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R5 Settings for BIF -IBIS?

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Re: R5 Settings for BIF -IBIS?
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Corey Kessler wrote:

My #1 rule for shooting BIFs with the R5: Turn Image Stabilization off, completely.

R2

^^ More on this please! At > 400mm handheld without IS it is so difficult to acquire and track without IS.

Not to worry, it'll come as you get more opportunities.  Assume a good stance and orientation, giving yourself a nice wide arc to move in.  Tuck your left elbow.  Follow the bird's movement along its path as precisely as possible.  Practice on everything.

For those just starting out, keep the shutter speed up (ideally 1/2500 or 1/3200), and work your way down as light decreases (and ability increases).  You'll be able to eventually shoot at a slow enough shutter speed to produce those neat "slow shutter" panning effects, but it'll take a while, and your keeper rate will be pretty low no matter what.

With the R5, I've found that if I leave image stabilization turned on (even at pretty high shutter speeds), my pixel-sharp keeper rate drops substantially.  I'm not sure if it has something to do with combination IBIS/IS or not.

No matter, if your keeper rate is better with IS left on, then by all means use it. 

R2

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