I was at an airshow yesterday. Shutter speed for props - 125 sec. I used an SMC 300mm Takumar on my ES II Pentax. Also used a 35-80 Tamron lens using an Adaptall for ES Pentaxes. Look for the Heritage Flights where a modern fighter plane flys along side a plane from WWII. They don't fly by too fast. Have fun.
Jim A. > From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:09:44 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: Two Air Show Questions > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:09:50 -0400 > > 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 > >
