September 10Sep 10 Help! I am leaving for a safari in a few days and need help setting up my Sony a6000 for the best wildlife shots. I also have a Tamron 70-300 lens. I'd really appreciate any suggestions for the best settings. Thanks in advance.
September 11Sep 11 You have left it until the last minute. I don't know much about the a6000 but I'd be using Manual mode with Auto ISO. Is it Africa you are going on safari? If so, I imagine there will be plenty of light most of the time. You need to set a shutter speed to freeze any action. I would probably start with 1/1000 sec. and set aperture to just below maximum and let the ISO get the correct exposure. Take lots of shots and keep checking to see if you are getting the results you are after. Good luck.
September 11Sep 11 Do you know anything at all about photography, cameras, etc., or was this a purchase because of the trip? If this is your first entry into photography, ignore everything anyone tells you about settings, it will just confuse you. Put the camera in Auto and shoot, you'll be much happier. Conversely, if you know about such things as shutter speed, apertures, ISO, Depth of Field, etc. etc., then you should already know that there is no such thing as a 'best setup' for an outing that will vary a widely as a safari. You will encounter everything from action to static shots, landscape, light, dark, the entire gamut. If it we me, I'd shoot in manual and make adjustments for each setting. My wife and daughter went on Safari a year and a half ago. My daughter took her Nikon. My wife is not a camera person so I sent her out with a Kodak Easy Share 16MP something or other set on auto and told her to just press the button. We have several of her shots framed in 8 x 10.
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