Old Car City: I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850. I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a...

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

GC likes NIKON wrote:

I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary

You can do everything except sit inside the vehicles. And for a few of the buses, you can get up inside them too.

Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee

GC likes NIKON wrote:

I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary

What is OCC?

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Kozan wrote:

What is OCC?

Old Car City in White GA https://www.oldcarcityusa.com/

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I took my 24-70 and a 150 macro. Watch out for the rattlers.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

GC likes NIKON wrote:

I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary

If you have a fisheye, TAKE IT! They can be a lot of fun when shooting old cars.

Haydon

You will likely be cramped trying to isolate single cars even with the FF. I found the magic was around 16mm at F11 if you want to get most of the car in focus. Using a 24 mm requires closer to F16 to achieve the same. I know someone who shoots car shows regularly with a D850. Everyone of his shots are from a tripod. He's convinced that it's a requirement to achieve tack sharp images with that high megapixel camera.

I do like MT's suggestion. Shooting with a fisheye will give a unique look for a specialty shot.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

GC likes NIKON wrote:

Old Car City in White GA https://www.oldcarcityusa.com/

I'm familiar with many of the cities in Georgia. But, I had never heard of White, GA. I Googled . it. It's a small town in northwestern Georgia. Barstow County,, population 610 (2010 Census. That should make it even more fun. The link you provided has ticket prices of $30, for anyone wanting to shoot photos, and a lesser price if you bring no camera. That's OK. Enjoy yourself. I like old cars too. Your camera equipment is more than adequate.

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

[quote=GC likes NIKON]I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary[/quote

I've shot at OCC a few times. I have used a tripod, but I found it a PITA due to the uneven ground and because I didn't want to lug the thing around for hours. Now that I have a travel tripod, I might reconsider.

The stuff is too close together to need more than about 100 mm. I found a 35 mm lens on an APS-C camera to be good for most of what I wanted. So your 17-35 ought to be the most useful, but also do take the 24-70. Macro is a tougher call since it depends on what sort of stuff you like to shoot and how much weight you want to carry for an extended period.

You can easily spend 4-6 hours or more at the place. It is fascinating.

redtooth

Have been there. I take my D850 with 24-120 and 105 macro . You will love . Check when they are open .

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Backgrounds are always the big problem. Do what you can to eliminate distractions. Look into using a TTL flash to expose the subject and, with a very high shutter speed, darken the background. Flash on TTL, camera in Manual mode with high speed sync set in the menu, ISO 400, aperture at F4.5, and shutter set high enough to darken the ambient light. You can increase ISO to get a bit more reach and stop down to increase DoF and the TTL feature on the flash will compensate to give correct exposure. A helper to go off camera with the flash would be a good thing.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

GC likes NIKON wrote:

I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary

Also if you have the time, check out Gibbs Gardens, I think it is about an hour away from OCC

Pancanon Loc: NC/SC

[quote=GC likes NIKON]I am headed to OCC at the end of the month. I'm taking two Nikon Bodies, a d500 and a d850.

I thinking my d850 with 17-35 f/2.8 on a tripod (Is that too close ? Bring a 24-70 ?) and then maybe a Macro on the d500. Which macro ?? 60 - 85 -105 ?? How close are you getting to these cars ?? What did you use when you were there ??

Thanks in advance for your advice, Gary[/quote

I understand admit fee is twenty and photography fee thirty . Let us know if it is worth going out there. I love to see old cars.

Bill P

I would not want to use a tripod for something like this. Too much chance for it to be toppled by passerbys, and for most attendees, it's just plain inconsiderate.

Flakes Mill

While you are in GA, you might also enjoy Howard Finster's Paradise Garden in Summerville, GA. Some of his quirky art is in the High Museum in Atlanta. Our photo club went there and it was one of our most fun photo shoots. Here is a link to Paradise Garden. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11320

Here is a link to our photo club's photos from that day. So you can see what to expect When you click this link DO NOT use Play Slideshow. Instead use the arrow pointing right, it goes faster.
https://www.meetup.com/Decatur-Digital-Photography-Meetup/photos/26126070/#437509151