MK5 Golf GTI

General => Photography Section => Topic started by: Poppa Dom on May 31, 2009, 03:58:30 pm

Title: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on May 31, 2009, 03:58:30 pm
A great article on shooting vehicles can be found at - http://www.morguefile.com/docs/Classroom:_Moving_Vehicles (http://www.morguefile.com/docs/Classroom:_Moving_Vehicles) found it the other day when hunting for something like this. It's a great article and well worth a read!

Dom
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: RedRobin on May 31, 2009, 09:01:40 pm
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Excellent article but more for those with 'proper' cameras rather than digital compacts!
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on May 31, 2009, 09:05:15 pm
Hi Robin,
Yes agree - but you'll be surprised with what you can do with your new camera set either in manual or shutter (AV) priority mode combined with a manual ISO setting  :wink:

I'm lucky enough to do quite a bit of commercial photography so have a decent DSLR kit (EOS 40D/5D) plus a while range of lenses. Am going to make the effort to get some MKV's shot on location somewhere over the summer.

Dom
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: RedRobin on May 31, 2009, 09:44:43 pm
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I haven't explored it all yet but my Fuji F200EXR seems to offer AE (aperture) priority or Manual (both shutter and aperture) but not just shutter priority which is what I want.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on May 31, 2009, 09:53:44 pm
Yes,
Have just read a review on the web - the one mode you could do with form motion photography just isn't there - real shame. Looks like a really nice compact from the reviews I have been reading though.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Hedge on May 31, 2009, 10:01:11 pm
If your F200EXR has a built in light meter then you could do it in manual. :wink:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: RedRobin on May 31, 2009, 10:27:24 pm
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Yes I could select Manual and decide on any combination of shutter and aperture to achieve any under/correctly/over exposed result - It displays the degree of exposure.

Also, I can select different light metering settings - Multi/Spot/Average.

Quite a powerful little tool for what it is but never gonna be a substitute for its much bigger brothers. It's important to recognise the limitations.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: stealthwolf on June 01, 2009, 12:34:41 am
I haven't explored it all yet but my Fuji F200EXR seems to offer AE (aperture) priority or Manual (both shutter and aperture) but not just shutter priority which is what I want.

Really? The previous incarnations of this camera (including my F50) have both shutter and aperture priority modes where you can control one and the camera controls the other.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: RedRobin on June 01, 2009, 12:38:45 am
^^^^
Perhaps I'm being thick and haven't worked it out yet but it only mentions setting the aperture in the Handbook.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 01, 2009, 08:34:55 pm
Robin,
Am pretty sure you are not being thick by any means, having looked through the reviews I am pretty certain that it does not do shutter priority  :scared: Good review on Gadget Show though.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: RedRobin on June 01, 2009, 08:57:30 pm
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Having explored it some more and reading the Handbook PDF, I'm pretty too that you can't do shutter priority within an Auto mode.

However, as I think Hedge alluded to, by deciding and setting a shutter speed in Manual it's then just a matter of balancing what you want between aperture setting and exposure bar which is displayed - A 3-way juggle.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: WILLZIE on June 01, 2009, 09:01:21 pm
I like this, but would worry the crap outta me if my 450d fell off at 50mph!  :scared:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 01, 2009, 09:11:09 pm
Hehehe - I know what you mean - I've done it with my 5D  :scared:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: WILLZIE on June 01, 2009, 09:15:09 pm
oh no, those 5d's aint cheap! :sick:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: stealthwolf on June 01, 2009, 09:18:43 pm
Having explored it some more and reading the Handbook PDF, I'm pretty too that you can't do shutter priority within an Auto mode.

The compact fuji camera range, IIRC, never had aperture and shutter priority modes in Automatic. They do in (semi)Manual mode.

Back on topic - those mounts would have helped when I tried to take shots whilst driving to SpringFest. I bet Markymark wasn't too impressed with my weaving across the lane!  :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 20, 2009, 12:30:33 pm

For a complete ametuer what manual settings would be best for moving shots on a digital compact??

Thanks
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 20, 2009, 12:46:05 pm
What digital compact have you got Mike - let us know and I can give a bit of advice.
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 20, 2009, 01:19:15 pm

A Panasonic dmc-fs5,  10mp,  30mm wide angle would the info printed on the lense be useful?

Thanks!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on August 08, 2009, 02:50:51 pm

A Panasonic dmc-fs5,  10mp,  30mm wide angle would the info printed on the lense be useful?

Thanks!  :happy2:
Mike - it does not look as though your camera support shutter priority, or for that fact aperture priority which does not really help you out at all  :surprised:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: Poppa Dom on August 08, 2009, 02:51:34 pm
For great moving car shoots you need to have a look at investing ine one of these:

http://www.stickypod.co.uk/ (http://www.stickypod.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: SteveP on August 08, 2009, 06:35:29 pm
I fancy one of these for track day: -

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If anyone knows of a better or cheaper alternative then please let me know  :happy2:
Title: Re: Shooting moving vehicles
Post by: gillm on August 08, 2009, 07:31:06 pm
thats crap you want a sm1

http://www.b-hague.co.uk/hague_car_suction_mount_sm1.htm

thats what i use for track days and its very good . never had a prob with it . i also use a bullet cam which is permo fixed to the cage of my mk1 facing rear , which is a cool angle