Hi. I'll be attending my first ever air show in a couple of weeks (Sept. 24), and I've got a couple of questions for air show veterans:
1. What's a good shutter speed for showing "blurred but visible prop blades" in a "fly-by"? I'd like the blades to show a little (not just be a total blur), but not to "stand still" in the photos either (I've already got some of those pictures from previous airplane attempts on film, and 1/250 sec just doesn't do it - <g>.) I'll be using my new DS, so I guess I should be able to adjust the speed when I view the first shots in the DS's display window, but "Murphy's Law" would probably have my first botched attempts be of one of the two planes that I really want the photos of the most - <g>, so knowing a little ahead of time might be very helpful to me. 2. What sort of focal length range would be most useful for a "fly-by"? I could use a 70-210 zoom, or a 100-300 zoom, as some examples. I also could use a 500mm mirror, say. Using the DS, of course, means that these would approximate 100-300, 150-450, and 750mm "effective focal lengths" (35mm format). (I could probably carry 3 or 4 lenses, I suppose.) Thanks for any advice offered. Fred
