I'm not particularly wanting to start a trans Atlantic argument, but which is
the better aircraft P51 or Spitfire ?
...Wayne
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> Sent: Tuesday, 27 August 2019 4:49 PM
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> Subject: [OM] Telephoto reach, was Re: Back in the Fold
>
> That kit is tempting, Moose.
>
> I was at our local airfield for its annual air show on Sunday. In the past
> I�ve
> manage some lovely shots because the crowd line has been very close to the
> display line. Unfortunately, the crash of a Hunter T7 at Shoreham
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Shoreham_Airshow_crash> a few
> years ago has resulted in a tightening of those parameters, the result of
> which is that the aircraft are further away and higher. My Fuji 50-230 zoom
> was not enough and I had to perform much cropping:
>
> https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2612364043737893378
>
> Look at the extra shot below, of a P-51; it�s about 25% of the area of the
> original. I could have done with a bit of �Moose Reach� that day.
>
> Chris
>
> [For what it�s worth, the tightening of the parameters was not a useful
> response to the accident. The pilot had not flown the Hunter much, had
> flown a different aircraft for his Display Authorisation, and made mistakes in
> the manoeuvre that he flew (a loop, albeit a bit cranked). The CAA still
> allows
> pilots to receive DA flying a different aircraft (as far as I know) and they
> don�t have to fly the same manoeuvres in their display anyway. The
> changes would not have made the horrible crash any less likely]
>
> > On 26 Aug 19, at 23:18, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I opted to go with GX9s, for my second in a lifetime, but possibly last,
> > trip
> through Bhutan. The 20 MP sensor is a real, although small, step up.
> Compared to even the E-M1 II, it reveals a tiny bit more clean detail. To
> someone prone to shoot at 800 mm -e and crop to 100%, that's significant. ;-)
> >
> > Separate EV dial, improved menus, a physical AF/MF switch and other stuff
> that escapes me at the moment, as I've not used the GX85 for a while.
> >
> > One of the benefits of both models is Panny's "Dual IS". Where Oly has only
> a couple of OIS lenses, and one gets their, no doubt spectacular, "Sync IS"
> with those couple of lenses and the top end bodies, for lots-o-dosh, These
> bodies work IS cooperatively with all their OIS lenses.
>
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