Photos from the 2008 Melbourne F1
Discussion
some of the shots i took while at the 2008 event. strugled with the fence all weekend as the auto focus kept finding the fence, so ended up in manual most of the time.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ryanlove69/MelbourneF1...
regards ryan
http://picasaweb.google.com/ryanlove69/MelbourneF1...
regards ryan
i was using the following
Nikon D70 with the 80-200 f2.8 afd,
after reviewing the shots i think i might need something a little longer to get into the thick of things.
the shots where it did focus was when i was close to the fence. from further back up the grandstand i had no chance.
couldnt get enough room on the f1 days to get any panning shots. not to mention it was a stinking hot 40°, so i was happy enough to sit in the stand.
which lense is the 70-300
Nikon D70 with the 80-200 f2.8 afd,
after reviewing the shots i think i might need something a little longer to get into the thick of things.
the shots where it did focus was when i was close to the fence. from further back up the grandstand i had no chance.
couldnt get enough room on the f1 days to get any panning shots. not to mention it was a stinking hot 40°, so i was happy enough to sit in the stand.
which lense is the 70-300
Gotcha
I think (and seeing as I only picked a camera up in Jan, it really is think) that it's more down to position than lens length, ie not being close enough to punch through the fence
I could equally have done the shot I took above on the 50-200 I've got but because I was literally half a foot from the fence it went through it
Your other problem from the shots is I doubt there's enough time to pan and accurately focus on the car at race pace, and the camera is trying to work out what you're about to take a pic of. The Melbourne ones, cars are doing maybe 30-40 mph and cornering, so it's easier to pick them off. And I think the shutter speed is probably a bit slow on the ones you've taken. I struggle with the opposite problem, cant bring the shutter speed down enough to get both motion blur and focus
The 70-300 is this one
If that didnt work try searching for Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Lens, but again I think it's not a lens issue per se
I think (and seeing as I only picked a camera up in Jan, it really is think) that it's more down to position than lens length, ie not being close enough to punch through the fence
I could equally have done the shot I took above on the 50-200 I've got but because I was literally half a foot from the fence it went through it
Your other problem from the shots is I doubt there's enough time to pan and accurately focus on the car at race pace, and the camera is trying to work out what you're about to take a pic of. The Melbourne ones, cars are doing maybe 30-40 mph and cornering, so it's easier to pick them off. And I think the shutter speed is probably a bit slow on the ones you've taken. I struggle with the opposite problem, cant bring the shutter speed down enough to get both motion blur and focus
The 70-300 is this one
If that didnt work try searching for Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Lens, but again I think it's not a lens issue per se
Edited by andyquantum on Wednesday 11th June 07:29
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