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Heya All,

I've just got back from Pensacola's Blue Angel Air show, and I took out my D80 + Stock 18-135 Lens, but even at 135mm I wish I could of zoomed some more, would a 200mm gave a better picture, or a bigger zoom lens. Has anyone done some photo shootings @ an AirShow before?

I do also have a 55-200mm lens, but forgot to bring it. Would that have been a better Lens..

I'm a newbie, so I'm trying to learn it :)

Thanks
 
just last week I shot a local air show with my 180mm f/2.8. it was long enough for the closer flybys, but I wish I had taken my 300 f/4. please post some of your shots.

here are some of mine









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edwardneal said:
just last week I shot a local air show with my 180mm f/2.8. it was
long enough for the closer flybys, but I wish I had taken my 300
f/4. please post some of your shots.

here are some of mine









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Edward

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Edward,

At the moment, I have no hosting for my pics, and also there still un-edited, but If I can find a free hosting for pics, I would love to show some of my pics.
 
Ed,

I will have some pics up here shortly, I just installed my Own WebServer and will get them online.
 
my pbase website and check out lots of shots I've taken with it.

And, I got that lens from B&H (a while back), and they were selling for $100, then :-)

I also have a 28-200 G, which is a good, lightweight, walk-around lens, and I will use it, instead of the 70-300 since I have to also carry my 18-55 with it if I want to shoot anything that's not 'up in the sky' :-)

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Here are some pics of the Air Show. It was a good one, although it wanted to rain on us at the end, and the Pics show it. Dark :(

These Pics where taking with a D80 + Lens Kit 18-135mm in Potrait Mode.



F-18 Landing



F-18 Hauling Butt :)



F-18 Blown Tire after Landing, Hard to see



Cobra Heli's.



Fat Albert Taking Off with those rockets :)



Fat Albert in a 350mph Fly By


  1. 1,2,3,4 Blue Angles Taking Off

  1. 5,6 Blue Angles Taking Off


Flyby #1



Flyby #2



Flyby #3

Hope ya enjoy them, sorry no Post Process on any of them, just re-saved for lower file size.

Thanks
 
Sorry about that, can a Moderator Please delete my last message so it won't slow peoples browser down.

Thanks
 
Air shows tend to have nice weather so you don't need a very fast lens. A budget telezoom such as the 70-300 g-type or the Sigma apo 70-300 will do nicely. Set aperture at F8 and shutter at 1/320 at least and you'll do fine with most subjects. Anything propeller driven generally looks better with a slower shutter speed if you can manage.
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