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How to set up your camera

How to set up your camera
I’ve been a Canon shooter for all of my professional career. I started with the EOS 5D and here I am at the EOS 5D Mark IV. I get loaned all sorts of kit from Canon UK, so I’ve worked with them all. I always shoot in raw and I shoot SD cards (just one)

Landscape and travel: David Clapp I’ve been a Canon shooter for all of my professional career. I started with the EOS 5D and here I am at the EOS 5D Mark IV. I get loaned all sorts of kit from Canon UK, so I’ve worked with them all. I always shoot in raw and I shoot SD cards (just one). I hate straps so unless I need one for security reasons, I tend not to bother. My camera settings continually change to suit the environment. I shoot in manual mode exclusively, but also choose aperture priority for a lot of travel imagery. I don’t mind using higher ISOs, as modern sensors are so clean. I do set an ISO maximum of around ISO 6400, but I only use this at night time. I switch between a 2-sec timer, bulb timer and single shot, with or without mirror lock-up, changing constantly to suit landscape, travel and astro landscapes. A double rainbow on the sand dunes at Luskentyre in the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 24-70mm, 1/640sec at f/8, ISO 400 I choose a K white balance mode, so I can continually ride the colour […]

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