Recent content by ohmsie

im in the process of getting some time off for a trip up cad west, basically you will need at least a 200mm lens, and prefably some good walking boots and something warm, weather can change anytime up there so gotta be prepared, i always take a water proof jacket at least, you may also need...

Hope there is for you but only problem with friday is activity can sometimes dwindle in the afternoon due to weekend... good luck

300mm but to clarify what allan has already said, dont take any gear with you that you dont need, wrap up warm because the cads have there own mini climate regardless of the rest of the country and wear good footwear, walkin pole can come in handy but not essential.

Not really how accurate this is but it seems to be some sort of timetable for the low fly area this month, not really sure yet if the times indicated are for all aircraft or a certain base ? http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3D9EF8D8-5C5B-4982-AEA2-955778CB41AB/0/olfmay10.pdf

brereton mere near sandbach is a nice walk, its an old sand quarry now a lake and a footpath all way around. nice scenery,

I Do... first my whole body tenses up followed by a feeling..... oh sorry!! misread the word ejection.:nuts: But to get to the point, our forces are as good as they are because of their training regime, and i for one am glad about low flying for its those brave pilots who will defend our...

To be honest jerry thats why we flock to the low fly area`s with our cameras, i used to love the low flying tornado`s flying over my house (which is also in the countryside) now there gone i have to travel to wales to get em!

My tips would be, 1000 shutter speed for jets and maybe bump up your iso if cloudy and 250 for prop aircraft and heli`s, a zoom lens is the best choice as you got more flexibility, 300/400 focal length is ideal bringing it back to 50/100 for wide angle stuff, like the red arrows in formation.

Also, i found it very interesting looking on the internet for original photos taken at the time of the holocaust and super imposing them on my photo, So you see how it is now and a ghost image of how it was then.... I have the deepest of thoughts and respect for the poor souls who lost there...

I went a couple of years ago and took a small compact camera with me, it can be quite hard shooting indoors anyway because most of the artefacts are in a glass case in a gloomy lit room, so your flash is gonna ruin the pictures anyway. Outside is a different matter, take your camera, take as...

My thoughts are with their family and friends, for they lost there lives in there duty to protect our national security

if you decide on canon then go for the 500d, much better than 450d

i gettin up there monday/tuesday. if your up there then ya can have a go with mine.

That vid sums it up pretty well, There a few good places to stand, the side which the vid was shot, the opposite side so you get cockpit views, you can get above or below, or even get them banking hard round a corner, all excellent vantage points for your shiny new bushhawk :)

Depends on where you want to stand, Most the guys up there are on 200, 300, 400mm prime lenses, i usually leave mine set to bout 250- 300, so i guess the answer to the flexibility zoom will be a no, a fixed focal lengh is just fine.