Nice images of some unusual aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 9/17/2013 9:07 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
> We had our annual (largely) warbird airshow on the weekend. First time
> with the EM-5, so much trial and error (er, many errors, some of which
> were clearly brain fade on the part of the photographer). I've put up
> some jpgs, mostly quickly corrected for over exposure (Like I said,
> brain fade), at http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=8483.
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> Went with the Tamron 180/2.5 and the Oly 1.4x; much was done with this
> combo. Left the Tamron 300/2.8 at home as I had to travel light. We're
> pretty close to the runway (but not quite at "infinity" on the lens as I
> discovered), so it was pretty easy to fill the viewfinder. Relative
> success on the ground but not much for the in-the-air shots.
>
> Camera was set up in burst mode but without anti-shock (my error as the
> two can co-exist). IS was set to horizontal panning and shutter speed
> anywhere between 1/320 and 1/500 so as to not freeze the spinning props.
>
> The vast majority of shots were out of focus to some degree, which I
> attribute to a number of factors (in addition to the photographer): the
> lens wasn't stopped down enough (f5.6) so the depth of field was too
> shallow, the shutter speed may have been a bit slow, there was no
> anti-shock, and in particular an inability to focus precisely with the
> EVF (things seemed quite clear in the EVF but the shots tell another
> story).
>
> MF with magnification works fine for stationary or slow moving shots,
> but isn't going to work for planes in flight. Burst shooting doesn't
> work for aerobatics, as I discovered.
>
> As there has been some discussion on EM-5 batteries recently, I managed
> about 700 shots on one Oly battery using the MF lens. Quite surprised.
>
> Pretty much convinced that I need a longish lens with AF for next year.
> The Oly 4/3 50-200 (+TC) would fit the bill nicely, if it would focus
> quickly on the EM-5, which it doesn't. However, this show is the only
> one I attend; otherwise 150mm is pretty much all I need.
>
> Martin.
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