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evangilder
"Shooter"
Great prop blur on that one!
109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Thanks Mate
My Dad was lucky to get this,He'd just got his Canon 350D and was one of his last days with that company
My Dad's the ameteur compared to my brother
He recently did his first Air to Air with a Hughes 500 from a Robinson 44
Said it was some fun ,with the wind and all
What do you do your shoots from?Cessna's?
evangilder
"Shooter"
I have never actually shot a picture from a Cessna of another airplane. I typically jump into a formation lineup and take shots from the formation. It is much easier on the pilots if they are flying similar aircraft. That's not to say that dissimilar formations aren't done, they just aren't as easy (as if flying formation is easy!). I have shot from a T-6, T-34, Stearman, L-19 Bird Dog (whoops, I think that one is a Cessna), T-28, AN-2 Colt, B-25 and a Rockwell Commander. I think that's everything I have flown in for photo flights.
Shooting from a helicopter can be difficult because of the amount of vibration that they generate.
Shooting from a helicopter can be difficult because of the amount of vibration that they generate.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
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Benevolens Magister
Sorry to interupt the flow, but a quick question for Eric. I've been using a pair of Olympus OM1's since they were first introduced, with various lens combinations. I'm keeping them, but think it's about time I got into the digital world. I won't be doing any air to air anymore, maybe, rarely the odd bit of ground to air at airshows. My main requirement would be model (plastic, not female!) photography, so I'm wanting good close up and depth of field as standard. Looking at Olympus E420 , Nikon D60 and Sony DSLR A300. My ex-wife's got the Nikon, which I find slightly cumbersome (for me) and off balance. Any thoughts on my choices Eric?
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Not sure I can help you with that one, Terry. I don't know the Nikon D60, and the others I can unfamiliar with. What I will say is that the camera body does not make the difference, the glass makes a huge difference. You can have the most kick-ass camera body in the world, but if you put a crappy lens in front of it, it's still going to take crappy pictures.
For that kind of photography, I'd look at a short zoom with macro, like an 18-135, or something like that. Make sure it has macro so you can get the details.
For that kind of photography, I'd look at a short zoom with macro, like an 18-135, or something like that. Make sure it has macro so you can get the details.
109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Hey Terry
I'm no camera expert but my brother says nikon and canon are very good but as Eric said it's the lenses that make the shot
Him and my Dad both have 30D's which is why I've got full acess to the 350D
my borthers currently loooking at upgrading to the 40D or 50D
Don't know if this helps but thought it may in some way
What do you use Eric?in that siggy it looks like you've got a pretty nice sigma?
I'm no camera expert but my brother says nikon and canon are very good but as Eric said it's the lenses that make the shot
Him and my Dad both have 30D's which is why I've got full acess to the 350D
my borthers currently loooking at upgrading to the 40D or 50D
Don't know if this helps but thought it may in some way
What do you use Eric?in that siggy it looks like you've got a pretty nice sigma?
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
very cool painting terry!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Hey Terry,
Nice job on that painting, also wanted to mention that I have a Pentax K100D DSLR and I use the 100 Macro lense for extreme close in shots. It gives me great results under varying conditions.
Not sure if we have a Photography (camera and related) thread, but perhaps we should, so we could discuss the equipment...lol
Nice job on that painting, also wanted to mention that I have a Pentax K100D DSLR and I use the 100 Macro lense for extreme close in shots. It gives me great results under varying conditions.
Not sure if we have a Photography (camera and related) thread, but perhaps we should, so we could discuss the equipment...lol
eddie_brunette
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Thanks for the help, Eric, Daniel and Dave. Totally agree about the lens, was once a tech rep with Kodak, on the pro side.
I will be able to use some of my existing lenses, with (fairly expensive) adaptor, but, it was more the quality of the digital body I was looking at, as digital is still new to me. I'll probably go for the Nikon, as a local deal includes a good Nikor lens, short zoom. Thanks again. and thanks for compliments on the painting. Back to the thread!
I will be able to use some of my existing lenses, with (fairly expensive) adaptor, but, it was more the quality of the digital body I was looking at, as digital is still new to me. I'll probably go for the Nikon, as a local deal includes a good Nikor lens, short zoom. Thanks again. and thanks for compliments on the painting. Back to the thread!
drgondog
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Becca
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Awww..Bill, I love that one!
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Ok, I picked this one for halloween
