09-07-2012, 09:38 PM
M>B>, that is NOT funny.
Free, your lens should be long enough. It's often hard to keep a moving airplane in the frame if you are zoomed in tight.
1/4000 will be great for jets, but at that shutter speed, propellers will be frozen which looks very weird in a photo. You want at least some prop blur so the airplane doesn't look like the engine just stopped. An airplane coming in for landing: the RPM will be very low so 1/250 or even less is wanted. Taxiing, even slower. My best taxiing shots are about 1/125 down to 1/60. For airplanes doing passes or aerobatics, the RPM will be higher and you can increase your shutter speed. But I wouldn't go much higher than 1/800 or you'll stop the prop.
You're going to shoot a lot o' film! This is one type of photography where digital has a major advantage. But of course many brilliant aviation photos are on film.
Free, your lens should be long enough. It's often hard to keep a moving airplane in the frame if you are zoomed in tight.
1/4000 will be great for jets, but at that shutter speed, propellers will be frozen which looks very weird in a photo. You want at least some prop blur so the airplane doesn't look like the engine just stopped. An airplane coming in for landing: the RPM will be very low so 1/250 or even less is wanted. Taxiing, even slower. My best taxiing shots are about 1/125 down to 1/60. For airplanes doing passes or aerobatics, the RPM will be higher and you can increase your shutter speed. But I wouldn't go much higher than 1/800 or you'll stop the prop.
You're going to shoot a lot o' film! This is one type of photography where digital has a major advantage. But of course many brilliant aviation photos are on film.