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going to 12 hours of sebring. will be using 70-300. what good setting for manual


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this will be first time i will try using camera in manual mode. so what would be good iso setting for night light and day light. also what would be shutter and aperture setting to for night light and daylight. since do not want to ruin lenses. i can try what you guys think are best before i go out mess with it in manual mode. 



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The shutter speed should be whatever you need to either freeze all movement (1/1000 or shorter) or emphasize the speed by shooting slow and panning (1/125-1/30) The aperture should be whatever you need to get what you want reasonably sharp. ISO will be whatever is needed to get a correct exposure with the selected shutter speed and aperture. Since it all depends on the light level on the day and also where you are in the stands as speed varies around the track, it is impossible to give more precise advice than that.



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Unless you are willing to spend the money to get me there and stand next to you, it really is impossible for any of us to tell you the settings you need.

Shutter speed will be your main decision. I'd shoot pretty much everything wide open with that lens. Then you balance the ISO depending on those first two decisions.

I guess you got 12 hours to work it out. Also remember to actually enjoy yourself too. Don't let yourself get too preoccupied with taking photos, otherwise you might miss a lot of what you are going there for.

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During the day, ... assuming it's not raining, conditions will probably be very bright. You should easily be able to shoot at fairly high shutter speeds using medium apertures. My advice would be to try Aperture Preferred AUTO and an ISO in the 200 range (to start... adjust as necessary). At twilight and beyond, you'll have to wing it. That may be the time to go to manual and look for pools of light or lower your shutter speed and pan with the action.

 

The good news is that the AFS 70-300VR is excellent wide open so there's no reason to fear using it that way.

 

Good luck and remember what dcbear said. Take some time to enjoy the race and ambiance.

 

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sad part i have Tamron 70-300mm Zoom so will have to be really steady for night shots my camera came with basic tripod. just look for tips since never used my camera in manual mode yet. so was looking for tips on what to do. since i knew to using manual mode. i might just use p mode for trying out manual mode first work my way up. i always been using one auto modes to take pictures based on what type shot i wanted. i also took a lot from local air show from FL saw some great planes on ground. 



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During the day, you can probably shoot in aperture priority mode @f/6.3, f/7.1 or f/8 to get a bit more bite than wide open. If you set up AutoISO with a threshold speed of 1/1000 and start ISO of 200, things will work for freezing the action. If you want to play with panning, switch to manual and set a slow shutter speed like 1/60 or so but leave AutoISO on to let the camera balance the exposure. By letting the automation help you, you can ease into more control of the exposures gradually. 

 

When dark falls, either keep shooting in manual with AutoISO, but with the aperture wide open or switch to shutter priority. The advantage of shutter priority is that it will keep the aperture wide open even if you set the zoom to a shorter focal length with a corresponding wider aperture. I am not sure if the D5xxx series do that if you set f/5.6 at the long end in manual or if it keeps f/5.6 even if wider is possible.



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i have d5300 and will be using my 70-300 by Tamron. so will try in p mode for manual and see what i can do. what really sucks only have 1 day for pics since place to stay over night will not work but will take some StPatrick's Day pics sat might be able to get pics of band filter too. if sat if not will not see them friday unless i get there late.