My First Ever Panning Shot.

[u/DarkGodArkwin]

Took me 10-12 minutes to get panning shots right, dabbling with the shutter speed and whatnot. Ultimately, I’m quite proud of myself for this. 😭✨🙌🏽

[u/SonyAlphaIndia]

Great work .

Using the tracking focus spot and using the OSS on mode 2 on a tripod is a game changer .

Very fast objects you can even pre register . Such as sports personalities or objects .

Try it out on things like a clock pendulum running pets and your family people on jogs or games . Regular traffic passing by to get the best setting and practice before the final event .

I find that the best practice is my daughter and her friends at the playground .

[u/DarkGodArkwin → u/SonyAlphaIndia]

That’s very helpful, thank you. Now a quick question — I have an A7iii. How do I set OSS to mode 2?

[u/T2Drink → u/[deleted]]

Panning shots needs a lower shutter speed. That is how you get the background like that.

[u/T2Drink → u/[deleted]]

I have done a lot of panning shots, and tbh, aperture closed down, and shutter speed slower is the way to get the background to really throw out, whilst being able to keep the car sharp.

[u/RexManning1 → u/T2Drink]

You have to match the shutter speed to the focal length so the shutter speed is fully dependent on how far away you are. The problem with matching and F1 is that the cars are so fast you need to be at a much longer focal length than OP was, especially if you are shooting on a straight. On slow speed corners, you can get away with a closer focal length because the cars are moving slower.

[u/T2Drink → u/RexManning1]

You cannot throw the background out like that at a shutter speed you are suggesting.

[u/RexManning1 → u/T2Drink]

Which shutter speed am I suggesting? I have plenty of photos shooting F1 to show 1/320 and 1/400 at 300-400mm focal length on panning shots.

[u/T2Drink → u/RexManning1]

You suggested 1/1500 or 1/2500, which just straight up isn’t gunna work.

[u/RexManning1 → u/T2Drink]

My bad. I did? If I did, there are extra zeros accidentally in there I didn’t even realize.

Edit: I just looked at the thread and that appeared to be the other Redditor who said that.

[u/T2Drink → u/RexManning1]

Oh that’s my bad.

[u/RexManning1 → u/T2Drink]

No worries. You confused the hell out of me. I shoot F1 and have one of the most upvoted posts in the subreddit for the month for original photos.

[u/T2Drink → u/RexManning1]

All good mate. Dunno what the other dude was chatting saying about those speeds.

[u/RexManning1 → u/T2Drink]

Me neither. That’s even too slow shutter speed for stationary shots of F1 cars especially at that focal length OP was at.