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Anonymous
Hi

A few months back I bought a Canon D 4oo, for the most part taking pics of real planes and RC counterparts.

I only got the standard lense plus the longer 90-300 lense.

Can anyone help or forward me to any forums to help me taking pics of the faster moving RC planes. I'm finding more that the auto settings whilst easier to use, dont get the results I thought I might get.

I also have suspicions that the lenses I'm using arent up to the task of shooting high speed subjects like the RC planes.

Ta
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>> Anonymous
Ive shot the full size version of the OP aircraft with an EOS 400d, no troubles.

Just need fairly open aperture, lots of sunlight, and quick exposure time.
>> Anonymous
>>41539
It would be easier to help if you explained exactly what disappoints you in the shots you take.
>> Anonymous
Some of the pics taken, even the one included in the last post seem to be slightly out of focus.

Where I have aimed the...erm field of view indicators (sorry noob to this so bear with my lack of vocab) squarely on the "Katana" logo is relatively in focus and defined. The rest of the plane seems fuzzy is what I refer to.

I used manual ISO and manual focus, what Im trying to ascertain is am I missing shutter speed or something else. The shot in particular is freaky because the moment the picture was taken this plane which is very fast was coming out of one manovuer and straight into another.

In short what am I missing so the rest of the plane stays in focus too, or am I try to break the laws of psychics in asking so.
>> eku
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>>41539

With Canon you could easily use ISO400, because there's hardly any difference to ISO160 you used. And for aperture, use Av to set it the lowest possible. That way you get faster shutter speeds.
And what comes for focusing, use AI SERVO focusing mode, if there is such thing in 400D.

Here's a reference photo of flying black-headed seagulls.

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>> ac
>>41562
I'm guessing "field of view indicators" => focus points for the autofocus system.

There are a couple of things that can cause the blurriness you're experiencing. My first assumption was shallow depth of field--300mm lens on a 400D focused to 6m has a 21cm depth of field.

However, this shot is almost straight sideways, which means 21cm is probably enough. So I'm guessing it's just plain old fashioned motion blur. Bump up your ISO (the 400D does iso400 beautifully) and let your camera choose a faster shutter speed.