Hi Evan, thanks for making us reflect on these 3 essential things. You made a good point on turning off stabilization beyond 1/2500 s. I will sure try it out, but I wasn't aware of this case so far! My R6 already cured my fear for high ISO settings. As for you last point, I shoot manual by using the control ring for exposure compensation rather than directly controlling ISO in M mode. This requires less changes to settings when my subject moves to an area with different lighting conditions. I'm having the very same 100-400 as you, but I typically mount the lens hood with the gap to adapt a potential polarizer downwards, because the door of this gap sometimes opens without me noticing, and I prefer to avoid stray light to sneak into it this way ;-)
Using flash in wildlife photography under certain conditions. Living in Scotland we are often struggling with light, especially in wooded areas where without a touch of flash there would be no image. Good vlog as always 👍
The first two points of these definitely caught me a bit by surprise. I will look into the Topaz denoise ai and will give a higher ISO a try. Worst case scenario, like you mentioned, going out in lower light will at least add to more practice time. Image stabilization definitely took caught me off guard though. I should 90% handheld with a Tamron 150-600mm g2 so keeping IS/VC activated usually comes in handy. I am definitely in the category of people afraid to shut that setting off... but might be worth attempting. As for the third point, I am actually more unfamiliar with auto-shooting modes. It was drilled into me during cinematography courses to primarily shoot in manual and I have just stuck with that philosophy for photography as well. Great info and advice, looking forward to testing out the higher noise idea.
One thing I'm quite happy with myself in learning photography is only shooting in manual mode. Once I came out of Automatic, I always just used manual mode as I loved the full control of my shots... If anything I'm the opposite and I'm too scared to use the priority settings!
Many friends of mine use VR all the time. You can see the subject more stable from the viewfinder and it is easy to track. And nikon camera supports panning with VR. My personal experience is VR does help to focus. It seems everyone has different opinion.
I'd like to see some examples of this supposed image stabilisation causing camera shake at high shutter speeds. I've heard people say you should switch stabilisation mode to vertical only for birds flying horizontal. But I've never seen the proof of why you should, I've always left mine with both modes permanently on and I find it easier to track because of it. Arthur Morris, one of the most renowned bird photographers says he does the same
It’s an often asked question about high shutter speeds and IS. Hate to refer to another RUclipsr, but check out Sam Rino’s vlog from about 5 months ago who discusses it. Just search on his name, image stabilization, high shutter speed. You can skip the chatter if you jump to about 4:52. Take it for what it’s worth, but I plan to try a few practice sessions with my R5+RF 100-500 to look for more keepers.
@@hanklevesque426 thanks I checked it out, but he didn't provide any answers. He just says he accidentally had stabilisation off one day then figured he doesn't need to use it anymore for high shutter speeds. I'm asking if anyone can prove the theory stabilisation has a negative effect on your photos for shooting at high shutter speeds. I agree you don't need it on, but show me the harm in the leaving it on
Yes, I should’ve included some examples in that segment. I think the big issue is, it’s hard to prove because there are so many factors that might interfere with IQ when shooting fast moving subjects. What one might blame on IS might have actually been caused by AF slightly missing. In my experience though, I find that I get significantly more sharp photos without any blur or shake with IS turned off, and many photographers I respect say the same, so I have always felt it’s better to turn it off. To each his own though, you can definitely still get sharp photos with it on. Thanks for the comments! 🙏
@@wattswildlifephoto there is video of a guy testing out the theory IS should be turned off when using a tripod. Which is in essence the same theory of IS trying to correct something that isn't there. He failed to see any difference at all. I since recently tried shooting birds in flight with both on and off, I saw no improvement in either one. I think many people just go by word of mouth to often
Well explained! I have been convincing my friend to shoot over 1000 ISO for so long now! He's got a Mirrorless Z6 I'm like dude you can easily shoot 3200-6400 without a notice. I'm from Kodiak so whoever wins that Lake Clark trip is in for an experience of a lifetime!
Thanks! Oh yeah he could definitely shoot higher than 1000 on a Z6, especially with stuff like Topaz software out there now. I’ve never been to Alaska before, I’m excited to take someone it should be an awesome trip!
Just my opinion on the first point, this only applies to still subjects but I feel that people should NOT be afraid of slow shutter speeds, know your limits, mine is 1/125sec handheld, I feel like too many people take the easy route and just always run high shutter even when the light gets low, when you see the results of low light and low ISO you might consider risking missing the shot to get amazing image quality. This obviously is situation dependent though, there are many times you can't risk missing the shot at all, but for me with species ive already photographed thats when ill rock the slower shutter :)
Great point! I hadn’t thought about that, but yes I agree it requires a healthy balance of both. You can’t be afraid to raise ISO, but you should also not be afraid to use a slower shutter speed to get cleaner shots when possible, and know how low you can go to still get a sharp image. Like you said depends on the situation though. I appreciate your thoughts!!
Hi Evan, thanks for making us reflect on these 3 essential things. You made a good point on turning off stabilization beyond 1/2500 s. I will sure try it out, but I wasn't aware of this case so far! My R6 already cured my fear for high ISO settings. As for you last point, I shoot manual by using the control ring for exposure compensation rather than directly controlling ISO in M mode. This requires less changes to settings when my subject moves to an area with different lighting conditions.
I'm having the very same 100-400 as you, but I typically mount the lens hood with the gap to adapt a potential polarizer downwards, because the door of this gap sometimes opens without me noticing, and I prefer to avoid stray light to sneak into it this way ;-)
Using flash in wildlife photography under certain conditions. Living in Scotland we are often struggling with light, especially in wooded areas where without a touch of flash there would be no image. Good vlog as always 👍
Good one! Thanks!
Pretty much spot on points! High ISO is the main one most photographers are afraid to use (myself included). Great vid Evan 💪🏽
Thanks!! Glad you liked it 🙏
The first two points of these definitely caught me a bit by surprise. I will look into the Topaz denoise ai and will give a higher ISO a try. Worst case scenario, like you mentioned, going out in lower light will at least add to more practice time.
Image stabilization definitely took caught me off guard though. I should 90% handheld with a Tamron 150-600mm g2 so keeping IS/VC activated usually comes in handy. I am definitely in the category of people afraid to shut that setting off... but might be worth attempting.
As for the third point, I am actually more unfamiliar with auto-shooting modes. It was drilled into me during cinematography courses to primarily shoot in manual and I have just stuck with that philosophy for photography as well.
Great info and advice, looking forward to testing out the higher noise idea.
One thing I'm quite happy with myself in learning photography is only shooting in manual mode. Once I came out of Automatic, I always just used manual mode as I loved the full control of my shots... If anything I'm the opposite and I'm too scared to use the priority settings!
Many friends of mine use VR all the time. You can see the subject more stable from the viewfinder and it is easy to track. And nikon camera supports panning with VR. My personal experience is VR does help to focus. It seems everyone has different opinion.
What is VR?
I'd like to see some examples of this supposed image stabilisation causing camera shake at high shutter speeds. I've heard people say you should switch stabilisation mode to vertical only for birds flying horizontal. But I've never seen the proof of why you should, I've always left mine with both modes permanently on and I find it easier to track because of it. Arthur Morris, one of the most renowned bird photographers says he does the same
It’s an often asked question about high shutter speeds and IS. Hate to refer to another RUclipsr, but check out Sam Rino’s vlog from about 5 months ago who discusses it. Just search on his name, image stabilization, high shutter speed. You can skip the chatter if you jump to about 4:52. Take it for what it’s worth, but I plan to try a few practice sessions with my R5+RF 100-500 to look for more keepers.
@@hanklevesque426 thanks I checked it out, but he didn't provide any answers. He just says he accidentally had stabilisation off one day then figured he doesn't need to use it anymore for high shutter speeds. I'm asking if anyone can prove the theory stabilisation has a negative effect on your photos for shooting at high shutter speeds. I agree you don't need it on, but show me the harm in the leaving it on
Yes, I should’ve included some examples in that segment. I think the big issue is, it’s hard to prove because there are so many factors that might interfere with IQ when shooting fast moving subjects. What one might blame on IS might have actually been caused by AF slightly missing. In my experience though, I find that I get significantly more sharp photos without any blur or shake with IS turned off, and many photographers I respect say the same, so I have always felt it’s better to turn it off. To each his own though, you can definitely still get sharp photos with it on. Thanks for the comments! 🙏
@@wattswildlifephoto there is video of a guy testing out the theory IS should be turned off when using a tripod. Which is in essence the same theory of IS trying to correct something that isn't there. He failed to see any difference at all. I since recently tried shooting birds in flight with both on and off, I saw no improvement in either one. I think many people just go by word of mouth to often
Well explained! I have been convincing my friend to shoot over 1000 ISO for so long now! He's got a Mirrorless Z6 I'm like dude you can easily shoot 3200-6400 without a notice. I'm from Kodiak so whoever wins that Lake Clark trip is in for an experience of a lifetime!
Thanks! Oh yeah he could definitely shoot higher than 1000 on a Z6, especially with stuff like Topaz software out there now.
I’ve never been to Alaska before, I’m excited to take someone it should be an awesome trip!
Very good
Thanks!!
Just my opinion on the first point, this only applies to still subjects but I feel that people should NOT be afraid of slow shutter speeds, know your limits, mine is 1/125sec handheld, I feel like too many people take the easy route and just always run high shutter even when the light gets low, when you see the results of low light and low ISO you might consider risking missing the shot to get amazing image quality.
This obviously is situation dependent though, there are many times you can't risk missing the shot at all, but for me with species ive already photographed thats when ill rock the slower shutter :)
Great point! I hadn’t thought about that, but yes I agree it requires a healthy balance of both. You can’t be afraid to raise ISO, but you should also not be afraid to use a slower shutter speed to get cleaner shots when possible, and know how low you can go to still get a sharp image. Like you said depends on the situation though. I appreciate your thoughts!!
Great points and I agree, M stands for Magic
Thank you 🙏 for sure, M is the best!
Good points.
Thanks!
I didn't know image stabilization can interfere with IQ when shutter speeds are high. Very interesting.
Yes I was surprised when I first heard that too! Some newer Sony cameras even turn off IS on their own when they are put on a tripod for this reason.