Testing my new Nikon D5000

Need to shoot propeller driven airplanes at a slower shutter speed. 1/200 or below. I try to do it at 1/160, but it can get tricky when you are shooting at 400mm.

Otherwise! Looks good! Nice day to be out shooting airplanes!

Yep, looks very nice, except for the props, and a couple look a little grainy, which might be the camera choosing a high ISO. Pretty good exposure for looking up at the sky.

I tried 1/200 before but images weren't sharp so I switched to 1/1000

here is example of 1/200-400


P.S. I'm using 200mm

I used ISO 400. I'm still learning though This my first SLR camera ever

That's some pretty good stuff; which 200mm lens, the 18-200?
I remember trying to shoot props at Duxford a while back; Using a low shutter speed makes it really damned hard unless you have a steady hand and good tracking (guess why I prefer jets ). That said, if you *do* try shooting at 1/200 or 1/160, you can probably put the ISO down to 100 as the shutter time ought to let more than enough light onto the sensor (unless you have a REALLY cloudy day).

What are your impressions of the D5000?

sdflyer, you might try setting it to shutter priority, which is probably labeled at Tv on your camera, then adjust the shutter speed to 1/320. I find that seems to be a happy medium for me, providing a decent amount of prop blur and still fast enough that I can get a few clean shots.

On a bright day like that, I don't think you'd need to go above ISO 200, and that will reduce the grain a little, I think.

Thank you for an advice I will try ! I think my lens is 55-200mm. My wife bought it for me at Costco with camera bag and two lenses 18-55mm and 55-200mm



After using my phone as a camera D5000 is just WOW ! Absolutely love it!


here is my experiment with the moon
1/50 ISO 200 200mm

It is actually "S" on Nikon. Thank you I will try next time !


Thank you for advice! What would you recommend for a cloudy day?

For a cloudy day, you may still be able to get away with ISO 100 depending on how focal length; in general, the rule of thumb is that your shutter speed should be at least the reciprocal of the focal length (i.e. 1/100 for shooting at 100mm); if you use that as a guide for minimum shutter, then you can usually tailor the ISO or aperture to suit. Also, note that most lenses shoot better at apertures around F/8 - this is useful for shooting static objects only though; when shooting aircraft or moving targets, you'll want a wide an aperture as possible so you can get the fastest shutter speed (unless you're shooting props with prop blur).

Another attempt to get the moon


Yesterday I tried to get stars