viper42391 Member 143 posts Joined Jul 2008 Location: Florida, USA More info | Mar 30, 2010 09:54 | #1 Hey everyone! 7D | Gripped XSi | Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 OS | Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 | 50mm f/1.8 II | 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Speedlite 420ex
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Mar 30, 2010 11:20 | #2 Depends on light and location. Sometimes, 200-210mm is long enough, as shown in these two images.
But more often, 300mm is the shortest focal length you'll want to consider for aerial displays, as shown in these two images.
It's not unusual to see photographers at airshows with tripod-mounted 500mm and 600mm lenses.
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | I've seen people shoot with hand-held 500mm lenses at airshows... John
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So i'm guessing a range of 70-210 and 140-420 w/ 2x tc will be sufficient? 7D | Gripped XSi | Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 OS | Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 | 50mm f/1.8 II | 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Speedlite 420ex
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Apr 01, 2010 19:57 | #5 See the links in this thread: Shooting airshows in Manual FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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SRA_Fl Senior Member  431 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Miami, Fl More info | I went to FIAS two years ago was going to go this year but will be going to KeyWest Air Show same weekend I got some great shots with 70-300 you can get fairly close to runway area if you get there early and up on rope. You should be ok. Good luck and have fun!!!! Scott
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rsieminski Senior Member  733 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Sunny Florida More info | Did you go/ I was kinda disappointing this year. Actually, very disappointed. It seems that Sun n' Fun has stolen all the acts this year. There were no military jets there this year. They had a privately owned Harrier and Warthog. No F18, F16, F22, F4...... no military aircraft at all. --Rick
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Any tips? Anyone else going?
I am eagerly awaiting the show!
