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Best lens and focal length for an air show?
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<blockquote data-quote="jay_dean" data-source="post: 423200" data-attributes="member: 34040"><p>The 70-200 is okay for take offs and landings, but really you'll want more reach than 200mm for display shots. Think on there's all sorts of health and safety regulation now, so the aircraft have to display at some distance from the crowds. Most of my photos are at all sorts of focal lengths, but most of the airborne shots are at the long end of the Siggy 50-500mm i had, then the Nikon 80-400mm. </p><p>The Tammy/Siggy 150-600mm might be a good idea, though could possibly be a little long at the short end if you want whole aircraft shots when they're rolling on the runway at your 12 o'clock, especially if they're the larger ones. You might have to be a little more creative and shoot the front end of the aircraft only in this case. </p><p>The shot below is at 85mm</p><p>[ATTACH]143283[/ATTACH]</p><p>The one below was taken at 400mm, and i think it's cropped (can't remember now)</p><p>[ATTACH]143277[/ATTACH]</p><p> The Siggy 50-500mm was a great lens for airshows in respect that it's great all rounder, and if i were only using one lens, it'd still be a contender.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jay_dean, post: 423200, member: 34040"] The 70-200 is okay for take offs and landings, but really you'll want more reach than 200mm for display shots. Think on there's all sorts of health and safety regulation now, so the aircraft have to display at some distance from the crowds. Most of my photos are at all sorts of focal lengths, but most of the airborne shots are at the long end of the Siggy 50-500mm i had, then the Nikon 80-400mm. The Tammy/Siggy 150-600mm might be a good idea, though could possibly be a little long at the short end if you want whole aircraft shots when they're rolling on the runway at your 12 o'clock, especially if they're the larger ones. You might have to be a little more creative and shoot the front end of the aircraft only in this case. The shot below is at 85mm [ATTACH=CONFIG]143283._xfImport[/ATTACH] The one below was taken at 400mm, and i think it's cropped (can't remember now) [ATTACH=CONFIG]143277._xfImport[/ATTACH] The Siggy 50-500mm was a great lens for airshows in respect that it's great all rounder, and if i were only using one lens, it'd still be a contender. [/QUOTE]
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