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mikew_RIP

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Re: Bird in Flight

Mackillan said:
Out of focus and shutter speed too slow. What shutter speed would a person use for birds and do you use auto focus?
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I use aperture priority as i want to use f8 or 11 this means i go with whatever the matching speed is,single point focus now but i did start with mutlt and vr on,more than shutter speed its a case of matching your panning to the birds speed this is down to practice and more practice,after all its free at this stage.
 
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Mike D90

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Re: Bird in Flight

Mackillan said:
Out of focus and shutter speed too slow. What shutter speed would a person use for birds and do you use auto focus?
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Shutter speed will depend on the bird itself. Small birds move their wings fast. So you may need 1/1500th or faster to stop their wing action. Bigger birds work well with 1/1000th or 1/1250th second.

Set auto focus to Single Servo, Center Point and use AF-C continuous. Focus at the beak of the bird and follow through with your shot even after the shutter button is pressed. Shoot in burst mode of 3 to 4 fps.

Change your focus method to Back Button focus by assigning th e AE-L button to a focus button.
 
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Mackillan

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Re: Bird in Flight

Hi Mike. More newbie confusion. Is single servo AF-S differ from AF-C. I have it set to AF-C but need to know whether chose release or focus options for AF-C
 
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Mike D90

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Re: Bird in Flight

Mackillan said:
Would we use the release or focus options?
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Sorry I didn't see this but Dramtastic answered it for you. Glad he did as I don't even know what you were asking. Focus or Release option? I don't remember there being that option when I set mine.
 
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