09-17-2015, 07:24 PM
I just got back from a short break visiting friends far away. Their free time was limited so I wasn't expecting to get any photos in so just grabbed the 5D2 and Sigma 50 Art on the way out. We had one full day available so after much looking around found a wildlife park not too far away. It was a small one, but already I was regretting only having a fixed 50. Normally I'd have at least a 300mm zoom on APS-C. This was going to be interesting.
One error I keep making with shorter focal length lenses is not checking the shutter speed. Also the 5D2 doesn't do manual auto-ISO. So from experience, I know if I fix only shutter, the aperture will tend to go wide open and nothing will be ni focus. If I fix aperture, the shutter will be so long everything will be motion blurred. Fixing both in manual means I'd need to constantly adjust exposure. So how do I get around the? I tried P mode for the first time ever, and jacked up fixed ISO a tad.
I have to say I was rubbish at checking and setting the balance between A and S in P mode, but with the higher ISO at least I could have both semi-automatic shutter/aperture that meant DoF wasn't wafer thin, nor was everything an exercise in motion.
Only reviewed on back of camera so far, I think I got some ok shots out of it. Guess I should look at it properly.
Oh, I'm rubbish at shooting blind too. Assorted pigs and chickens ran wild, so to get to their level I just held the camera low down, pointed roughly in their direction and... missed
I had managed it before but with much wider angle lenses. I can't "see" 50mm yet, even after using only that lens for the day.
One error I keep making with shorter focal length lenses is not checking the shutter speed. Also the 5D2 doesn't do manual auto-ISO. So from experience, I know if I fix only shutter, the aperture will tend to go wide open and nothing will be ni focus. If I fix aperture, the shutter will be so long everything will be motion blurred. Fixing both in manual means I'd need to constantly adjust exposure. So how do I get around the? I tried P mode for the first time ever, and jacked up fixed ISO a tad.
I have to say I was rubbish at checking and setting the balance between A and S in P mode, but with the higher ISO at least I could have both semi-automatic shutter/aperture that meant DoF wasn't wafer thin, nor was everything an exercise in motion.
Only reviewed on back of camera so far, I think I got some ok shots out of it. Guess I should look at it properly.
Oh, I'm rubbish at shooting blind too. Assorted pigs and chickens ran wild, so to get to their level I just held the camera low down, pointed roughly in their direction and... missed
I had managed it before but with much wider angle lenses. I can't "see" 50mm yet, even after using only that lens for the day.
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