red bull air race san diego, ca

jPadilla · 24th of August 2007 (Fri)

the red bull air race is coming to san diego september 21st and 22nd.

i'll be out there with my guns loaded. i currently only reach to 200. i was thinking about commandeering another lens for this event.

i'm torn between the:

canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS

or

sigma(bigma) 50-500 f/4-6.3

here's the site map. i'll most likely be shooting from the coronado side as the spectator viewing areas will most likely be crowded and aren't even in the greatest location

what's the verdict?

jettajny · 24th of August 2007 (Fri)

Go with the Canon! I can't stress enough! I had the Bigma, and while a great lens, even on the brightest day the it won't match the performance of the Canon you mentioned. Use an extender for a longer reach, and it will still act faster with the IS, than the Bigma.

darkvibe · 25th of August 2007 (Sat)

Id go with the bigma for the extra 100mm. I don't see the need for IS at an air race.

Nzshrimper · 25th of August 2007 (Sat)

lol he asks for help and gets two posts that are complete opposite. lol...

my opinion - is use your 70 - 200 and buy a 2x extender. that way you have 520mm at f8 shoot at f 16 - 20 any ways using shutter speed to either freeze the action for sharp shots or have the blurred movement of the props (shutter speed of 200 will be good for this) .

or if want to buy a lens get the 300mm 2.8 L prime.. and a 2x.

JWright · 27th of August 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nzshrimper

lol he asks for help and gets two posts that are complete opposite. lol...

What? It looks to me like his question got answered... I got the impression he wanted input on which lens to use, either the Canon 100-400 or the Sigma 50-500.

Personally, if I go, I'll be using the 100-400, with possibly a 1.4X extender.

RCoulter · 27th of August 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkvibe

Id go with the bigma for the extra 100mm. I don't see the need for IS at an air race.

For jets you would be right, but these are props and IS will help.

Johnny Thunder · 6th of September 2007 (Thu)

glad I found this thread, was wondering the same thing for the same reason! Gotta love the search feature!

intrested in getting together with some other POTNers, link in Sig, looks like Im going to call up and reserve the 100-400 tommorrow, my 2x is junk quality, might try some tests tommorrow in good light.

-Johnny

New Hobby · 11th of September 2007 (Tue)

This is a new sport so I think there will be some testing of lenses / approach to shotting it. Good luck all and I can not wait to see the results.

deletedpenguin · 11th of September 2007 (Tue)

I leave SD this Monday for Australia. I was hoping to catch this as well, but unfortunately I won't be able to. If you want a clearer sky to backdrop the planes, shoot from the city side, otherwise you may lose the planes (as they're so low) in the building details. I'd also aim more towards setting up towards the start and shooting down the course towards the Coronado Bridge, especially later in the day so the sun will be at your back.

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jPadilla Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: oceanside, ca Posts: 183	red bull air race san diego, ca the red bull air race is coming to san diego september 21st and 22nd. i'll be out there with my guns loaded. i currently only reach to 200. i was thinking about commandeering another lens for this event. i'm torn between the: canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS or sigma(bigma) 50-500 f/4-6.3 here's the site map. i'll most likely be shooting from the coronado side as the spectator viewing areas will most likely be crowded and aren't even in the greatest location what's the verdict? __________________ 5DIII~7D x2~canon 24-70 f/2.8L~tamron 17-50 f/2.8~canon 70-300 f/4.5DO~canon 50 f/1.4~canon 85 f/1.8 juiced link audio~zoom h4n~jag35 rig~stage 0 motorized dolly~580EX~calumet genesis and arri lighting http://jonathanpphoto.com/ http://www.istockphoto.com/Mechanicaleye

24th of August 2007 (Fri)	#2
jettajny Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 173	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca Go with the Canon! I can't stress enough! I had the Bigma, and while a great lens, even on the brightest day the it won't match the performance of the Canon you mentioned. Use an extender for a longer reach, and it will still act faster with the IS, than the Bigma.

25th of August 2007 (Sat)	#3
darkvibe Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 295 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca Id go with the bigma for the extra 100mm. I don't see the need for IS at an air race. __________________ http://www.darkvibe.org/gallery/ Canon 30D w/ grip, 18-55mm kit lens, Canon 24-105mm f4L IS, Tamron AF 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 XR DI, Canon 50mm f1.8 II, Sigma APO 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG HSM, Sigma EF 500 DG Super, Slik Pro 400DX tripod, Slik Pro Pod 381 CF monopod.

25th of August 2007 (Sat)	#4
Nzshrimper a good height for ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Christchurch - New Zealand Posts: 10,167	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca lol he asks for help and gets two posts that are complete opposite. lol... my opinion - is use your 70 - 200 and buy a 2x extender. that way you have 520mm at f8 shoot at f 16 - 20 any ways using shutter speed to either freeze the action for sharp shots or have the blurred movement of the props (shutter speed of 200 will be good for this) . or if want to buy a lens get the 300mm 2.8 L prime.. and a 2x. __________________ © All rights given away Grammar – the difference between knowing you’re sh1te and knowing your sh1te

6th of September 2007 (Thu)	#7
Johnny Thunder Caution, Cant keep clothes on Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Temecua, Ca Posts: 790	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca glad I found this thread, was wondering the same thing for the same reason! Gotta love the search feature! intrested in getting together with some other POTNers, link in Sig, looks like Im going to call up and reserve the 100-400 tommorrow, my 2x is junk quality, might try some tests tommorrow in good light. -Johnny __________________ T2i gripped with kit lens

11th of September 2007 (Tue)	#8
New Hobby Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 623 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca This is a new sport so I think there will be some testing of lenses / approach to shotting it. Good luck all and I can not wait to see the results. __________________ Feel free to visit my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/newhobby/

11th of September 2007 (Tue)	#9
deletedpenguin Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,914 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: red bull air race san diego, ca I leave SD this Monday for Australia. I was hoping to catch this as well, but unfortunately I won't be able to. If you want a clearer sky to backdrop the planes, shoot from the city side, otherwise you may lose the planes (as they're so low) in the building details. I'd also aim more towards setting up towards the start and shooting down the course towards the Coronado Bridge, especially later in the day so the sun will be at your back. __________________ Stefan \| American by birth, Swedish by heritage, Australian by choice. \| Gallery

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