Last year I went to Southport Air Show and had a good time taking photos. At that point I had a Nikon D300 and a 300mm f4 lens which was a good combo for such an event. Since then I have sold my Nikon stuff and moved to a GF1, which for most purposes is great. I could just go get a 45-200 for the GF1, but I'm not sure that a mirrorless camera is going to be up to continuous shots of fast moving subjects (I don't even know if the GF1 can continuously autofocus while shooting a burst). And maybe f5.6 is a little slow? I've got the LVF1 which should help using a telephoto, but there is a noticeable lag between what is happening and what is displayed on the viewfinder (same delay as with LCD too of course).
I've thought of the following options:
1. Don't worry about taking photos, just enjoy watching the planes (but I'll sulk about not being able to take pics!).
2. Buy the 45-200 and find out on the day whether or not that combination of camera and lens will be good enough.
3. Buy a 2nd hand Nikon body (D50 or D70 probably) to use with the 80-200 Nikon lens that I already have.
4. Buy an Olympus E420 body and borrow a 40-150 lens (I know a couple of people who could lend me one).
Options 2 to 4 will all cost about the same.
Anyone have any other suggestions that I've overlooked? Has anyone used a :43: camera at an airshow?
Thanks!
Rhys
I've thought of the following options:
1. Don't worry about taking photos, just enjoy watching the planes (but I'll sulk about not being able to take pics!).
2. Buy the 45-200 and find out on the day whether or not that combination of camera and lens will be good enough.
3. Buy a 2nd hand Nikon body (D50 or D70 probably) to use with the 80-200 Nikon lens that I already have.
4. Buy an Olympus E420 body and borrow a 40-150 lens (I know a couple of people who could lend me one).
Options 2 to 4 will all cost about the same.
Anyone have any other suggestions that I've overlooked? Has anyone used a :43: camera at an airshow?
Thanks!
Rhys