Oulton Park 24th June 2007 - BTCC - Saxperience

Simo^p · 24th June 2007, 22:34

Myself and my mate Steve went to Oulton Park today to watch the raceing... particularly BTCC!

We've both recently bought new lenses and need as much motorsport practice as possible!

The weather was mixed all day... from being sunny and too hot to thunder storms!

Here's a selection of pics for your comments.

MaRiO89 · 24th June 2007, 22:52

Awesome Simo!!

Not one bad picture..

Graeme^p · 24th June 2007, 22:56

top pics there si pic 4 is my fav

Barry123 · 24th June 2007, 22:58

if you dont mind me saying they are a massive improvement on the last lot man...

not a single 400+ISO in sight

Ryan^p · 24th June 2007, 23:08

looks alot better simon!

not really a huge fan of the 3/4 car shots at the top though in any cases usually.

ad shut up about iso at 400! sometimes you need to crank the iso if the light is really crap

Barry123 · 24th June 2007, 23:42

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Originally Posted by Itsafastworld85

ad shut up about iso at 400! sometimes you need to crank the iso if the light is really crap

Im just picky, I'd rather not take a photo if its going to look like it was taken on mobile phone.

Ant_Jackson · 24th June 2007, 23:45

Nice pics Simo - Let me know next time you're going to an event/race. We can meet up ............

I like those Seats and Clios, pure entertainment

Ant

Ryan^p · 24th June 2007, 23:46

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Originally Posted by adsayer

Im just picky, I'd rather not take a photo if its going to look like it was taken on mobile phone.

on NEW canons the noise you get at high isos is fuck all! daveG irc tested at 800 for fun and noticed no difference.

you have to adjust the cameras settings to the light! sometimes a high iso is needed to get the shot you want! if your doing paid work at some point you cant just not take the pic

thadogg · 24th June 2007, 23:51

awesome pics! Pic 5 is my fave, looks brilliant!

Simo^p · 24th June 2007, 23:52

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Originally Posted by adsayer

Im just picky, I'd rather not take a photo if its going to look like it was taken on mobile phone.

On a non-digital SLR you use different 'speeds' of film to adjust sensitivity... on a digital SLR you adjust the ISO setting via a flick of a button... I dont see the problem with using the full ISO range - thats what its there for

Barry123 · 24th June 2007, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Itsafastworld85

on NEW canons the noise you get at high isos is fuck all! daveG irc tested at 800 for fun and noticed no difference.

you have to adjust the cameras settings to the light! sometimes a high iso is needed to get the shot you want! if your doing paid work at some point you cant just not take the pic

aint doing paid work chaaaaaarmone.

true though, i've piddled about with Cracknells on numerous occasions and the lack of any severe grain at high ISO's is a MASSIVE improvement over mine.

having said that i still wouldn't.

Ryan^p · 24th June 2007, 23:58

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Originally Posted by adsayer

aint doing paid work chaaaaaarmone.

true though, i've piddled about with Cracknells on numerous occasions and the lack of any severe grain at high ISO's is a MASSIVE improvement over mine.

having said that i still wouldn't.

lol! so analy retentive! you should get on POTN and pixel pinch away!

if theres no noise on a new canon at iso 800 then why bitch and whinge... the clarity of the image is there.

Barry123 · 25th June 2007, 00:10

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Originally Posted by Itsafastworld85

if theres no noise on a new canon at iso 800 then why bitch and whinge... the clarity of the image is there.

simo's isnt a new canon...

im opinionated and like to chat crap... so I'll bitch and whinge as i see fit

adam111 · 25th June 2007, 00:18

Good pics, i'd like to go to Brands Hatch sometime and get some practice.
What do you do when the weather is crap to keep the camera dry?

Simo^p · 25th June 2007, 00:25

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Originally Posted by adam111

Good pics, i'd like to go to Brands Hatch sometime and get some practice.
What do you do when the weather is crap to keep the camera dry?

My lens is waterproof... I was silently hoping the camera would die, so I can upgrade to a 30D

DaveG · 25th June 2007, 00:40

Nice work Si. 1st one is a a bit soft, as are a couple of the SEATs coming out of Hizzys.

1/200s is a bit slow for almost head on shots.

What's the big deal about using high ISOs? Or is it only a 10D thing.

Oh and for the record, the EF 100-400 isn't weather sealed.

s8x0-vtr · 25th June 2007, 00:41

nice pics ther mate well done wasnt too far away from you ther i was on the other side onlooking cascade and the chicane bit was a great day too many safety car laps in my opinion tho was all good tho

Simo^p · 25th June 2007, 00:55

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Originally Posted by DaveG

Nice work Si. 1st one is a a bit soft, as are a couple of the SEATs coming out of Hizzys.

1/200s is a bit slow for almost head on shots.

What's the big deal about using high ISOs? Or is it only a 10D thing.

Oh and for the record, the EF 100-400 isn't weather sealed.

Good point about shutter speed with head-on shots!! Didn't think to speed up for oncoming traffic.

ISO - I think its just Ads who has the issue

Weather sealed... Ive got the 70-200 f/2.8 - Im pretty sure I read that it was 'waterproof'

Viper · 25th June 2007, 02:59

why do people always complain about the noise you get at different ISOs?

why is noise soo important, unless you are hiding in a bush taking pics of someone.

good pics simo! i love the pic of the little BMW

Barry123 · 25th June 2007, 04:21

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Originally Posted by Viper

why do people always complain about the noise you get at different ISOs?

why is noise soo important, unless you are hiding in a bush taking pics of someone

I guess for me most of the shots on my 10D i do are 'pissed mates shots' so I dont really want photos that appear to have come off mobile... smooth skin tones and all that.