Forget the 5DII auto focus system, I'm switching to Nikon's D700

[Sheiky]

so these angles/photographic positions where the ones that I had.

Still very nice photos! I know you probably hate the white background, but you've got the positive side of the stuntman. Last year nearly all my motorcross photos on 1 day where like this, but it was a cross, not a stunt, so they look very lame [:P]

1/2000 shutter speed, B&W polarizer filter used, AV 3.2, ISO 800, 70-200 non IS at approx 120mm

Good that you switched to the 5D2 [Y] And yes the colors, contrast and noisecontrol are a LOT better than the 40Ds. Also the clothes they wear makes it a lot better, love all the colors and contrasty clothes they have on!

As far as tracking any subjects coming or going whether its coming directly at me or passing in front of me I would feel confident that I could capture it with a 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D or a 5DII with the less then high tech focus systems.

Me too, although I noticed a fair amount of backfocussing due to the speed of the motorcycles coming directly at me and the shutterlag. 40D was definitely better for me in that situation.


Other photos are great as well! Man those guys make some sick tricks!


Thanks a lot for answering my questions so thoroughly[Y]


Jan

[freelanceshots]

I have to say now that I'm looking through the other memory card that belonged to the 40D where I shot my first images I would say they came out pretty good too. That camera still bangs out the pictures. Shooting with the same lens and same filter it captured the sky differently. The pictures were slightly more sharper then the 5DII but since the 5DII images are so much bigger with more resolution they appear to be as sharp maybe a little less give or take.


70-200mm no IS, TV 1/1600, AV 3.2, ISO 100, 90mm focal length


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