Many many thanks to all for comments
Originally posted by anthropas Wow, these are definately great shots. Can you talk a little bit about what mode/settings you used? The colors are awesome and the sky in your last shot is so nice it made me wonder if you were using a filter/polarizer of any kind. To get the car sharp and the background blurry do you need to keep the shutter speed from getting too high or will the panning of the camera give you that blur regardless of the shutter spead? My only panning experience with the K10D so far was shooting a couple getting shot out of a canon at the circus and it was indoors and very dark, so I can't compare. Thanks!
The most usable mode during rally shoot is TAv (I couldn't live without it anymore
) this mode gives me control of shutter speed and dof at one time and lowest possible iso. If there is a lot of sun, then Tv mode can be handy, but TAv is very awesome. All shots made with da 16-45 are taken with soligor dhg cir-pol filter as well (in bright sunlight these two are not detachable almost all time
) and yes this can get better colors and helps to deal with reflections in windows. During panning I use shutter speed of 1/20 to 1/125 (with wide lens lower and with tele faster) and sr almost always on, especially with tele lenses. afcause almost always AF.c and AF only with dedicated button