I highly recommend you customise your auto-focus settings if you wanna take your wildlife photography to another level. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment down below. Also if you’re new here, please consider subscribing! Cheers😉📷🦅
@JC.Journey3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful and well explained. Great tutorial - gorgeous set of birds in flight images! Thank you for sharing, Peter!
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps, much appreciated!
@paulcookphotography3 жыл бұрын
Great video Peter. I'm not a Canon shooter or much of a wildlife photographer but there is certainly great information in here for anyone that is, Canon or any other brand as I assume the setup would be similar using their menu systems. Absolutely stunning in-flight shots at the end of the video, just amazing! Very well put together and super informative! Hope you are doing well and keeping safe down there!
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul, thanks buddy, very kind of you! I just finished watching your last upload!😀😉
@WalksOnTheWildSide3 жыл бұрын
Super detailed video Peter. Next time I find a Canon user who needs help with their settings I’m just going to send them a link to your video. 🙌
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps Scott, much appreciated!🙌 Have a great weekend mate!
@WalksOnTheWildSide3 жыл бұрын
@@peterviragphoto Thanks, you too pal.
@photographyadventuresbygraciel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! Wow! The pictures of the birds are absolutely beautiful!! Great video!!
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Gracie!😊😊
@AdrianRankin3 жыл бұрын
Super detailed video Peter! I have menu envy! Sony, well I don’t need to say anything about their menu….thanks for sharing! Your bird photography is incredible, my Aunty loves wildlife photography so I’ve flicked her your channel to watch!
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
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
@BevanBadcott3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter. I have just purchased this Camera/Lens combination and will try these settings.
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Very welcome mate, hope it will help! Cheers
@adrianalfordphotography3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial Peter and nice images at the end mate. I guess practice makes perfect when it comes to bird and wildlife photography. Thanks for sharing the video 👍🙏
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
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!
@adrianalfordphotography3 жыл бұрын
@@peterviragphoto 2nd September! What an amazing coincidence, just before the AFL finals are due to start. Read ‘em like a book now mate 🙄
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
@@adrianalfordphotography 🙄😬😑FML lol
@KieranSuddabyPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Peter. Some great information, and to be honest I've never delved into these settings because it's all about daunting! But you've explained it all very well 😁 thank you
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Hey Kieran,thanks heaps for your feedback. Glad you’ve found it useful mate! Have a great day😊
@peterfritzphoto3 жыл бұрын
Mate, you videos a super practical. 👍🦘
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Pete! Hope you had a nice weekend! Have you finished pimping your ride yet?😀 🚌
@peterfritzphoto3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
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….
@peterfritzphoto3 жыл бұрын
@@peterviragphoto You must be more important than me! 😄
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
@@peterfritzphoto that’s the reason, for sure! I’m generating millions of views a day🤣🤣🤣🤣
@RauriBarron3 жыл бұрын
Super helpful video Peter, this helped with my understanding of bird photography settings, despite using a different system, still very helpful. That canon menu system is cleaner than Sony and the descriptions in the autofocus section (Af speed/sensitivity etc) are so detailed, I had to google what the ones on Fuji meant as the description was short and not intuitive at all 😂 🥴. Really like how you set up your dual back button autofocus as well, I never thought of that! Great image you got recently of the sparrow was it? I missed what type of bird it was 😆
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
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😀😀😀
@alancepaugusthy1638 Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 for the information
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alance for your feedback. Have a great weekend:)
@steviehope7718 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
Thanks Stevie, much appreciated! Have a great week!
@danielattias15254 ай бұрын
Thanks Mate, great info will watch you a few times since you talking so fast.
@peterviragphoto4 ай бұрын
No worries. Switch on the captions, might help. Thanks Daniel!
@thehehrarchive15563 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, not quite sure what you’re on about Peter, but like the shapes on the wall😂😂😂😂
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
LOL how did you know they were shapes?!🤣😂
@FitwithVinny3 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
Hey Vincent thanks heaps for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed.😊
@Pixel_n_Chip Жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, thanks for the tutorial. It is amazing! I have the 1DX Mark II and EF 100-400MM II lens. Today I went out to try your C1 setting. There is a question. In an overcast day what is your priority in changing the setting among shutter speed, aperture and ISO? Do you find yourself adjust one setting more than others? Which setting do you tend to not adjusting it too frequently (i.e. changes the others while keeping it unchanged as much as possible) I am a beginner so would appreciate your elaboration on this. Thank you in advance!!🙂
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
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!:)
@Pixel_n_Chip Жыл бұрын
@@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!
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
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:))
@steveparent87883 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, I really enjoyed this video. As you shoot mostly wildlife and birds why do you choose EOS ITR AF : Face priority ? Thanks for yhe video !
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
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
@mmlancho Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
No worries Marcos! Thank you!
@imamkhusyairin26544 ай бұрын
I tried to find out from various videos on KZfaq discussing the 1DX MKII. Looking to find out the focus performance at night, because my current job is sports photography which is mostly done at night with little light outdoors, does the 1dx mkii have good focus performance in low light?
@peterviragphoto4 ай бұрын
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
@imamkhusyairin26544 ай бұрын
@@peterviragphoto I thank you very much for your response. I use this as a reference for my consideration
@peterviragphoto4 ай бұрын
No worries. Good luck! Have a great week mate:)
@imamkhusyairin26544 ай бұрын
@@peterviragphoto Thanks a lot peter 🔥
@mjak9933 жыл бұрын
Hey man - just for shits and giggles, wouldn't it be fun to do an episode or two where you borrow something like a D5 and a (say) 200-500 5.6 VR? I mean, not everyone is locked into the Canon sytem. Cuold be a funny episode... once again, whatevever you do is fine in my book... but funny shit is just funny shit. ;)
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
I’m all for testing a Z9🤣😂😅 Wait…what’s that sound?! Of yeah , Nikon money truck backing in😝💸💵💴🚨🚛
@mjak9933 жыл бұрын
@@peterviragphoto Toot toot, motherfstoppers! :D
@peterviragphoto3 жыл бұрын
@@mjak993 🤣😂😅
@EDDIEGARAGE Жыл бұрын
not related to my Canon 6D
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
Hey Edward. If you have the Mark I, that was released in 2012 so these settings might not be present/relevant.
@mikepotter27897 ай бұрын
You know your subject but way too fast to follow.
@peterviragphoto7 ай бұрын
Hi Mike. You can always slow it down or put on auto subtitles in the settings.Cheers
@bohansen5481 Жыл бұрын
Is it possibly to do the same backbutton focus you use on a 1 dx mark i.
@peterviragphoto Жыл бұрын
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
@s2kkyle4049 ай бұрын
Yes, you can even do back button focusing with the rebels.