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<blockquote data-quote="goz63" data-source="post: 22423" data-attributes="member: 1557"><p>Dave, I did some shooting of an air show here at Scott AFB last fall, you can see some of those pics in my gallery. I would recommend using an aperture of between f9-f11. That is the sweet spot of most lenses. I shoot in A (aperture mode) most often. It controls the DOF the way I want it too. With some good day light you won't have to worry about shutter speed at that aperture setting. You will be fast enough. Most of the shots you have listed are at relatively slow moving aircraft anyway. Unlike the F-16 I was shooting. Even then the shutter speed I was using froze the jet nicely IMO. </p><p>As for the lenses you have, the 55-200 might work well for you if you are close enough but for sure the 500 (the Bigma) will get you enough reach. I don't have any experience with that lens however. I did own a 55-200 and it has decent IQ just not a ton of reach. I ended up with the 55-300 and that was perfect for me for an airshow. </p><p>Also if you want to get some good sky contrast make sure you are not in an over cast setting. I also like to shoot in "vivid" on my D90 to bring out the color in the sky. Some like to use a skylight filter or use the camera to simulate that. I prefer the blue for contrast and don't use skylight. </p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goz63, post: 22423, member: 1557"] Dave, I did some shooting of an air show here at Scott AFB last fall, you can see some of those pics in my gallery. I would recommend using an aperture of between f9-f11. That is the sweet spot of most lenses. I shoot in A (aperture mode) most often. It controls the DOF the way I want it too. With some good day light you won't have to worry about shutter speed at that aperture setting. You will be fast enough. Most of the shots you have listed are at relatively slow moving aircraft anyway. Unlike the F-16 I was shooting. Even then the shutter speed I was using froze the jet nicely IMO. As for the lenses you have, the 55-200 might work well for you if you are close enough but for sure the 500 (the Bigma) will get you enough reach. I don't have any experience with that lens however. I did own a 55-200 and it has decent IQ just not a ton of reach. I ended up with the 55-300 and that was perfect for me for an airshow. Also if you want to get some good sky contrast make sure you are not in an over cast setting. I also like to shoot in "vivid" on my D90 to bring out the color in the sky. Some like to use a skylight filter or use the camera to simulate that. I prefer the blue for contrast and don't use skylight. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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