picture novice..

Location : Banbury,Oxfordshire Spotter Watch Member : no

Am intrested in starting taking a few aircraft pics and was wondering what is the best start up kit????
been looking at a canon eos 300d with 1855 lenswould this be any good.advice please..chris

Subject: Re: picture novice.. 2009-04-27, 12:28

For any kind of flying shots, the 18-55 would be seriously out of its depth. You want to be looking for a lens in the 300 to 400mm range ideally, which would cover pretty much everything from fighters to large transports. I would recommend the Canon 100-400L, but its a bit expensive! A good starter option would be the Canon 75-300 III USM, or the Sigma 70-300 APO version, both are rather good. The 300D would be fine as a body to use, but you might be able to get a 350D for pretty much the same price now.

Hope this helps

Ben

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

a bigger lens is always best but if you dont have the funds right away. then dont worry you can get a half decent picture with and 18-55 mil lens i have a few times.

these ones are the ones the the original monty was impressed with!!!! both taken with 18-55mm lens.

not as sharp as id like.

picture novice.. C-1766158-p2

Moderator Location : In a layby

As Ben has said a Canon 70-300mm usm III or Sigma 70-300mm would be a good starter lens and fairly cheap. The 18-55mm lens is far from ideal for aircraft (in the air) and you will find your pictures suffer as a result.

If your budget allows I would go straight for either a 350d or 400d. My first DSLR camera was a 300d and while it was good I soon found it limiting. There are plenty of shops that sell second hand equipment and of course ebay.

Some shops:

www.mpbphotographic.co.uk
www.t4cameras.co.uk
www.lcegroup.co.uk

Location : Banbury,Oxfordshire Spotter Watch Member : no

Thanks guys, plenty to be thinking about.chris