My experiences are few but I'll offer what I can. The vibration from the
plane is considerable to be sure but your body acts as a damper to a large
degree. A gyro is nice if you happen to have access to one but high shutter
speeds will suffice. At least one step faster than the 1/focal length hand
held rule will do, two if you can. Depth of field is really not a big issue
since the whole scene is essentially at infinity focus. Modest focal
lengths worked best for me - 50 and 85. You have the advantage of
controlling FoV to a large degree with altitude. A 28mm seemed a bit too
wide most times and a 135 a tad long. The exception to the 135 was in
isolating a single building or structure. I have a great shot of Three
Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh taken with a 135 f/2.8 that just filled the
frame. For in-cockpit shots a 20 or 24 would be called for I'm sure. Early
in the day, or late in the afternoon are best I think. The sun is low in
the sky giving more of a sense of relief and dimension to the scene. At
high noon there are no shadows to give any depth.
Film is always so much a matter of personal preference. I found a modest
ISO speed (I consider ISO 100 slow) helpful in getting the shutter speeds
necessary, as is fast glass. Pick a film that suits you with high enough
ISO to get 1/500 or faster shutter speed. As for IR film, why not? If
nothing else it'll be an interesting experience.
John P
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there is no "never" - just long periods of "not yet".
there is no "always" - just long periods of "so far".
W. J. Liles <wliles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ..... However, I actually was sorta hopeing someone would have
> at least teeny bit of advice on what films to use, is infrared film
> helpful to show foliage differences, what lenses are best to use (the
> airplane does vibrate), time of day to show best detail, etc. I have
> some ideas but no experience.
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