speed... if you shoot RAW, there is a lot of leeway for you to play around with exposures later on in post processing... if you have to choose, noise and/or underexposure -OR- blurry, always choose the former... it is easy to deal with noise and underexposure in post processing, but a blurry shot is almost always lost...

the trouble i can see with that is that the Singapore GP is a night race... you don't really have much choice but to bump up the ISO and use slow-ish shutter speed... if you pan properly and steadily, you can probably get away with 1/60 - 1/100 shutter... if the lighting is really low, use RAW and underexpose by 1 stop... this will give you some extra shutter speed... if you shoot RAW, there is a lot of leeway for you to play around with exposures later on in post processing... if you have to choose, noise and/or underexposure -OR- blurry, always choose the former... it is easy to deal with noise and underexposure in post processing, but a blurry shot is almost always lost...


very well said bro.. :)
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How to apply panning on a 300+ kph F1 car...:)

How to apply panning on a 300+ kph F1 car...:)
sir engineer....

yung panning's movement depends on the photographers position sa subject.
kya kahit sa F1 running at speed of 300kph pede, mild lang nga.
at to consider, you're going to make the shot from a certain distance. di po ba?

I shot several races at BRC and NEVER did I get anything clear at 1/60, f/4 using a 300 lens. Remember, f/4 on a 300 is very different from f/4 on a 28mm. Not to mention, I had all the room to move around since I was the official.

The 18-200 VR lens is not an AFS lens which, one should consider when shooting fast moving subjects. This means, focus tracking will be a pain! Your best bet here would be to use manual focus. YES, MANUAL FOCUS! Once you're all set in your seat (wherever that is), choose a point to focus on and take mental note. When the car passes, hit your shutter. Low light conditions will definitely put your camera to the test.

By the way, you may still choose to pan for some background blur or you can just choose to freeze your subject. From experience, you will be shooting at the very least f/5.6 at 1/800, ISO 1600 - this is MINIMUM. Note, however, these settings worked for D2X + 300mm AFS 2.8D. You'll have to play around when you get there. Good luck!