Originally posted by dmnf I think you guys should know what I am trying to do by looking at the picture.
My settings was 1/30, Tv, AF.S, kit lens. I tried my times but it is difficult to get sharp focus on the subject.
Should I turn on or off the SR mode? Any other tricks I should know?
Super shot - it conveys what I think is the right impression of speed. (Am I allowed to quibble? I would have liked to see both feet fully in the photo).
I typically use different settings: often TAv. (To control the aperture). And continuous shooting with AF-C (because I typically don't get it right
first shot!)
In several years I have never deliberately switched off SR. (The camera switches it off in some situations). I have read lots of warnings, but in many 10s of 1000s of panned shots I have never spotted what I think is a problem caused by having SR on. I would be happy to learn more about why it should be switched off,
with photos where it has gone wrong, but until then I'll continue to leave it on.
I recently gave a brief talk on "Panning" at my local photographic society. I'm not the best in the club, so don't don't take this too seriously. There are pictures and a PDF commentary:
Talk on "Panning", 7 May 2013 PDF Notes for the talk on “Panning”