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Post by planecrazy on Feb 5, 2017 11:21:24 GMT 12
Took these pic's with my fairly new lens Sigma 150 to 600 on a mono pod, have only just begun to get to grips with this lens, it's quite heavy as well. The light conditions quite tricky, late afternoon with the sun coming and going. The other challenge of course is not knowing what the machine is going to do? ISO 400, zoom 215mm, F8, 1/160th, wanted a lowish shutter speed to get blurred blades.  ISO 400, zoom 283mm, F8 1/160th,  |
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Post by lawrencep on Apr 8, 2017 23:33:23 GMT 12
Those are really fantastic pictures Planecrazy, a bit of a correction Planecrazy, but that is actually one the new RAN MH-60R (Romeo) Seahawks
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Post by suthg on Apr 9, 2017 8:47:02 GMT 12
Nice shots! A bigger heavy lens (more glass is good!) is more stable too, until the left arm gets tired!! But good use of a mono helps with stability and tiredness  I tried filming a full rugby game yesterday with a new video camera, (Panasonic HC WXF990 18MP 4K) not using a mono was a big mistake - light camera with EVF and 5 x OS, but holding elbows in tight to the chest for 90mins is uncomfortable! Pivoting was difficult and bumpy too. 85min - 16GB on 1080 HD - deliberately chose not to use 4K. New large battery lasted the distance too as did internal memory. Bought it for Airshows and rugby. |
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Post by beagle on Apr 29, 2017 7:46:01 GMT 12
just wondering what the reddish/orange device is in front of the windscreen. usually that colour would mean a blank of some sorts but since they are airborne, that would have been removed so something on test evaluation, but wouldn't that be done at ARDU.
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Post by planecrazy on Apr 29, 2017 10:10:09 GMT 12
just wondering what the reddish/orange device is in front of the windscreen. usually that colour would mean a blank of some sorts but since they are airborne, that would have been removed so something on test evaluation, but wouldn't that be done at ARDU. Good spot, asked the crew about this, they where testing some new antennas and the machine had to be on hard ground for a few hours relating to this. They didn't go into much detail, may have been some of that secret military business they keep a bit hush hush from the civil world! |
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Post by beagle on Apr 29, 2017 12:47:27 GMT 12
typical aussies, want to try things differently from original. one of the reasons the SH2G failed for them.
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Post by richard1098 on Apr 29, 2017 18:16:04 GMT 12
typical aussies, want to try things differently from original. one of the reasons the SH2G failed for them. There's more to it than that, though. Advances in shipboard air defences rendered the SH-2G(A) obsolete for its intended role so it made more sense to equip the ANZACs with AGM-84 and focus embarked helos on ASW. |
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