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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 8, 2014 14:10:04 GMT 12
Guys, This is one for me - the dummy - what sort of Megapixels should I be looking at for a good airshow camera. Not the air to air stuff just the on ground etc. I'll lkeave the aerial stuff to Kevin aka Gavin. Should 18 - 24 be satisfactory or what else should I be looking for. Still have my trusrty onl Cannon but 'film' is a rarity these days and its time I updated.
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Post by Brett on Jun 8, 2014 14:52:03 GMT 12
You are shooting aircraft with a Cannon!!!!!!  Unless you are looking to print out poster-size then 18-24 megapixels will be satisfactory. The key bit of equipment is the lens. A bigger lens should reduce the amount of cropping you have to do to your initial image to get the picture you want. |
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Post by ErrolC on Jun 8, 2014 14:56:24 GMT 12
Anything current will be plenty, mega-pixels-wise. Anything that is the model before the most recent version will be plenty, and cheaper.
Unless you have pro lenses, current sensors are better than most lenses (so the quality of your photos will be more limited by the lens, rather than the camera's sensor). As always, how you use it will matter the most!
The most recent camera will be better at focus speed and suchlike than the model released a year or two earlier, but this may not make much difference in practice.
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Post by beagle on Jun 8, 2014 17:09:06 GMT 12
did they ever make a telephoto lens for the brownie
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 8, 2014 19:26:38 GMT 12
Whatever you do, don't drop the lens.
Opened the rear door of the hired Nissan at Nelson airport, and the EF-100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS-USM lens rolled off the back seat and landed nose-down with a crunch on the tarseal.
Got it back last week from Canon service. $1037 for the repair, thank you very much.
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Post by beagle on Jun 8, 2014 19:56:35 GMT 12
OUCH
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Post by baz62 on Jun 8, 2014 20:06:58 GMT 12
$1037 for the repair, thank you very much. Wow how much was a new one? |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 8, 2014 20:23:07 GMT 12
$1037 for the repair, thank you very much. Wow how much was a new one? I purchased mine from HERE. But that is parallel-imported. If you want one supplied by Canon NZ, you'll pay heaps more than that, such as at Camera & Camera or at Photo Warehouse. However, they have actually come down in price. A couple of years ago they cost a lot more than they do currently. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 8, 2014 21:57:43 GMT 12
Wow how much was a new one? I have tried to forget, but I think it was a liitle on the far side of three grand when I got it about seven years ago. |
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Post by Luther Moore on Jun 8, 2014 22:45:07 GMT 12
Whatever you do, don't drop the lens. Opened the rear door of the hired Nissan at Nelson airport, and the EF-100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS-USM lens rolled off the back seat and landed nose-down with a crunch on the tarseal. Got it back last week from Canon service. $1037 for the repair, thank you very much. |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 8, 2014 23:10:18 GMT 12
I have tried to forget, but I think it was a liitle on the far side of three grand when I got it about seven years ago. Ouch.....I paid $2,199 for mine about 2½-years ago, but that was a parallel-import example from Expert InfoTech at Glenfield. From memory, other dealers were selling non-parallel-import examples for about $2,600+ back then. However, they have got considerably cheaper since then. Click on the links in my previous reply to see just how much cheaper. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 9, 2014 8:35:27 GMT 12
No thanks.
I'd sooner not know.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 10, 2014 5:36:58 GMT 12
Thanks guys. I do not get much time to take any pics at any airshow these days but after Wanaka this year I realised that I did not have ONE shot of anything at the show. I guess talking has a downside. I did get some shots of inside the Anson courtesy of a very generous Bill........ and thanks you again heaps for that by the way. I just need something to have with me for the static stuff and people. Talking, watching, checking programme timing, interviews with guests does not leave time for me to get anything in the show...... and I guess why would I want to even try when people like Gavin C are out there.
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Post by suthg on Jun 10, 2014 7:45:17 GMT 12
Perhaps then you need a much smaller but capable camera that has up to 300mm lens optical zoom? When you do have a chance then it's not too much (bulk) to have readily available...
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Post by ErrolC on Jun 10, 2014 10:20:01 GMT 12
Do you need a long zoom? A wide zoom may be more useful - the point&shot that I carry at all times at airshows is 28mm-135mm equiv (although most of the time nowdays I use my smartphone's camera for quick snaps).
I'd forgotten that modern non-DSLRs get up to that sort of Megapixels, and started spouting off on the basis that you are used to SLRs.
Provided that you stay away from the very cheapest models, you should be fine with nearly anything. More money gets you better ability to change settings easily, faster focus, better auto-handling of trickier stuff like back-lit subjects, that sort of thing.
How it feels in your hand is important. Tilting screens are handy if you want the option to hold above your head and shoot over crowds.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 10, 2014 16:30:56 GMT 12
Errol, never thought of the tilting screen option. Have tried - mostly unsuccessfully - to use the phone camera but I might as well try to catch the moment with a clay tablet.
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Post by beagle on Sept 21, 2014 20:25:47 GMT 12
just follow gavin around and when he's not looking ..reach into his bag. there's bound to be nice one going spare in there.....sorry gavin
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