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<blockquote data-quote="Squaredoch" data-source="post: 351665" data-attributes="member: 30466"><p>Hello, I always shoot raw because I don't like to lose any information. I don't think the problem you may have in continuous shooting will be the buffer either in Raw or Jpeg. The problem will more than likely be the autofocus being able to keep up. I know this is the problem when I try and get shots of dogs running. The other thing is that you are unlikely to get all the birds flush at the same time so you will have plenty of time between shots. I don't know the shoot and it depends how many birds they have to ground. If they are red legged partridges they are more likely to run than fly... but if it is the native grey partridge then they fly more easily and will be in batches of about a dozen or so. At first I would try and use a fairly fast shutter speed to try and capture the birds in the air and have a look at the shots after the first drive. Resist the temptation to look after each shot or you may just miss something potentially good. Normally you would have 5 drives in the day, so plenty of time to change tack. I know you are after success but treat the first drive or two as a learning exercise and stay calm. If you use raw and the exposure is a bit out you can always try and correct using software... Thats the benefit of RAW</p><p>I think earlier on you said that you were restricted on your software. I recently tried DX Optics pro It is excellent. They have a 30 day trial so you could download that and play but wait until after the shoot before you download to maximise the time you have it. I think the software that came with the camera works with RAW too but I have forgotten. I don't use it as I think it is awful. Lightroom is available on a 30 day trial too I think. There is <a href="http://www.faststone.org/download.htm" target="_blank">F</a>astStone that I know some people use and there is a Lightroom like program that is called DarkTable and another called LightZone. Have a look online. I think DarkTable is Mac or Linux only though. Also you could search What Digital camera for a list of free software </p><p>By the way when is the shoot as the season only just started.</p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Squaredoch, post: 351665, member: 30466"] Hello, I always shoot raw because I don't like to lose any information. I don't think the problem you may have in continuous shooting will be the buffer either in Raw or Jpeg. The problem will more than likely be the autofocus being able to keep up. I know this is the problem when I try and get shots of dogs running. The other thing is that you are unlikely to get all the birds flush at the same time so you will have plenty of time between shots. I don't know the shoot and it depends how many birds they have to ground. If they are red legged partridges they are more likely to run than fly... but if it is the native grey partridge then they fly more easily and will be in batches of about a dozen or so. At first I would try and use a fairly fast shutter speed to try and capture the birds in the air and have a look at the shots after the first drive. Resist the temptation to look after each shot or you may just miss something potentially good. Normally you would have 5 drives in the day, so plenty of time to change tack. I know you are after success but treat the first drive or two as a learning exercise and stay calm. If you use raw and the exposure is a bit out you can always try and correct using software... Thats the benefit of RAW I think earlier on you said that you were restricted on your software. I recently tried DX Optics pro It is excellent. They have a 30 day trial so you could download that and play but wait until after the shoot before you download to maximise the time you have it. I think the software that came with the camera works with RAW too but I have forgotten. I don't use it as I think it is awful. Lightroom is available on a 30 day trial too I think. There is [URL="http://www.faststone.org/download.htm"]F[/URL]astStone that I know some people use and there is a Lightroom like program that is called DarkTable and another called LightZone. Have a look online. I think DarkTable is Mac or Linux only though. Also you could search What Digital camera for a list of free software By the way when is the shoot as the season only just started. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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