> On Aug 17, 2021, at 9:20 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks all. This image pretty well sums it up. > > And some stunt planes: > https://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157705985048831/ > > The planes are just too distant - too small - out of range. A bit like trying > to photograph an eagle in flight at 300m!
There’s a really good chance that they are eagles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviat_Eagle > > I used TAV 1000sec, f8 exclusively. Tried single, 5 point & 11 point > focusing. I started by focusing on the moon. In all auto focus modes the > camera just couldn't lock on to the planes. There was no lens creep. Didn't > try panning. Yeah, sounds like you need to go full manual to get a chance at focus. If it was easy, anybody could do it. -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
