Use shutter priority, then you can easily switch between 1/125 (works for most prop. planes) and faster for other aircraft. ---- John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > Shooting WWII aircraft. What's a good compromise shutter speed. I > define "good" as sharp images of the airframe with a realistic blurring > of the props? > > I'm shooting an 80 - 200 fast zoom on a K10D. Hand held. High shutter > speeds work for the jets, but 1/250 or above freezes the props on old > piston aircraft - makes it look like the engine's stopped. > > Aperture priority didn't work out as well as I hoped, nor was the > mono-pod very effective - great for panning, but aggravating as heck for > overhead shots ... > > No way to use a tripod. If I'd set it up, some ***** would have knocked > it over. As it was, I was constantly being jostled by idiots.
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