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<blockquote data-quote="Lee532" data-source="post: 364754" data-attributes="member: 17013">Ok, a couple of questions first, What type of aircraft? Jets or propeller? Will you really be only 18ft from a landing aircraft?What&nbsp; lenses do you have available?I use single point continuous auto focus and also shoot in burst mode, camera should then stay focused on the aircraft as you fire off a few shots. I use spot metering as the underside of an aircraft can be in shadow against a bright sky. I also shoot RAW so I can bring up the shadows in post if I need to.I ask what type of aircraft as that will affect what shutter speed I am aiming for. Jets are fast moving and I normally aim for 1/800th to 1/1000 depending on the light available on the day. If you shoot a prop plane at those sorts of speeds you will end up with a completely frozen propellor which doesn't look right to me so I aim for around 1/250th to 1/320th. I normally shoot in manual with the best aperture for the lens I'm using to get the sharpest result, shutter speed set up as above and leave ISO in auto.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lee532, post: 364754, member: 17013"] Ok, a couple of questions first, What type of aircraft? Jets or propeller? Will you really be only 18ft from a landing aircraft?What lenses do you have available? I use single point continuous auto focus and also shoot in burst mode, camera should then stay focused on the aircraft as you fire off a few shots. I use spot metering as the underside of an aircraft can be in shadow against a bright sky. I also shoot RAW so I can bring up the shadows in post if I need to. I ask what type of aircraft as that will affect what shutter speed I am aiming for. Jets are fast moving and I normally aim for 1/800th to 1/1000 depending on the light available on the day. If you shoot a prop plane at those sorts of speeds you will end up with a completely frozen propellor which doesn't look right to me so I aim for around 1/250th to 1/320th. I normally shoot in manual with the best aperture for the lens I'm using to get the sharpest result, shutter speed set up as above and leave ISO in auto. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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