Nigel H-J wrote:Should a pilot eject over hostile territory the locals may be tempted to hand over the pilot to their government in return for a small reward so, to try to secure his safe return back here, the pilots carry £20,000 pounds worth of gold with them as many people of these countries such as Iraq, are very poor and to make sure that they do not just take the gold and then hand him over to the government of that country afterwards, there is another reward of the same amount should the pilot be safely returned to his side.
Wow!...All we got was a "Gooly Chit", printed in Arabic and one or two other languages on pink cardboard...It was just a promissary note...But I managed to get a spare and thus carried two chits (one for each testicle)
Wow!...All we got was a "Gooly Chit", printed in Arabic and one or two other languages on pink cardboard...It was just a promissary note...But I managed to get a spare and thus carried two chits (one for each testicle)
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Thanks for the heads up Ian as I was going to try and see if there was a facility to adjust the shutter speed.
You'll just have to practice panning the camera! Try it on some cars.
Will take up the above advice of yours Ian but...................What do I do if one of the cars stop and out gets a big hairy six foot plus gorrilla? :shock: :redface:
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
I was there last year sorting a 'glitch' on one of the bits of the Hawk I do.
Unfortunately the WX was in the toilet so I couldn't do everything that they (and I) wanted to do.. Spent most of the visit drinking coffee and gassing with the techies.
What surprised me was the number of corporate days they do and how they fit the schedules (both flying and maintenance) around the visits.
BTW, eventually found and sorted the glitch, and got a signed squadron print for my trouble...
If you go to Page 45, you can see how to get into 'manual' mode. Then on page 65, it suggests setting a higher ISO sensitivity when you want to use a faster shutter speed. Setting this to 400 should cause the camera to choose a faster shutter speed. The higher ISO can result in noisier /grainier pictures, but this is camera dependent. Don't forget to set the ISO back to its usual setting when you've finished.
It's still a good idea to practice panning. Follow the object in a smooth motion, release the shutter and continue following the object until after the shot is completed.
Having read it at least my initial reponse to Nigel was correct - shutter/exposure are set automatically. Changing the ISO potentially allows for faster shutter speeds, but given the conditions on the Red Arrows day, the camera was possibly already using a fast shutter speed anyway.
@Nigel - might be worth looking at the EXIF data for one of the blurred shots in something like Irfanview to see if has the shutter speed info recorded [in Irfanview, go to Image/Information click on EXIF info and look for Exposure Time (11th item down?)]
Thanks Ian, will start off by practicing my sprint runs first then build it up to a marathon!!
Apologies if this is over simplified
Kevin, many thanks for that link, great help and believe me....Nothing can be too simplified as far as I am concerned.
Just hate all this complicated stuff you get from the manufacturers explaining how to operate your new purchase, makes you wonder if they write their technical notes with a post graduate purchaser in mind!!
Late edit: Thanks Ian will do that tomorrow as will be going on duty soon
Regards Nigel.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
