Cameras

[robracer]

I never take my cards out for the very reason, but..... driving off to take some Pics from the hill requires one to actually take the camera & not leave it in the pit garage, only to drive back & be handed said camera by Cath laughing her face off

So have we had any progress Jenny?

[Jennysc]

Thanks everyone, she ended up getting the Nikon 3000 with an 18-55 lens. She's happy with it and it is good enough to start with.

Jen

[robracer]

Excellent, now you have easy birthday/Christmas presents with lenses & accessories

[mike-s]

Oh, one vital tip - when you've just ridden 170km to Phillip Island on boring freeways with the digital SLR packed in the tank bag, it's really important to have a memory card in it!

I did that at the f*&ing bike show this year. Forgot battery's, hunted down getting some new ones at the cost of a small fortune. then went back inside and got all ready\ to fire her up.


Forgot the effing flashcard too.

[tim]

Forgot the effing flashcard too.

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[photomike666]

the large aperture (lower F number) will allow a very short depth of field, or will allow faster shutter speeds in low light, but both of these are extreme exceptions

Not sure that I agree entirely with this Mike . Taking shots of bikes racing would not be considered an extreme exception , especially around here . That is where a fast lens is going to make a world of difference .

Why?

You're outside so light is generally good, so you can run a fast shutter speed without needing an aperture of F2, F4 would be perfectly OK. Also, with such a wide aperture your depth of field is so narrow it becomes hard to get really sharp focus. Remember the further away you are the longer lens you use and the narrower the depth of field. F4 at 200mm will give a depth of field of less than 30cm. If the riders shoulder is in focus, his face is out of focus. For bikes you rarely need a shutter speed much faster than 1/500sec, esp in the corners, so you can put the aperture at around F5.6-F8. On the straights it's better to use a slower shutter speed with a smaller aperture and pan with the bike to blur the background...

Here's two I prepared earlier - like 2005 MotoGP...

[mike-s]

tim, i promise you that i DID see the irony of it all at the time. It was kind of diluted by the fact i was pissed off somewhat.

[tim]

tim, i promise you that i DID see the irony of it all at the time. It was kind of diluted by the fact i was pissed off somewhat.

I can imagine!