phil1975 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I have been looking at ways of taking my SLR camera flying to try to get some really good photo's, however it's throwing up more questions than it's answering at the moment. I realise that an SLR isn't really designed to be taken on a Paramotor & that any solutions will be compromises... So does anyone out there fly with an SLR? If so how do you deal with the following? 1. Carrying it. Ideally I would like it attached to one of the arms. The problem I'm getting is securing it so that it doesn't move & I can get to it. The alternative would be to wear it on my body, but it's pretty bulky & gets in the way of my (front mounted) reserve. 2. Securing it. Some sort of lanyard to the frame feels the best, but again I'm struggling to come up with something I'm really happy with. 3. What camera settings do you use to get the best results. I'm guessing around 1/500 sec & faster is best to stop blur. Anyone had a play & come up with. I'm hoping someone will have some really simple solutions, that I just haven't thought of yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bholleran Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I have mine on a lanyard around my neck, and then stick the camera into my jacket (Zipped up during takoff and landing) and then just un zip it and go. I have a side mounted reserve and this works for me. Have you considered a side mount reserve Sorry cant be of any more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbayliss Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 3. What camera settings do you use to get the best results. I'm guessing around 1/500 sec & faster is best to stop blur. Anyone had a play & come up with. I find putting the camera onto Av (aperture priority) and dial in f8 or f11 to get the whole frame sharp and in focus. Then set the ISO to 400 or 800, the higher the ISO the quicker the shutter speed. The better the DSLR, the higher ISO you can use without getting noticeable noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Aperture priority, and f8 seem sensible decisions. Personally, i wouldn't really want to use ISO of 400 or 800 unless I had to, even with a decent SLR. I think I would stick to 200 unless it was a twilight flight. Then again, I am really NOT an expert. All the gear, but no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbayliss Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 One thing I want to experiment with is leave it in Tv or M at about 1/500, ISO 100, and shoot RAW images, then play with Photoshop to try and recover the darker images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1975 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thanks for the tips. I'll take it up with me next time have a play & see what happens. What others have said is pretty much along the same lines as I was thinking, so I'm hoping I can get a few decent shots. It's just such a big bit of kit to try to stash. Hopefully the results will be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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