16 September 2019

Aperture / Shutter Speed Testing in Variable Light

Bee in fight - Aperture / Shutter Speed Testing in Variable Light
Bee i n Flight : Birds in Flight Settings - Manual Mode
Aperture and shutter speed testing with Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens

This morning's overcast condition, with partly son and partly light fog worked quite well for my aperture (and shutter speed) testing with the Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens. I spent most of the morning between apertures f/5.6 and 6.3 while toggling between 1/3200s - 1/4000s shutter speeds.

Cape Town Location
Diep River Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Equipment
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body
  • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
  • Sandisk Extreme 120MB/s 64GB CF Card

Manual Mode / Aperture Priority Settings
  • Shutter Speed: 1/3200s - 1/4000s (Birds and Bee in Flight) Manual Mode
  • Shutter speed: 1/800s - 1/1000s (Wild flowers) Av Mode
  • Aperture: f/5.6 - 6.3
  • Focal length 400mm
  • Auto-ISO (ISO 100 - 500)
  • Continuous shooting mode (10 fps) / AI Servo
  • AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
  • Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld

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Reed cormorant in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
Reed Cormorant in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Manual Mode

Pie kingfisher in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
Pie kingfisher in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Manual Mode

Yellow-billed duck in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
Yellow-billed Duck in Flight : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Manual Mode

Darter in the water : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
Darter in the water : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Manual Mode

Wild Flower : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
Wild Flower : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Av Mode f/5.6


Wild Flower : Woodbridge Island, Milnerton - Av Mode f/5.6

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