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Tried to take some plane landing pictures in the dark
What should I set our 300d to?
If its in auto it puts the flash on or in Shutter priority it wont take?
We want the blurred moving image for our daughters art project.
WE stood at the end of the runway under the landing lights
 
Hi

It wouldn't take the shot as I presume it wasn't able to focus lock onto the plane.

Check your AF settings - which point did you have active ?

Also which Focus mode were you using - One shot / AF Servo ?

If you switch your lens to MF then the body will fire if you have a shot or not...
 
It wont take on shutter priority as the camera wont take photos if the exposure cant be achieved.

To do on TV you would need to lower the shutter speed untill the aperture stops flashing at you.

That or change to manual mode shoot raw and then you can underexpose the shots slightly to keep the shutter speed up then bring the picture back in pp.
 
andyred said:
Hi

It wouldn't take the shot as I presume it wasn't able to focus lock onto the plane.

Check your AF settings - which point did you have active ?

Also which Focus mode were you using - One shot / AF Servo ?

If you switch your lens to MF then the body will fire if you have a shot or not...
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Wont shoot at all, focus is looking though
 
dalegt4 said:
It wont take on shutter priority as the camera wont take photos if the exposure cant be achieved.

To do on TV you would need to lower the shutter speed untill the aperture stops flashing at you.
Tried that but I was in a pitch black field the landing lights give very littl illumination as its all towards the flight path
That or change to manual mode shoot raw and then you can underexpose the shots slightly to keep the shutter speed up then bring the picture back in pp.
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I dont under stand that bit could you give me an idiots guide?
 
when in tv mode you obviously only control your shutter speed via your top wheel.

Now, when you are using the TV the aperture in the screen will be displayed as whatever the camera deems fit to be a decent exposure.

If this exposure cannot be met at all then the aperture will blink and flash at you and the camera cannot and will not take a photo or even try.

If you wheel the shutter speed down low enough does the aperture stop flashing at you?

What lens are you using and iso for the shots?
 
dalegt4 said:
when in tv mode you obviously only control your shutter speed via your top wheel.

Now, when you are using the TV the aperture in the screen will be displayed as whatever the camera deems fit to be a decent exposure.

If this exposure cannot be met at all then the aperture will blink and flash at you and the camera cannot and will not take a photo or even try.

If you wheel the shutter speed down low enough does the aperture stop flashing at you?

What lens are you using and iso for the shots?
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ISO 100 ( I didnt think of that thanks)
From memry it flashes all the time
Its the standatd 18-50? zoom that came with it
 
andyred said:
Hi

It wouldn't take the shot as I presume it wasn't able to focus lock onto the plane.

Check your AF settings - which point did you have active ?

Also which Focus mode were you using - One shot / AF Servo ?

If you switch your lens to MF then the body will fire if you have a shot or not...
Click to expand...

winchman said:
Wont shoot at all, focus is looking though
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dalegt4 said:
as above also, does the camera definately get focus?
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winchman said:
I dont think so
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Hi

If it's not able to get a focus lock on, then it won't fire...

Also you're settings above will be partly to blame, although if it had been able to focus lock on, then you'd have a got a shot, probably crappy, but it would have fired.
 
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Thats the problem then fella, a kit lens at night time with 100iso has no chance on tv as it unless its like a 15second exposure( maybe a little ott but you get the jist)

Ramp the iso upto like 3200 or 6400 and see what minimum shutter speed is.

Basically as long as the aperture is flashing the camera will NOT allow the shot to be taken. :)
 
winchman said:
We want the blurred moving image
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I guess that means light trails, so a 15 second exposure or longer may be appropriate. If you set the mode dial to M, you can select the long exposure without the camera wanting to do its own thing. You'll need some trial and error to get the exposure right. Maybe start with 30 seconds, f/8, ISO 200.

As others have said, using manual focus will help. Pre-focus on some distant lights.

This tutorial may help you. See the last example shot.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=3239459&postcount=1
 
Put the camera on a tripod for any long exposure shots. Use M mode and Manual focus, choose the aperture that's sharpest, probably f8 ISO 100 is fine. Use a cable release. Set shutter to B. as mentioned start off with a 15 second exposure and go from there.
When using a cable release on B the shutter will open when you press the button, hold it there for however long and when you release it the shutter will close. It'll take a few seconds while the camera processes the shot before it appears on the screen.
Have fun. This can be very rewarding.
 
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