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Airshow settings, tips and advice

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vcxz Contributing Member • Posts: 576
Re: Airshow settings, tips and advice
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The planes are generally easy to track since they're big, they often move in predictable lines, and the background is an empty sky. Of course this is a generalization, but it's much easier than erratic birds.

There's no real answer on the shutter. The pre XH2 cameras have a finite buffer. Do you have a lot of self control? When I shot with the XT4 I didn't so I set it to continuous low at something like 5-7 fps and I could get around 35-40 shots. If you set it to the max fps the buffer will fill up quickly. Electronic preshot can also kill your buffer if you're not micromanaging it.

The XH2 removes all these constraints but I understand it might not be worth it for a single event.

Personally if I was shooting the XS10 I'd set the fps relatively low. The planes don't have facial expressions like birds and I'd be more worried about missing shots from a full buffer versus getting high fps. Just shooting them flying in a line shouldn't be too hard but some things like planes flying into each other and passing each other very closely might be tough with a limited buffer.

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