Came across a small problem that I think may be me not the camera....
I managed to get myself into a position for the World Rally Championships that I was able to get photos of the drivers as they stopped after a stage. The WRC official pro photographer was next to me and was using a 5D, he was pumping out the shots by holding the camera inside the car and holding the shutter down. Whenever I did the same thing I got extremely underexposed shots. Remembering back to film days I covered the viewfinder and got better exposure but still a long way from what I am used to with the K5. Now I know that I can 'fix' the majority of this in editing but prefer not to....
Can I assume that the pro was using manual settings and just using his experience to know what works best in the situation? I really should have asked him, the WRC TV commentator and photographer were nice guys but everything was happening so fast that the opportunity wasn't there to talk cameras! One thing he did say though was 'If you have Canon, get one of these' he was referring to the tiny flash on his camera, I think it might be a 270EX but I can't be sure. EF500 was useless as I was too close and it wasn't lighting up the inside of the car.
Any ideas on what I can do to improve my off eye shooting skills?
Edit, pics with DA16-45