500cc Grand Prix (Continuous panning) 500cc Approaching shots (slanted) AI Servo AF, 1/400 sec (300mm) AI Servo AF, 1/400 sec (300mm) 500cc Single shot (panning) Alex Barros at 1/400 sec (300mm) Taddy Okada at 1/400 sec (300m) Alex Criville at 1/400 sec (300mm) Mick Doohan at 1/500 sec (400mm) 500cc Grand Prix - Continuous Approaching Shots in AI Servo AF mode at 1/500 sec (600mm) Alex Criville Alex Criville Alex Criville Mick Doohan While 1/500 sec is usually needed for capturing motorcycling GPs, always try to capture the bikes at an angle where the freezing of the wheels is not that obvious. The Intelligent Program AE is not suitable for capturing bike GPs due to the high shutter speeds that your EOS camera is very likely to select based on the focal length of the lens used. Whether you are using a 300mm, 400mm. 500mm or 600mm focal lengths, the Program AE mode is very likely to select a shutter speed as high as 1/2500 sec, depending on the level of brightness of the shooting atmosphere! At this speed, practically all movements of the bikes and the panning background will not register on film. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 1999 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .