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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 374314" data-attributes="member: 9240">The few times I've spotted River Otters here in NJ they've never been cooperative enough to pose.&nbsp; Nicely done.Mike (et al) is correct regarding shutter speed.&nbsp; A good idea with a lens that has the focal length sweep of the Tamron is to use Auto ISO with a minumum setting of 100, a maximum of whatever you feel is appropriate for the camera (I use 6400 on my D7100), and Auto Shutter Speed with the speed setting set to 1 or 2 clicks towards the FAST side.&nbsp; This way you'll always have a shutter speed that will take out minor lens movement.&nbsp; Even with VR it's a good idea to keep the shutter speed at or above 1/focal length.&nbsp; If the D5200 has U1 or U2 presets (I'm too lazy to hunt it down) it's a good idea to use one of them so you can simply dial that up as a &quot;Wildlife Setting&quot;.&nbsp; I have U1 set for wildlife and U2 set for slow speed shutter priority to do panning shots (the one thing my camera is never set up for by default).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 374314, member: 9240"] The few times I've spotted River Otters here in NJ they've never been cooperative enough to pose. Nicely done. Mike (et al) is correct regarding shutter speed. A good idea with a lens that has the focal length sweep of the Tamron is to use Auto ISO with a minumum setting of 100, a maximum of whatever you feel is appropriate for the camera (I use 6400 on my D7100), and Auto Shutter Speed with the speed setting set to 1 or 2 clicks towards the FAST side. This way you'll always have a shutter speed that will take out minor lens movement. Even with VR it's a good idea to keep the shutter speed at or above 1/focal length. If the D5200 has U1 or U2 presets (I'm too lazy to hunt it down) it's a good idea to use one of them so you can simply dial that up as a "Wildlife Setting". I have U1 set for wildlife and U2 set for slow speed shutter priority to do panning shots (the one thing my camera is [I]never[/I] set up for by default). [/QUOTE]

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