Lee997 Posted February 3, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all, after a long sebaticle from photography I have finally got round to picking up a long yearned for Leica. although I’m very happy with it I am yet to get a firm understanding of its magical marlvary! i used to do a lot of wildlife and motorsports photography with a Canon and long lens however although I’m more about portrait and still photography I am involved heavily with motorsport so would like to get myself back to capture ig the odd fast moving car with a nice bit of blur, this being the case would someone care to remind me how to set my CL. In order to capture some nice background blur shots of fast moving cars! the type of shots I used to mange would involving panning and focusing on the car while moving with a nice bit of wheel and background blur however I’m at a loss if I can recal the sort of speeds I used to shoot with to achieve this? thanks in advance. Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted February 3, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2020 It rather depends on the speed of the car and the distance. Set the camera to AFC and tracking fous or use manual pre-focus. Experiment, starting with shutter speeds around 1/30th. Given that you have instant review, it is easy to finetune your technique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted February 3, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2020 Lee, a warm welcome to the forum! There are a few experts on the forum who will answer most of your questions. I am not one, unfortunately. But my instinct is to practice near your home with mundane road traffic and a background which will blur. A town scene for example, possibly in a 40 mph zone. There are clever ways to auto-focus, but it would also be worth trying manual settings, or presets with a middle aperture for some depth of field. Most of your blur will come from camera movement. So choice of aperture is purely for exposure control. Granted you will be dealing with slowing traffic speeds, but it would give you an idea of what multiple to apply when shooting racing cars at speed. Do show us some results. We all are faced with relearning old skills as we glide through life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee997 Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted February 3, 2020 Thankyou for your advice and kind remarks! I shall indeed practice and hopefully regain lost skills I once had! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marac Posted February 4, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 4, 2020 It's like riding a bike Lee, we'll be a bit shaky at first but by the end of the day you'll be flying around like a pro. Have fun, the 55-135 is a gorgeous lens. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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