SigZero wrote:
This year I've decided to visit AirPower airshow in Zeltweg Austria.
All taken with my R5 with RF 100-500, some with 1.4x converter.
As for parameters: all on electronic shutter, Tracking AF (all area) with subject set to "none", Av with Auto ISO (with manual modifications for some propeller photos)
Thanks for sharing the photos (here and on your site) and your camera settings. I particularly liked the heat blur off the jet engines. I also liked how you didn't just crank up the 1/3000th and freeze everything on the jets.
I'm curious why you chose to use Av with Auto ISO. My go-to for air shows is Manual with Auto-ISO. I typically leave the RF100-500 at f11 and then adjust the shutter speed based on the motion blur I want to achieve (vs. the better hit rate at higher shutter speeds). I typically use an ND4 with prop planes to keep the ISO above 100 at slower shutter speeds.
What IS mode did you use on the RF100-500? I think I am settled on Mode 2 as being the best when shooting moving subjects.
I also like using the tracking with none or Vehicle. I have dual back button set up on my camera. One "trick" I have discovered when I first raise the lens to shoot if everything is out of focus and the AF won't lock on anything is to tap the "eye detect" (it "works" even in vehicle and "none" subject tracking). Invariably, the eye detect AF will find at least one plane and lock focus, and I can then switch to the normal AF tracking button. The problem with using eye detect all the time is that it seems to lock on different things somewhat randomly, so I only use it if the focus it not locking at first.
The complete set of photos available on my webpage: https://pawel.online/airpower-2022/









Best regards, Pawel