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BIF - D500 with the 200-500 lens
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 729499" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>1/1600s might be fast enough for a large bird moving slowly unless you're absolutely locked on but I've found 1/2000 or faster is going to give you a better keeper rate.</p><p></p><p>I don't use Group-area, I almost always us 153-point Dynamic-area AF. With birds in flight you're almost always going to have a nondescript background so you're either going to grab the bird or not. Once it's grabbed it can move throughout the range of the viewfinder L-to-R and generally stay in focus. Steve Perry still has the best tutorial on <a href="https://youtu.be/_N_bzhJAKms" target="_blank">Nikon Focus Modes</a> for wildlife out there and explains how to set focus locking, etc. to best achieve what you're looking for.</p><p></p><p>I also ratchet my Auto ISO up to 4000 and find it ultimately very usable. I shoot a ton of this stuff (even if a lot of it isn't shared here) and have been using the D500 since it came out. Haven't found a better way to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 729499, member: 9240"] 1/1600s might be fast enough for a large bird moving slowly unless you're absolutely locked on but I've found 1/2000 or faster is going to give you a better keeper rate. I don't use Group-area, I almost always us 153-point Dynamic-area AF. With birds in flight you're almost always going to have a nondescript background so you're either going to grab the bird or not. Once it's grabbed it can move throughout the range of the viewfinder L-to-R and generally stay in focus. Steve Perry still has the best tutorial on [URL="https://youtu.be/_N_bzhJAKms"]Nikon Focus Modes[/URL] for wildlife out there and explains how to set focus locking, etc. to best achieve what you're looking for. I also ratchet my Auto ISO up to 4000 and find it ultimately very usable. I shoot a ton of this stuff (even if a lot of it isn't shared here) and have been using the D500 since it came out. Haven't found a better way to do it. [/QUOTE]
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