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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 66400" data-attributes="member: 9619"><p>Hi MoonMan, I am an avid plane photographer, so i can give you some friendly advice.&nbsp; First, it depends on how far away you are from the runway.&nbsp; If you can get right up to the fence-line, then anything more than a 200mm is a bit much - unless you want to get closer to let's say the landing gear; but then again, you can crop the picture.&nbsp; If the aircraft are wide body aircraft, i very rarely find myself going out to 200mm, unless i am getting them from behind after they have taken off.&nbsp; Even with an 18-55, you can get some very nice shots if you are close enough, especially with the likes of 330, 340, 747, 777, 380 &lt;&lt; they fill up your viewfinder pretty fast.&nbsp; Again, it all depends on how far away you are from the action.&nbsp; And, you can always crop the picture and you will not lose any IQ by cropping the pic from a d3100 a little bit.&nbsp; 100mm equals how many human steps? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 66400, member: 9619"] Hi MoonMan, I am an avid plane photographer, so i can give you some friendly advice. First, it depends on how far away you are from the runway. If you can get right up to the fence-line, then anything more than a 200mm is a bit much - unless you want to get closer to let's say the landing gear; but then again, you can crop the picture. If the aircraft are wide body aircraft, i very rarely find myself going out to 200mm, unless i am getting them from behind after they have taken off. Even with an 18-55, you can get some very nice shots if you are close enough, especially with the likes of 330, 340, 747, 777, 380 << they fill up your viewfinder pretty fast. Again, it all depends on how far away you are from the action. And, you can always crop the picture and you will not lose any IQ by cropping the pic from a d3100 a little bit. 100mm equals how many human steps? ;) [/QUOTE]

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