I was just coming to that conclusion Adam - a 35-80 I mean!
Chris
On 26 Apr 2004, at 09:51, Adam Long wrote:
>
>> I rated the Velvia at 64 (the
>> second time that I have done that) so as to give me a tiny bit more
>> speed, and to gain the saturation. It works fine, but it was still
>> too
>> slow to use in a vibrating light aircraft and all my shots are
>> blurred.
>
> I reckon what you need is a faster lens. I've got a Galen Rowell book
> which has a few tips on photography from light aircraft, and his basic
> advice is (forgive me if you know all this already!):
> Use fast primes, wide open - for max shutter speed
> set lens at infinity (turn AF off - but that doesn't apply to us!)
> Push velvia to 100 - the speed is useful, whilst the enhanced contrast
> helps offset shooting through the blue murk.
> Use a polariser - to further cut through the haze.
> In the UK I can't help thinking a polariser might drop the shutter
> speeds a stop to far, so I guess a UV could be substituted here. And I
> don't suppose you want to be changing lenses all the time whilst
> flying or teaching! So the answer is....you need a 35-80/2.8 ;-)
> Adam
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