Recent content by MattyW

Carry all my kit in a Novo Calder40l backpack, with a Lowepro Nova 170 alongside it for extras, Camera stays monopod mounted most of the time while im trackside, with the 300 left on there if I switch to a different lens. I'll utiliser a combination of these over the course of an event...

He sold all his camera gear and dedicated his life to cycling. Very active on Strava these days

All this is great info, in addition, evidence of circulation stats and more in depth readership data is being asked for in the accreditation process for some events I cover now. This is, I guess to confirm the legitimacy of the outlet that you’re working for. I’ve also been asked before for my...

FWIW my R5 came from Panamoz and I couldn’t fault the service or turnaround time. I think they’re very well regarded

It won’t do anything to improve panning shots. The only use IS would have in motorsport would be in the pitlane/paddock in poor lighting. Definitely not the solution. There’s a more complex answer somewhere to be found with single axis stabilisation, but in my humble opinion, your money would be...

I don’t know about that body specifically but I use EF lenses with an adaptor on the r5 and there is no degradation in quality using the adaptor at all. Mind you, the RF lenses specifically for mirrorless are exceptional.

I shoot motorsports on mirrorless and I know a huge number of other pros and hobbyists have made the switch to mirrorless - battery life is a little reduced compared with Dslr, but I have no problem in covering a 3 day event with four batteries in a Canon r5. I think generally the 100-400...

I stay at Dadford Road when I'm working at Silverstone. I only pitch a tent, but they've got hookups as far as i can see. https://silverstone-campsite.co.uk

In the motorsport sector, people like Vladimir Rys, Darren Heath and Drew Gibson do some astounding work, which is highly regarded, there’s a guy called Barry Cantrell who has been doing some really interesting double exposure work at the track. Jared Gruber does some phenomenal cycling work -...

It's an incredible city to explore photographically, and a lot less hassle than might be imagined. A guide would probably help in terms of locating particular shots and situations, but this is in my experience nothing that you're not able to do pretty well with a little research. Bring a sense...

This is a good shout. I think the 55-250mm canon lens is highly regarded for an entry level telephoto lens. I remember hearing lots of good things about this, and it looks like it can be picked up for not much more than £100

Exactly that. It’s great for side on pans, but I find the vehicle tracking doesn’t do what I want it to a lot of the time. For that reason I predominantly stick to single point focus, using mf and vehicle tracking occasionally

I used a 5D3 for many years for motorsport, AF was no problem at all, for all kinds of motorsport. I don't know as there's a great difference between the 1Dx and 5D3 in AF terms. While they're surpassed by the mirrorless equivalents now, I doubt you would have any issue with any of those in...

I’d offer that £5 was very low end for a full res file in the current times. I’ve not sold any rally photos in well over 7 years, but even back then I was doing print ready tiff with jpg for socials for £20. With discounted pricing for multiple. I never did high volume but turned over quite a...