all a matter of spending the time to find the right speed, 1/1000 th is too slow, 1/10,000 or so is too fast, like anything else it requires working on it. Or just accept the blur of the aircraft at 1/1000..... The M is not the best choice for fast aircraft, racing cars, or quick birds, it can be made to work well, just takes more than commitment. 75 mm is a bit harder, 90 or 35 even more so, than 50 mm like the MS Optics Petz here Part of the fun is to use the wrong choice of camera and work on it, otherwise I might as well use my Z8 and 20 fps, and 3d following and let the camera do all the work.
RoamingScott wrote:
The propellers aren’t even attached to the plane . You do you.
Jun 05, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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EMH2025 wrote:
electronic shutter is to get short exposures to freeze plane motion, yes I could get an blur of aircraft at M film speeds, but I dont care much for such blur some like the blurs as arty, I dont seem to be one of them So with my M I am wing shooting moving my camera fast to follow the aircraft same as one would do wing shooting with shotgun bird hunting, so the plane is moving and I am moving through all the shots- hence fast speed.
You could get 1/4000 with the mechanical shutter. I would think that would be fast enough and you wouldn't get the movement distortion in the propeller(s), or at least it would be greatly reduced. I would give 1/4000 and mechanical shutter at least a try and see if you don't like the results better.
yes good idea and I'll give it a try- higher the FL the greater the problem leaping from my usual 50 to 75 does indeed impose more wing shooting problems I already knew this from 90/135 last season, and 75 has its issues, on the other hand 35 is steel rim easy..
"you can't always get what you want (especially with a M) but sometimes you get what you need"
Steve Spencer wrote:
You could get 1/4000 with the mechanical shutter. I would think that would be fast enough and you wouldn't get the movement distortion in the propeller(s), or at least it would be greatly reduced. I would give 1/4000 and mechanical shutter at least a try and see if you don't like the results better.
EMH2025 wrote:
all a matter of spending the time to find the right speed, 1/1000 th is too slow, 1/10,000 or so is too fast, like anything else it requires working on it. Or just accept the blur of the aircraft at 1/1000..... The M is not the best choice for fast aircraft, racing cars, or quick birds, it can be made to work well, just takes more than commitment. 75 mm is a bit harder, 90 or 35 even more so, than 50 mm like the MS Optics Petz here Part of the fun is to use the wrong choice of camera and work on it, otherwise I might as well use my Z8 and 20 fps, and 3d following and let the camera do all the work.
A blurred propeller is generally PREFERRED, and there are no physical limitations on a M camera for a properly (no pun intended) taken photo of a prop plane. Zone focus, get your settings together, easy. Usually it’s a 1/200 situation.
. You do you. 