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Originally Posted by Jac  Ive got exactly the same shot of the plane as you Massage Guy..lol, plus this one
All my shots are taken with the Nikon D80 using the Nikkor 18-135 lens
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Nice one, I suggest that you would struggle to take a bad one of the planes that show up at grand prix - having said that I much prefer yours!
My digital is a first generation D70 athough it now has the upgraded firmware (really resolved some ISO and white balance issues)
The plane was taken with the Nikkor 70 - 300, Like the shot - hate the lens, too slow and not particularly robust in the way it feels.
The others were shot using the nikkor DX18-70 lens - better (IMHO) because it feels like a lens, and is slightly faster.
The other backs (all film) I have in the quiver are:
Nikon FM2
Nikon 601
Olympus OM10
1962 Retinette "A" Rangefinder
Back I will be using this year (on loan)
Medium format Mamiya RB
Various lenses - nothing too exotic apart from a Nikkor 500mm prime f:8 mirror back. Nice, sure... but slow and fragile - feels good on the camera though
Made a resolution this year to shoot as much film as I can over the next couple of years - mostly black and white, as I can develop and print it myself - with the occasional crack at colour.
Digital is here to stay, film is in trouble - and while I have access to a fully plumbed/featured darkroom AND fully lit studio, I'm going to shoot as much as I can. Most of the work is likely to be crap and/or self indulgent, but, lets face it... right now the chemicals and paper AND film are relatively inexpensive so why not!
the photo in this post is what happens when a 500mm prime film lens is attached to a D70 - I dig the affect - it looks like someone has hit the background with an old ball and peen hammer.
The more I shoot the more abstract I am becoming... interesting (for me at least) as to what comes out of the darkroom over the next couple of years!
Amazing quality of shots in this thread - hard to pick a favourite... all verry nice! Who says bikers are apes!