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finally got the used nikkor 180mm f/2.8 out for some test shots.
There are a couple of things I learned today. typically, I only use primes for portraits, which are non moving.
Fixed focals when you are trying to hit moving objects...totally different ball of wax. Not having the ability to zoom in or out felt like a real handicap at first.
but after a while, I learned to anticipate my subjects a little better and move accordingly. zooming became one less thing i had to worry about messing with.
It is definitely an acquired skill. My biggest concern for these test shots was the shutter speed. 180mm is long, and this is an old lens with no VR. All the shots were taken hand held. i didn't bring a tripod. I went ahead and shot in shutter priority, and most of these were shot at 1/4000. I think even handheld i could have dropped the speed a little lower, but i didn't think about it at the time.
the really fast shutter speed made the camera drop the aperture to around f/4, give or take depending on where i was standing. in going through these pictures, I think next time i will try half that shutter speed or lower so the lens can be stopped down more. like I said, i was REALLY concerned with camera shake. I got to practice a bit of camera holding technique and a little panning. these were taken around 11:00 to noon-ish.
I think I just need a little more practice to pin down where I need the shutter speed to be to stop action and camera shake, and still be able to stop the lens down a little more. anyway, heres a few. minimal processing in LR4, just RAW conversion and WB. everything else is SOOC. The main "focus" of the test today was to try and get good focus handheld with the 180mm, which I think i did ok on.
#2 is my favorite. I think with a little slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture i could have gotten the other dog in focus as well. this is what the practice is for.
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There are a couple of things I learned today. typically, I only use primes for portraits, which are non moving.
Fixed focals when you are trying to hit moving objects...totally different ball of wax. Not having the ability to zoom in or out felt like a real handicap at first.
but after a while, I learned to anticipate my subjects a little better and move accordingly. zooming became one less thing i had to worry about messing with.
It is definitely an acquired skill. My biggest concern for these test shots was the shutter speed. 180mm is long, and this is an old lens with no VR. All the shots were taken hand held. i didn't bring a tripod. I went ahead and shot in shutter priority, and most of these were shot at 1/4000. I think even handheld i could have dropped the speed a little lower, but i didn't think about it at the time.
the really fast shutter speed made the camera drop the aperture to around f/4, give or take depending on where i was standing. in going through these pictures, I think next time i will try half that shutter speed or lower so the lens can be stopped down more. like I said, i was REALLY concerned with camera shake. I got to practice a bit of camera holding technique and a little panning. these were taken around 11:00 to noon-ish.
I think I just need a little more practice to pin down where I need the shutter speed to be to stop action and camera shake, and still be able to stop the lens down a little more. anyway, heres a few. minimal processing in LR4, just RAW conversion and WB. everything else is SOOC. The main "focus" of the test today was to try and get good focus handheld with the 180mm, which I think i did ok on.
#2 is my favorite. I think with a little slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture i could have gotten the other dog in focus as well. this is what the practice is for.
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