Drifting in Tasmania

[Rainey]

Went to the track today to experiment with shutter speeds and settings. PP only included reduction and crop. Photos taken with the regular 75-300mm Canon, no "L", USM or IS.


1/100s


1/80s

[MattyO]

nice panning mate.

Im not sure if USM or IS would help during those panning shots, but by the looks of it, you don't have any trouble matching car speed with camera speed.

But thoes fancy gadgets would be nice!

[Rainey]

Thanks for the comments Matty! I really don't know if USM or IS would help with sports photography either, perhaps someone with these features could enlighten me. I was under the impression USM would help while using the AI Servo AF mode in that it would be able to keep up with the subject more effectively and also regain focus more quickly when I don't point it in the right spot?

As for IS, I am also under the impression that this would help to some degree if you got the panning right to dampen the vertical movement when used without a monopod?

[BBJ]

Rainey, good shots there of the drifting and the last shot i like as well. I have never been to one of these events but i think there could be some good action as i have seen in the past from 1 of our regular fella's to the drift scene.

[TassieD]

Hi there Rainey,

As mentioned on another forum you have got the panning working nicely.

[seeto.centric]

never owned a canon still camera before, but i thought the 75-300mm was a USM lense?

-julz

[surenj]

nice capture on the second. Did you use a neutral density filter to cut down the light or was it a sufficiently dark day? BTW some canon lenses have two IS settings. One specifically designed for panning.( mode 2 ) That may help if you do alot of these shots and want more to turn out better.

[PiroStitch]

If you can keep getting images like #2, you won't need USM or L lenses.

[jammy2]

Very nice panning with the top two pics. With the third was that some form of DIY engine cooling mod..I can't help noticing their sponsor on the door

[Rainey]

Hey thanks for all these nice comments guys!

Firstly the lense I used was the kit zoom lense 75-300mm, which does not come equipped with USM or IS. Very basic, but it does the job when I need it to behave.

Didn't use any filters, mainly because the lense head rotates during AF so you can never get them in the right spot anyway. It was a pretty overcast day, which I think makes for some good shots.

Surenj, thanks for that info on the IS functions! Thats exactly what I needed to know!