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So I was out scouting urban locations earlier and just for giggles wondered how slow I could get my shutter speed for panning and still get the vehicle acceptably sharp.
Given the recent discussions on panning it then struck me it might be worth a bash at starting a thread for everyone in the transport section to dive in and out of with their own experiences - questions, results and a bit of C&C if wanted.
I'll kick things off with one of my snaps from earlier - and it is just a snap - but nonetheless I got my shutter speed down to 1/10 (at ISO200 f/32 20mm). The writing on the door is bang on. FWIW camera was set to full manual and pre-metered. Was also prefocused on that particular lane of the road. I kept the camera to my eye and had the AF-point indicator (that's the square in the viewfinder) set dead-central to make it easier to follow the vehicle's path. There was a mirrored glass building behind me reflecting light back in to the scene hence it's not just some underexposed mess or silhouette. Resized but otherwise straight from the cam.
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If there's interest this thread could become an FAQ/ sticky but in the meantime dig out your shots good or bad and lets talk panning.
Given the recent discussions on panning it then struck me it might be worth a bash at starting a thread for everyone in the transport section to dive in and out of with their own experiences - questions, results and a bit of C&C if wanted.
I'll kick things off with one of my snaps from earlier - and it is just a snap - but nonetheless I got my shutter speed down to 1/10 (at ISO200 f/32 20mm). The writing on the door is bang on. FWIW camera was set to full manual and pre-metered. Was also prefocused on that particular lane of the road. I kept the camera to my eye and had the AF-point indicator (that's the square in the viewfinder) set dead-central to make it easier to follow the vehicle's path. There was a mirrored glass building behind me reflecting light back in to the scene hence it's not just some underexposed mess or silhouette. Resized but otherwise straight from the cam.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4112%2F5008572993_f9bea8646b_o.jpg&hash=908ace820e5268e01a1a9c0da35d61f3)
If there's interest this thread could become an FAQ/ sticky but in the meantime dig out your shots good or bad and lets talk panning.