[LRflex] Re: Swishy Pan
- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:32:35 -0700
Thomas Schofield asked:
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Swishy Pan
> What shutter speed do you use?<<<<
Hi Tom,
It varies in relation to the sport or speed of the subject. And how well you
carry out the action of panning the camera.
Because you have absolutely no idea how good or bad they'll be until looking
at slides on the light table, or as suggested, the screen of the digital
camera. I stop down to the smallest aperture and let the camera select the
shutter speed, generally between a 1/15th to a 1/30th. Film speed or digital
setting is usually asa 100.
If one is shooting, say 100 meter races, the best location is about half way
down the track sitting on the ground. Then pick the runners up in the
viewfinder a they approach and pan with them as fast as they run by shooting
just before they reach your position and pass you at right angles. Obviously
all the while in smooth panning action.
You can shoot one frame at a time, been there and tried it. Quite frankly
that's living dangerously and will probably give you more throw aways than
using the motor drive as you swing with the movement.
But no matter how good you are, you must start and continue the "pan" with a
complete follow through as though a golf swing.
ted
tedgrantphoto.com
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