Model Aircraft: It was a beautiful afternoon so I went out the the local model flying field to see if I could capture some of the models in flight. My previous try with an...

Gobuster Loc: South Florida

It was a beautiful afternoon so I went out the the local model flying field to see if I could capture some of the models in flight. My previous try with an insufficiently long lens, had not been successful, so this time I stuck a 70 -300mm on a 1" sensor camera for a 2.7 crop factor. It was very hard to keep those models in the frame! However, I did get a few decent shots. Good practice for BiF's!

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DePratt Loc: Stantonsburg, NC

Good shots of some 30% to 42% models. I am president of the Wilson NC WRCMA model club and I enjoy the practice shooting the models of all sizes as I do flying.

The smaller the plane the harder it is to stay on and in focus, but it sure is good practice and fun to do.

I sure do love the smell of nitro while flying my planes.

Again you got some good shots of those planes and continue your practice. Also ask some of the flyers to give you a try at the controls of a trainer plane. you may very well enjoy flying as much as you do photography.

DePratt

Gobuster wrote:

It was a beautiful afternoon so I went out the the local model flying field to see if I could capture some of the models in flight. My previous try with an insufficiently long lens, had not been successful, so this time I stuck a 70 -300mm on a 1" sensor camera for a 2.7 crop factor. It was very hard to keep those models in the frame! However, I did get a few decent shots. Good practice for BiF's!

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Gobuster wrote:

It was a beautiful afternoon so I went out the the local model flying field to see if I could capture some of the models in flight. My previous try with an insufficiently long lens, had not been successful, so this time I stuck a 70 -300mm on a 1" sensor camera for a 2.7 crop factor. It was very hard to keep those models in the frame! However, I did get a few decent shots. Good practice for BiF's!

Some really nice shots there Gobuster. I've spent a few afternoons shooting R\C planes that my friends fly, so I know it's not easy to get good sharp shots.

Gobuster Loc: South Florida

DePratt wrote:

Good shots of some 30% to 42% models. I am preside... (show quote)

Thanks, glad you liked them. Actually I am an RC pilot and member of the AMA for over 20 years! Have not be flying recently but with retirement looming, expect to have more time soon! Love the smell of nitro too, but it seems to be that electric is more and more common, half the planes flying today were electric and there was one turbojet!

Gobuster Loc: South Florida

jkm757 wrote:

Some really nice shots there Gobuster. I've spent a few afternoons shooting R\C planes that my friends fly, so I know it's not easy to get good sharp shots.

Thanks, glad you liked them. One of the problems I faced was that, when using the adapter and FX lens on the Nikon 1, I was restricted to only a single center focus point, so if I did not get the plane in the center of the frame, the lens would not focus. Tried to pre-focus manually but that didn't work out either. What I really need is the Nikon 1 version of the 70-300 which will provide access to all 171 focus areas. But, it is expensive!