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<blockquote data-quote="Shy Talk" data-source="post: 626949" data-attributes="member: 18388">Do yourself a favour and forget f16. Set the thing to f8. Use auto ISO and aperture priority. For aircraft against cloudy skies, overexpose at least 1/3 of a stop, maybe a bit more depending on the lighting.Use the OS2 mode when you're panning, but change to OS1 when shooting straight. You have to keep switching between these two of course, but keep the OS set to 'ON'.Shoot short bursts of 2-4 frames.if you can, use back button focus. It really helps. Otherwise the camera loses the focus track each time you let the shutter release go.Personally, I don't use a monopod because it gets in the way for fliers. I'm sure it helps when shooting straight, but you should be able to do that hand held anyway.Finally, there's no comparison between your two lenses. Anyone can make a decent job of shooting the little 70-300. Swinging a heavy hitter like your Sigma is a different thing entirely!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shy Talk, post: 626949, member: 18388"] Do yourself a favour and forget f16. Set the thing to f8. Use auto ISO and aperture priority. For aircraft against cloudy skies, overexpose at least 1/3 of a stop, maybe a bit more depending on the lighting. Use the OS2 mode when you're panning, but change to OS1 when shooting straight. You have to keep switching between these two of course, but keep the OS set to 'ON'. Shoot short bursts of 2-4 frames. if you can, use back button focus. It really helps. Otherwise the camera loses the focus track each time you let the shutter release go. Personally, I don't use a monopod because it gets in the way for fliers. I'm sure it helps when shooting straight, but you should be able to do that hand held anyway. Finally, there's no comparison between your two lenses. Anyone can make a decent job of shooting the little 70-300. Swinging a heavy hitter like your Sigma is a different thing entirely! [/QUOTE]

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