Thanks heaps, much appreciated!

Hey Paul, thanks buddy, very kind of you! I just finished watching your last upload!😀😉

Thanks heaps Scott, much appreciated!🙌 Have a great weekend mate!

@@peterviragphoto Thanks, you too pal.

Thanks a lot Gracie!😊😊

Thanks heaps for watching & for sending your aunty the link Adrian. I am not familiar with Sony’s menu system but I’ve heard that it’s s bit convoluted😃 cheers

Very welcome mate, hope it will help! Cheers

Thanks Adrian! It’s a very “dry” video but I had wanted to do it for a while. Your similar video amongst others has pushed me to finish it haha. By the way our lockdown has been extended until 2nd of September at least and now we have a curfew in place as well🙄😬😑🤬🤯😡 . Have a great week!

@@peterviragphoto 2nd September! What an amazing coincidence, just before the AFL finals are due to start. Read ‘em like a book now mate 🙄

@@adrianalfordphotography 🙄😬😑FML lol

Hey Kieran,thanks heaps for your feedback. Glad you’ve found it useful mate! Have a great day😊

Thanks a lot Pete! Hope you had a nice weekend! Have you finished pimping your ride yet?😀 🚌

@@peterviragphoto Had a lovely weekend wandering around the bush and then filming a full video in my studio for the first time! The ride has to wait until lockdown ends and my cooker/sink arrives from the US. Dunno about you, but my 4K videos are taking days to process in full resolution on YT, so I’m trying to upload 3 days before release. I just uploaded Friday’s video an hour ago.

No worries, the ride will be awesome I’m sure when completed! My 4K videos are usually processed within a few hours but in the past on rare occasions used to have some issues and took longer. Not sure if it has anything to do with codecs, file size, seems to be random. Once my HD res video was being processed for days. Although keep in mind that even now e.g. my studio is saying it’s still processing the HD version of my last upload, 4k is already available….

@@peterviragphoto You must be more important than me! 😄

@@peterfritzphoto that’s the reason, for sure! I’m generating millions of views a day🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks heaps Rauri. I know it might have been a bit dull but wanted to show all of the settings I thought might be useful for both beginners & a bit more advanced photographers. Also you’re right in regard to having similar/equivalent settings on the Sony, Nikon etc. Sometimes it can be a bit daunting to delve into all the settings & I had to tweak it here and there until I found something that works for me in most situations. The sparrow was a swift😀😀😀

Thanks Alance for your feedback. Have a great weekend:)

Thanks Stevie, much appreciated! Have a great week!

No worries. Switch on the captions, might help. Thanks Daniel!

LOL how did you know they were shapes?!🤣😂

Hey Vincent thanks heaps for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed.😊

Hi Dallas. Thanks for dropping by & for your kind comment! Exposure settings that I normally use for birds in flight ( these are base values) : 1/2500s ( sometimes you need higher but 1/3200s usually works for almost all subjects ), ISO 800 & f/7.1 which normally will get the entire bird in focus ( depending on its proximity of course ). I normally only change the ISO value but if the light is not sufficient enough I open the aperture up to f/5.6 which is the maximum at 400mm on the EF 100-00 II. On overcast days for birds in flight the ISO will have to go up considerably at high shutter speeds for correct exposure, normally in the range of 1600-6400. I usually don’t like to go beyond that even though the low light performance of the 1DX II is still pretty damn good. For stationery subjects you can obviously use much lower shutter speed and then keep the ISO low(er). Hope this helps! Have fun out there!:)

@@peterviragphoto Very clear Peter! Thank you so much for speedy response. I have another question if you don't mind. I use the extender 2X III on the 100-400 lens. However there will be no auto focus at extended 400-800mm. In that case will the C1-C3 setting in your video still work? It seems you cannot just press the "AF ON" and "*" to focus like without the extender. Is the manual focus only way? In manual focus mode how do the two buttons work ("AF ON" and "*")? Thank you!

Hey Dallas. Unfortunately if AF is disabled with the extender then you can only rely on manual focus which can be difficult for birds in flight but not impossible if you know where the focal plane is gonna be and then just spray & pray:))

Hey Steve thanks a lot! I did some testing for tracking ( in videos too ) & the Face priority gave me essentially the same results as the default ITR AF but is a more versatile option if you shoot sports too. Thanks again for watching, appreciate it! Cheers

No worries Marcos! Thank you!

Hi Imam. I think the 1DX II is still a very reliable camera body & focusing in low light is still one of its strengths. Obviously there are better options out there, with the more advanced mirrorless bodies ( e.g. R3 ) but at a much higher pricepoint. Cheers

@@peterviragphoto I thank you very much for your response. I use this as a reference for my consideration

No worries. Good luck! Have a great week mate:)

@@peterviragphoto Thanks a lot peter 🔥

I’m all for testing a Z9🤣😂😅 Wait…what’s that sound?! Of yeah , Nikon money truck backing in😝💸💵💴🚨🚛

@@peterviragphoto Toot toot, motherfstoppers! :D

@@mjak993 🤣😂😅

Hey Edward. If you have the Mark I, that was released in 2012 so these settings might not be present/relevant.

Hi Mike. You can always slow it down or put on auto subtitles in the settings.Cheers

Hey Karl. I’m not familiar with the 1DX’s menu system ( should be fairly identical ) but I assume the same customisation is possible. Cheers

Yes, you can even do back button focusing with the rebels.