JWilsonphoto wrote:
They are outstanding lenses Dan. The Rf versions take them an another step and now the R5II is yet another bump in quality. Truthfully, I have long considered stepping back into medium format, but this current set up is so good that I no longer feel that tug.
Yes I have been on that "see-saw" Jim!! You have a great reason to go MF..Income(clients) and possibly a business write off?
If I could justify the move I would have started a month ago. But I can't, monetarily, justify it despite that "desire burning a hole in my finances"!
Dan
Once again you nailed some amazing photos of these jets. Your ability to capture them is nonpareil!
Wing.
Thank you very much, Wing! It's a lot of fun/pride to see and hear them.
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jlambros wrote:
I'm pretty sure the RCAF Demo Team's Hornet gets a unique new paint job each year. I have caught a few of them over the years.
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Jeff
Interesting, Jeff. I saw the RCAF F-18 demo before and kind of remember it was just a regular grey jet without special paint job, maybe that was the backup that I saw.
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JWilsonphoto wrote:
I am deeply in love with this camera, in case no one has noticed, the only flaw that I have discovered is, it is so good, it tempts you to be cavalier about shooting, something that should never happen. "Not the flagship...." my hind quarters, it is head and shoulders above any flagship camera that I have ever owned. I find when I pick it up to capture something I am filled with excited anticipation to see what it's going to allow me to shoot, not a bad thing for $4299.
BTW, I just shipped my pristine R5 off to it's new owner for $2000, I left the mojo in for that price..............Show more →
Great shots from the wedding, Jim. I am slowly dipping my toe in Canon water... I love my Sony 830 NM infrared camera, but it's "only" 24 MP. The higher resolution Sony/Nikon mirroless bodies show very visible banding/stripes after IR conversion under some situations because of the PDAF on the sensors they use. I read that the new Canon R bodies use DPAF, not PDAF, so they don't show the banding in IR conversion. I may get a used R5 before spring to convert it to IR. Winter is not a good season to shoot IR, according to the experts.
Thank you Pete! The RCAF F-18 is a beautiful jet, great pilot as well.
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Danpbphoto wrote:
When you were visually looking at these aircraft, were the vapor clouds as evident by the eye as the lens/camera? Hope this is better..
Most excellent!
Dan
Dan, looking through the camera's view finder, I could see it when the jets make vapors, but normally it's just a split second, or one or two second at most. I would just keep shooting and shooting and try to keep the jet in the frame. It's not the same as looking at the files on a big monitor. It happens so fast that my brain is focusing on tracking the jet in the frame without thinking anything else. Sometimes I fail miserably, as shown in the clipped shots..
Dan, looking through the camera's view finder, I could see it when the jets make vapors, but normally it's just a split second, or one or two second at most. I would just keep shooting and shooting and try to keep the jet in the frame. It's not the same as looking at the files on a big monitor. It happens so fast that my brain is focusing on tracking the jet in the frame, sometimes I fail miserably, as shown in the clipped shots..
On my calibrated 30" monitor these are spectacular Douglas!
Jim,
I shot weddings every weekend for couple of years. I was using a couple of Hasselbkad 500CM's. Manual everything and no such thing as autofocus. No "chimping" to verify exposure. How far we've come, right?
Beautiful shots from your new gear. I still feel that Canon (other than Fuji) has the best color science for people shots.
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Jeff
^^^
When we interviewed photographers for my daughter's wedding (the venue gave us a list of their favorites) one of them told us his niche was to travel with the newly weds "during" their honeymoon to capture those "special moments". He was the first one taken off the list.
Ray Swindle wrote:
^^^
When we interviewed photographers for my daughter's wedding (the venue gave us a list of their favorites) one of them told us his niche was to travel with the newly weds "during" their honeymoon to capture those "special moments". He was the first one taken off the list.
jlambros wrote:
Jim,
I shot weddings every weekend for couple of years. I was using a couple of Hasselbkad 500CM's. Manual everything and no such thing as autofocus. No "chimping" to verify exposure. How far we've come, right?
Beautiful shots from your new gear. I still feel that Canon (other than Fuji) has the best color science for people shots.
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Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Yes, those were the days. Looking back it's difficult to believe that I flew all over the country shooting 4x5 and Blads with nothing more than a crummy (but expensive) polaroid to confirm that I was getting what I was hoping for. You had to know what you were doing back then, no preview screens and spinning dials until something looked good. Really does make one appreciate where we are today.
You want vapors? You got vapors.. It actually rained a bit when the Blue Angels were taxing out. I thought they would stop the show but they didn't.
This time I made a change of lens selection. In the last few years usually I had the 600 GM F4+1.4TC on one camera, the 200-600 on another. I had used the 300 GM+2X TC and the 100-400 instead of the 600 GM+1.4TC and the 200-600 a few times in the last few months. For the Oceana show, I brought the 300 GM, 600 GM and a 1.4TC, no zoom. I had the 1.4TC on the 600 GM for a short while, and put it on the 300 GM. So for much of the show I was using 600mm on one camera and 420mm on another. I think this was the first time ever I didn't bring a zoom to an airshow. It was a mistake. A zoom lens really comes in handy at times....Show more →
It seems there were around 100 aviation photogs at Long Beach waiting for the last "Big Sexy" planned low pass. For unknown reasons, it didn't happen. It got close, changed directions back and forth over L.A. then headed to It's final resting place. Bummer.
