I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated hummingbird I encountered along the Big Sur in 2013. I remember thinking that the wings would have to stop before they turned, and rattled off a lot of frames hoping to hit the point where the wings switched direction. That was without flash, at 1/1000s shutter speed. I had to crank up the ISO to 1600 too. Hit to miss ratio was about 1:30, I guess.

Here's what that looked like: http://www.alunfoto.no/album/big-sur/innhold/hummingbird/?base_folder=/

Jostein


Den 01.08.2016 16.48, skrev Jack Davis:


My wife made the decision (of course) to hang a couple Hummingbird feeders.
I've been dinkin' around attempting to freeze them with an AF540-FGZ on the K-3.
I've chosen to use "M" flash setting at 1/64 duration. Not doing it!!
Said setting does, however, fully light a scene 'prox 25' across the family 
room..??
1/1=1/1200.
Tried PTTL at minus a couple stops duration. Background too dark and image 
soft. I read it
can do 1/20000 in the right light. Probably shooting into a mirror close-up.;)

Any one?

J

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1080

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1081

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1082


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