Going to the Portland Hillsborough airshow Friday night. I am wondering what equipment I should bring from wide angle to telephoto lenses. I'm thinking one of each for weight concerns. The gates open at 6:00Pm and the show closes with fireworks at 10:00, so there may not be a lot of bright light.
I was thinking of a 300 f2.8ii with both 1.4 and 2x extenders, and a 24-70L on a 1DX with a backup SL1 and a gitzo tripod either a ball head or wimberly that mostly for the fireworks. There will be some walking but with seating at what is billed as an "umbrella table". The show web is here http://www.oregonairshow.com . I have access to a fairly wide variety of lenses but no sherpas. Here's the potential tools let me know what really works best...
taking now:
300L with extenders
24-70L
40 Pancake
tripod with ball (fireworks shots)
Could substitute:
70-200L
16-35L
8-15L Might be nice for walking around and interior shots if they are allowed.
14mm manual focus rokinon
I'm hoping there will be some walking around, I've never been to one of these shows before so don't know exactly what to expect.
Any quick technique ideas would be nice as well.
The Blue angels perform the next day, but I needed to travel so I'll miss the daylight show.
I was thinking of a 300 f2.8ii with both 1.4 and 2x extenders, and a 24-70L on a 1DX with a backup SL1 and a gitzo tripod either a ball head or wimberly that mostly for the fireworks. There will be some walking but with seating at what is billed as an "umbrella table". The show web is here http://www.oregonairshow.com . I have access to a fairly wide variety of lenses but no sherpas. Here's the potential tools let me know what really works best...
taking now:
300L with extenders
24-70L
40 Pancake
tripod with ball (fireworks shots)
Could substitute:
70-200L
16-35L
8-15L Might be nice for walking around and interior shots if they are allowed.
14mm manual focus rokinon
I'm hoping there will be some walking around, I've never been to one of these shows before so don't know exactly what to expect.
Any quick technique ideas would be nice as well.
The Blue angels perform the next day, but I needed to travel so I'll miss the daylight show.