Shot with a Nikon D750 and 50mm lens at 1/1000 second at f3.2
Ukraine Protest in London
On Saturday 22 February, people gathered to protest at the Russian Embassy in London against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The protesters stood at the entrance to Palace Court off the Bayswater Road opposite Kensington Gardens. The road was cordoned off and the protesters stood behind the barriers, with police controlling any overspill into Bayswater Road.
All photos shot with the Ricoh GRIII
Canon EOS R6 Shooting Frame Rates
On the Canon EOS R6, if like me you wondered how to find the single shot vs continuous shooting setting and couldn’t find it, read on.
Use the Q button to bring up the menu items. The shooting setting is fourth from the left on the bottom row. Tap on that and now there are options, including self-timer options, Slow Speed Continuous, High Speed Continuous, and High Speed Continuous+
Not surprisingly the difference between High-Speed Continuous and High-Speed Continuous+ is their maximum shooting speeds.
High-Speed Continuous+ shoots up to 12 fps with the mechanical shutter and up to 20 fps with the electronic shutter.
High-Speed Continuous shoots at 8 fps with the mechanical shutter. In fact, High-Speed Continuous mode is only available with the mechanical or first-curtain electronic shutter. With electronic shutter, the only high-speed option is H+.
High-Speed Continuous suits me because 8 fps is already a shock even when I am expecting it. Plus, it is supposed to have more reliable AF tracking than H+.
Rio Matchett
Rio Matchett Artistic Director, Camden People’s Theatre describing her experience at CPT, in what she considers to be a rare nurturing environment. After posting this photo I looked up Rio and she has an interesting story with a soon to be published book detailing how at 18, she set fire to a church, for which she was sectioned then imprisoned for arson, and her steps to redemption.
What is Focus By Wire
Let’s start with mechanical focus systems. They have a focus ring that is directly coupled to and moves the lens elements.
Focus by wire uses electronic signals to control focus. The photographer turns the focus ring but that doesn’t change the focus. Instead, turning the focus ring controls the motor(s) built into the lens. The motor(s) take their instruction from the movement of the focus ring, and the motor changes the focus.
Focus by wire gets its name from fly-by-wire systems used in aircraft. Except on small aircraft the pilot doesn’t move the control surfaces on the wings directly because it would be impossibly hard. Instead, the pilot presses a pedal or turns a dial and electronic motors move the control surfaces..
And because the aircraft is so big, any small errors are not relevant.
In cameras it is different because small movements can be seen and felt. This is true in still photography and in video.
And that has been the source of the criticism of focus by wire – that the systems are laggy and prone to overshoot.
The photographer turns the focus ring quickly, and the system plays catch-up.
Photographers report that they feel divorced from the focusing, which is the exact opposite of what one should feel when trying to take a photo that needs critical focusing. The pressure might be off in a studio or with landscapes, both of which are situations where the photographer has time to focus. But on the street or with any fast paced action, the photographer needs to feel that the response is immediate and consistent.
The situation is improving and some focus by wire systems have smooth focus changes.
It’s helpful to know how the focusing system is on a lens feels before you lay down money for it.