Recent content by Malcolmx

Really appreciate the advice...all the advice but particularly Toms...... I will have the opportunity this Sunday under hopefully bright daylight conditions. I will try it as Tom says IN AV Mode and set the lowest number for the aperture and stick with the current lens at least for now though I...

it would be fairly close to the action Tom and certainly within 30metres or so at worst. Malcolm

Thanks to everyone for their replies.....very helpful and much appreciated. The fast action I wanted to shoot would be greyhound/Whippet races sometimes in daylight conditions and sometimes under artifical light. Can anyone recommend a lens that would be suitable?......and as I have already said...

Thanks Tom......and I know reading the manual is the right idea but as you say its not a begiiners camera and I am probably ignorant of many of the basics.....but I do appreciate your response. The lens is Canon EFS15-85MM.... Malcolm

As a retirement present at the end of last year I was bought a Canon EOS7d. Whilst I have always had a passing interest in photography I have very little knowledge.The automatic and creative automatic modes on my camera suit most of my need but I could with knowing how to set the camera up to...