Dan States Posted April 17, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here you go folks: This should put to bed forever the question of using the X1 for action photography. Wisconsin on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Hi Dan States, Take a look here Proof the X1 can shoot action. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
mattnnz Posted April 18, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 18, 2010 Haha did you have to lock focus when he was at the far left in the frame? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted April 18, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 18, 2010 Wow, great action! You have managed to capture it in exactly the right moment. Timing is everything! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted April 18, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 18, 2010 Yes, it can. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/118558-proof-the-x1-can-shoot-action/?do=findComment&comment=1297491'>More sharing options...
stephen.w Posted April 18, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 18, 2010 Thanks ecaton. great examples of what the X1 can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck1 Posted April 18, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 18, 2010 A snatch shot using zone focus Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/118558-proof-the-x1-can-shoot-action/?do=findComment&comment=1297563'>More sharing options...
thomsva Posted April 18, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 18, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of my action photos can be found in my daily journal on the date March 17th: Blipfoto :: thomsva :: 17 March 2010 I tried lots of things during the concert to learn best practices when trying to capture the action. Not easy to do when the light situation is very difficult and everything happens very fast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan States Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted April 18, 2010 One of my action photos can be found in my daily journal on the date March 17th: Blipfoto :: thomsva :: 17 March 2010 I tried lots of things during the concert to learn best practices when trying to capture the action. Not easy to do when the light situation is very difficult and everything happens very fast. That's an outstanding image....That dude can really jump! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2 Posted April 18, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 18, 2010 Did u use a canon 7D. If not how did u do it? I tried taking photos of my baby. Most of them turn out blur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted April 18, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 18, 2010 Here you go folks: This should put to bed forever the question of using the X1 for action photography. You got me on that one... loved it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptu Posted April 18, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 18, 2010 I used MF, zone focusing and got this one as result Blipfoto :: MooseX1 :: 18 April 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted April 18, 2010 Share #12 Posted April 18, 2010 All you have to do to capture the action is to have the camera prefocused then press the button at exactly the right moment. At the concert I ended up using manual focus. For those of us who often miss the perfect moment it would help if the photo could be stored in memory faster, and we would be given a second chance. I use continuous mode too sometimes but then the slow storing of photos i so slow that the next situation might pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted April 18, 2010 Share #13 Posted April 18, 2010 Yes, the X1 can do action when you have time to prepare for the action, but if you only have a fraction of time to prepare, that is where the camera is too slow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted April 21, 2010 Share #14 Posted April 21, 2010 Yesterday I did another action photography session. I used prefocused continuous mode bursts to take >100 shots. I ended up with 2-3 good captures. Here is the one I liked the most: Blipfoto :: thomsva :: 20 April 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 21, 2010 Share #15 Posted April 21, 2010 Yes, it can. Blimey, that last shot of the dog looks like you used your iPhone! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommm Posted April 21, 2010 Share #16 Posted April 21, 2010 Everything in this shot was moving! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted April 21, 2010 Share #17 Posted April 21, 2010 Ok, I'm going to say it... of course the X1 can take photos of moving objects. However, the key is capturing the right moment when something comes out of nowhere and happens quickly. That is the hard part and is where the X1 fails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorismichielsen Posted May 31, 2010 Share #18 Posted May 31, 2010 Ok, I'm going to say it... of course the X1 can take photos of moving objects. However, the key is capturing the right moment when something comes out of nowhere and happens quickly. That is the hard part and is where the X1 fails. But it seems doable! Take a look at Thomsva Blibfoto album for beautiful examples on panning: - Blipfoto :: thomsva :: 30 May 2010 - Blipfoto :: thomsva :: 25 May 2010 Thank you Thomsva for this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted May 31, 2010 Share #19 Posted May 31, 2010 The only way I see it working is zone focusing @ predefined scale 3, 6, 9 ft. I knew the af was slow, but it really is painful when it comes to hitting a moment quickly. Even walking around comicon before zone focusing i missed a LOT of shots (not that i am super fast normally) but pulling out the gf1 was a welcome relief at one point...however I didn't give up and went back to trying zone focusing...without much success. The bottom line is, when people say this camera is slow, it is.. very, in every way. That said, i'm not sure I fully understand prefocusing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevez4 Posted September 12, 2010 Share #20 Posted September 12, 2010 Each post above reinforces the act of slow auto focus. Shutter lag and slow auto focus can be overridden by pre focusing. Leica has failed to address these two issues. Most any cheap point and shoot has faster autofocus.. Will try ever address these two issues? IMHO doubtful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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