Blur - What am I doing wrong?... Let me count the ways.
Mar 16, 2018 10:34:40 #
Brand new to cameras and dslr’s. I am trying to shoot dog pictures with my D850 & 70-200 (the newest Nikon lens) with VR on. Bodies are focused but heads are blurry due to movement. Or running in yard, everything is blurred. At this point I haven’t had the nerve to make the switch to M. Is it possible I have the lens or camera settings off? I read the flier that came in 100 different languages with the lens. I think I have it set correctly. Do any of you that shoot action and use the same equipment have any suggestions? I did use the English set of instructions ;).
Mar 16, 2018 10:35:59 #
Mar 16, 2018 10:37:46 #
Mar 16, 2018 10:38:16 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Brand new to cameras and dslr’s. I am trying to sh... (show quote)
If stopping motion is your primary goal, then you need to shoot in shutter priority mode with a speed fast enough to stop the motion {somewhere between 1/250 and 1/1000 - experiment to determine what you need}
Mar 16, 2018 10:38:34 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Brand new to cameras and dslr’s. I am trying to sh... (show quote)
You are using one of the best camera and lens combinations available in the world today; of course you have the settings off.
Sorry to be "snarky".
Mar 16, 2018 10:39:35 #
rehess wrote:
If stopping motion is your primary goal, then you need to shoot in shutter priority mode with a speed fast enough to stop the motion {somewhere between 1/250 and 1/1000 - experiment to determine what you need}
Thank you.
Mar 16, 2018 10:40:56 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Brand new to cameras and dslr’s. I am trying to sh... (show quote)
On a different tack, have you considered using video? It might be a lot of fun.
Mar 16, 2018 10:42:46 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
You are using one of the best camera and lens combinations available in the world today; of course you have the settings off.
Sorry to be "snarky".
Sorry to be "snarky".
Agreed. I knew that when I posted and don’t mind snarky. But what I should have asked for are suggestions on the correct settings. That I would find helpful. Though a smile with the snarks is helpful too in it’s own way.
Mar 16, 2018 10:44:39 #
gener202002 wrote:
On a different tack, have you considered using video? It might be a lot of fun.
Not yet but good point.
Mar 16, 2018 10:48:49 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Agreed. I knew that when I posted and don’t mind snarky. But what I should have asked for are suggestions on the correct settings. That I would find helpful. Though a smile with the snarks is helpful too in it’s own way.
My intent, in part, was to reassure you that there is hope--because of your choice of gear.
It takes work. Happy shooting.
Mar 16, 2018 10:57:04 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
My intent, in part, was to reassure you that there is hope--because of your choice of gear.
It takes work. Happy shooting.
It takes work. Happy shooting.
Lol. I know. If it weren’t for the right equipment there probably wouldn’t be any. At least I got one thing right.
Mar 16, 2018 10:58:30 #
You really know how to get the best when you get into something, I'll say that for ya. What you can't see is the green envy in my eyes on this side of the screen!!!! 
Mar 16, 2018 11:00:33 #
Set your camera to Shutter Priority and shoot at, at least, 1/250 sec. Higher, if necessary. If the dog is moving about, set the camera to servo mode(it will follow focus). You could also shoot in continues mode.
Mar 16, 2018 11:09:20 #
You may want to put it on the preset mode with the little running man. This is for action shots. Then work on M or Shutter priority. Pick up a D850 for Dummies or other book on your camera and do some studying. When I get a new camera I go through a book with camera in hand and study during commercials watching TV. - Dave
Mar 16, 2018 11:52:35 #
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dirtpusher wrote:
Turn shutter speed up
You are correct here.
VR wil lessen blur from photographer induced blur, nobody can stand perfectly still ... but proper handholding techniques can also lessen camera shake. In combination they can come extremely close to tripod steadiness.
That being said, there are no VR dogs so the higher shutter speed.
As an example, let’s say the dog can move at a rate of 100 yards per 10 seconds. A 1 second exposure would be a total blur as the dog would have moved 10 yards, at 1/10 second it would still have moved 3 feet. At 1/100 second .3 feet or about 3.6 inches ... still blurry. At 1/1000 second the dog would have moved 0.36 inches, and that would be for a very rapid moving dog.
Focus tracking will also help.
A cool effect however, if your flash has a rear curtain synch function, would be to use a 1/10 second or so shutter speed with flash that fires as the shutter closes which would show dog blur with the dog stopped at the end of the blur.
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