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Dave - 15 Mar 2006 23:55 GMT

Hi,

I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
that would be ideal to photograph at an airshow.

Thanks for any and all help.
Dave

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eawckyegcy@yahoo.com - 16 Mar 2006 00:09 GMT

> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
> that would be ideal

The Ideal Lens. Is this like the Ideal Gas?

> to photograph at an airshow.

If you are close to the subjects, a wide angle lens.

If you are far away from the subjects, a telephoto.

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John A. Stovall - 16 Mar 2006 00:28 GMT

>> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
>> that would be ideal
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>
>If you are far away from the subjects, a telephoto.

A Bigma will do very well for airshow both in air and static display
shots.

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Bob Harrington - 16 Mar 2006 03:55 GMT

>>> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for
>>> a lens that would be ideal
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> A Bigma will do very well for airshow both in air and static display
> shots.

Second the Bigma vote - I have a Sigma 50~500 for my Minolta Maxxum 7D and
am completely tickled with it. Other than that Popeye forearm thing I'm
developing... ;^)

A few samples:

<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/C-17A 90-00050 62AW TCM 7-31-05 01.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/CM170 NX346DM TCM 7-31-05 11.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/Extra EA-300 N321TW TCM 7-31-05 13.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/F-15C 79-00053 33FW 58FS TCM 7-31-05 36.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/F-16C F-16D Thunderbirds HIO 9-11-05 09.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/OA-10A 80-00173 P-51D N151AF HIO 9-11-05
04.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/T-6A 03-03681 AT-6F N706F HIO 9-11-05
05.jpg>
<http://bobqat.com/RPDS/Yak-18 N416RG Yak-55M N30DA TCM 7-31-05
01.jpg>

Bob ^,,^

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cjcampbell - 16 Mar 2006 04:26 GMT

> Second the Bigma vote - I have a Sigma 50~500 for my Minolta Maxxum 7D and
> am completely tickled with it. Other than that Popeye forearm thing I'm
> developing... ;^)
>
> A few samples:

Bob, you going to Arlington again this year?

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Bob Harrington - 16 Mar 2006 04:58 GMT

>> Second the Bigma vote - I have a Sigma 50~500 for my Minolta Maxxum 7D and
>> am completely tickled with it. Other than that Popeye forearm thing I'm
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>
> Bob, you going to Arlington again this year?

I hope so!

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Roger - 16 Mar 2006 08:54 GMT

>>> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
>>> that would be ideal
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>A Bigma will do very well for airshow both in air and static display
>shots.

Love the range, but too Slow. I need f5.6

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>*****************************************************
>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> "Dispatches"
> by Michael Herr

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John A. Stovall - 16 Mar 2006 15:02 GMT

>>>> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
>>>> that would be ideal
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>
>Love the range, but too Slow. I need f5.6

Crank up the ISO and use Noise Ninja them...

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"Vietnam is what we had instead of happy childhoods."

Tim Page in
"Dispatches"
by Michael Herr

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Roger - 20 Mar 2006 04:53 GMT

>>>>> I have a Canon 20D and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a lens
>>>>> that would be ideal
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>
>Crank up the ISO and use Noise Ninja them...

I'm using a D-70 which needs 5.6 for the metering to work.
I do have an *old* AF 75 to 300 and all of the automated features work
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/jets.htm

What I'd really like is that 50 to 500 at f 5.6 and IS, or in
Nikon's case, "VR". Unfortunately that probably put the price beyond
what I've paid for my entire set of cameras and lenses.

VR, or IS is very handy for air show work and high shutter speeds as
has been pointed out is not the way to go with older aircraft.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>*****************************************************
>
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> "Dispatches"
> by Michael Herr

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John A. Stovall - 16 Mar 2006 00:27 GMT

>Hi,
>
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>Thanks for any and all help.
>Dave

Bigma....

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=105&sort=7&cat=37&page=1

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"Dispatches"
by Michael Herr

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ian lincoln - 16 Mar 2006 01:05 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> Thanks for any and all help.
> Dave

as long as you can comfortably hand hold and preferably IS. 300mm minimum.

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Kyle Boatright - 17 Mar 2006 01:18 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> Thanks for any and all help.
> Dave

I purchased the "L" series 80-200 for that purpose and combine it with a
1.4x extender. I think I would have been happier with the Canon 70-300 IS
lens.

The thing with airshows is that you want to be able to shoot at slow enough
shutter speeds to blur the propellers. IS really helps. Also, IS helps you
increase exposure so the underside of aircraft on the fly-by circuit isn't
terribly underexposed.

KB

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