BigDog
newbie
Reged: 08/09/2007
Posts: 2
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Hi
I would like to shoot more at Airshows (aircraft in flight),at motorcycle and Touring/Rally Car racing events. I've also been taking photographs of R/C Model aircraft in flight. I've been using a Nikon 70-300 but at times it seems to leave me 'wanting'. I'm an amateur so haven't got thousands of pounds to spend and Nikon are hardly going to lend me the latest all singing all dancing lens to hit the market. I've thought about the Nikon 80-400 but would appeciate any advice as to whether this may or may not be appropriate.
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Gordon_McGeachie
Joke Historian
Reged: 19/01/2007
Posts: 4248
Loc: East Yorkshire,
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I manage ok so far with my two Sigmas, the 28-300 and 400.
Am looking at getting other glass (Sony 300 f2.8)to get better quality im ages though
check my flickr sites for examples of these 2 lens`
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She (Avro Vulcan XH558) Took To The Sky Like A Lovesick Angel.
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Nod
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 08/04/2006
Posts: 4406
Loc: Devon, UK.
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http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/ could be the answer to decide what you need.
Maybe you could ask the "pilots" of the R/C aircraft to do some slower flypasts for you - trying to catch and follow them at full speed is like trying to catch stooping falcons!
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 5268
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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Maybe you could ask the "pilots" of the R/C aircraft to do some slower flypasts for you
Like full sized aircraft, models stall if they're flown too slowly. Not wise. You'll probably get opportunities to photograph crashed remains anyway.
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Nod
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 08/04/2006
Posts: 4406
Loc: Devon, UK.
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Like real pilots, R/C "pilots" tend to be very aware of their craft's stall speeds. Many of them also fly a LONG way over the stall speed (always seems to be those with 2 strokes and minimal silencing that fly at flat chat most of the time).
Maybe one of BigDog's subjects can prop hang or possibly even fly backwards (with a suitable headwind)?
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2463
Loc: Nottingham
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If you are shooting aircraft in flight from the ground at f5.6 then prefocussing may be more reliable than AF with any amateur lens. If you haven't tried this then I suggest that you give it a go with your present lens. Remember that the 80-400 has a reputation for slow focusssing (by today's standards).
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Monobod
'Phantom' of the forum!
Reged: 03/04/2003
Posts: 6084
Loc: Just West of Norwich, Norfolk
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I have invested in the Sigma 100-300 f/4 APO DG with the 1.4x EX DG teleconverter. this gives a maximum reach of 630mm equivalent at f5.6 and autofocus works a treat on the K10D. 
I know it was a lot of dosh, but it will serve me well giving everything from 150mm f/4 to 630 f/5.6 for wildlife and airshows alike. I will post some shots as soon as this blinking rain stops! 
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