Running dogs, which lens/settings
Dec 8, 2020 14:54:17 #
billnikon wrote:
Interesting, I use a 600mm lens (which is heavy and I hand hold) to shoot dogs running with no problems.
This is really awesome.
Dec 8, 2020 14:57:20 #
bamfordr wrote:
Weight and your ability to keep the lens steady while shooting are big factors - as I have discovered with BIF. Sometimes (inadvertently) slow shutter speed (640) works. Sometimes 1200 doesn’t work.
Holding steady is a challenge at times for sure for me after breaking my wrist in a fall last year. Thank you.
Dec 8, 2020 15:01:12 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
I have a very long, narrow yard and medium sized fast dogs who can run the length towards me in seconds. I mostly use a Nikon 200-500 VR lens on a D850. A friend told me this lens is too slow to capture sharpness at that speed. Is there a better lens for this? (I’m sure it’s actually more the lack of skill on my part.) Also recommended settings would be helpful. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
“Running dogs, which lens/settings“
Haven't heard anyone called a 'Running Dog' in a very long time (particularly not a bunch of geriatric photographers). Your peremptorily assertive title triggered an odd flashback
:The Khmer phrase អា ឆ្កែ ក័ន យួន (aah chkae kan yuon) - ‘Running Dog of the Vietnamese!’ burst out of the forgotten past, and one is suddenly hot, in a cold sweat, and looking for an exit.
Calmer now, so I'll join the chorus: fast focusing lens, 50mm or 85mm; elevated ISO
Dec 8, 2020 15:01:16 #
photoman43 wrote:
When I take dog pictures, I use my 70-200mm or my 85mm f1.8 prime. If I want the backgrounds to be blurred or out of focus, I use a lens with a very wide or fast aperture. Controlling backgrounds is important as well as capturing the action.
Great advice. Thank you.
Dec 8, 2020 15:04:55 #
PHRubin wrote:
Generally, when a photographer says a lens is slow, they mean the wide open aperture isn't very wide, requiring a slower shutter speed.
Thank you.
Dec 8, 2020 15:07:49 #
Orson Burleigh wrote:
“Running dogs, which lens/settings“ br Haven't he... (show quote)
I’m not quite sure what all this means but if I offended you in any way I am sorry. Thanks for the help.
Dec 8, 2020 15:15:33 #
jcraigtexas
Loc: Des Moines, IA
You might want to try using a fill flash to freeze the action. It's an old sports photographers trick. I haven't tried it with a DSLR, but it worked fine with film. We would shoot f8 at 60 or f16 at 120.
Dec 8, 2020 16:13:59 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
I’m not quite sure what all this means but if I offended you in any way I am sorry. Thanks for the help.
Not offended at all. It is only that 'Running Dogs' was a phrase that was used in another way, a derogatory sense, several decades in the past: it was startling to see it as what could be misconstrued as a demand for information.
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