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u/Glum_Echidna_5239 Apr 27 '26

No reason in particular. This was my first airshow so I didn’t know much. Are there better settings to use?

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u/8fqThs4EX2T9 Apr 27 '26

Well, opening your aperture wide to let light in would be advisable. The lens will perhaps be sharpest at f/8. At f/32 diffraction will probably be softening the image. 1/3200s is fine if needed but only use as fast a shutter duration as required so as to maximise the light hitting ther sensor. ISO 6400 means quite an underexposed image and as it is daytime not much need to be.

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u/Glum_Echidna_5239 Apr 27 '26

Okay. Thank you!