D300 i use ISO 800-1600, AF, and set the DOF according to what i want, and at least 60th-80th sec or so.
D3 i use ISO 1600 --> or greater "same other settings"
The D300 and D3 also have the capability of setting auto ISO with limits that's quite handy in a pinch... Especially when you are shooting in a lot of different environments where the lighting is changing.
SGWW wrote:
Let me clarify - by AF settings - I'm talking about AF-C or AF-S... center point... 51/11, etc.
Single-servo, single-point, 11 pt (not sure it is anymore effective than 51), and auto ISO. However, the most important thing is contrast--can't focus without it. Last choice is manual focus.
I've also found 3D not to be very effective in low light when the subject black. Now a white car would be a different story.
I agree... a white car would probably helped. I took the shots from the stands with two fast primes.... 85 f1.4 and 105 f2.0... so manual focus really wasn't a problem.
I have a brightscreen coming, so that should help even more.... I hope.
Terry D wrote:
I agree... a white car would probably helped. I took the shots from the stands with two fast primes.... 85 f1.4 and 105 f2.0... so manual focus really wasn't a problem.
I have a brightscreen coming, so that should help even more.... I hope.
Terry D wrote:
I'm gonna present one of those 'No answer answers' I switch it off. I got some stunning pictures last weekend at the drag races... the thread is on page 2 if you want to see it... and the few times that I tried AF, it missed focus. See the shot of the 65 Mustang below. If you look at it the crowd behind it is in focus, but the Mustang isn't... that was with 3D 51 point Dynamic AF... you couldn't have gotten more motion than rather large car launching into the air... but it missed just the same.
Manual Focus is just a reality sometimes. It's the only way to avoid these errors. The D3 took wonderful low light shots at ISO 3200, so am I gonna complain about the AF ...Show more →
I wouldn't expect all points AF to work with a shot like this in any light level. Doesn't AF grab the closest object in the frame? Single point AF should work better.
I did some shooting at ISO 4000 on a D3 and didn't have any focus issues, can't tell what your settings were.
