What zoom do u guys use for spotting?

Lyulka · Post by **Lyulka** » 12 Aug 2003, 14:05

If you want to have a good view at all places (like it the woods on the crossing of 25l and 02, abelag, cargo,...) its best to have at least a 300mm lens. Personally I use a 210mm lens, with a 1.7x convertor for the statics. If you only stay at the runway's end, 210mm is sufficient in my opinion. At least it is for Brussels...

Post by **luchtzak** » 12 Aug 2003, 16:41

I have a small Sony Cybershot DSC P50 since 2 years now...

I have taken all my pictures with that one, but no good for fast-moving aircrafts

It's a 6X digital zoom only...

When things are getting brighter with my future house (loan) and after I bought myself a new PC (still running on a 550 Mhz 128 mbs Pentium III) I will consider a digital flex-camera like a Canon D60 or another of that kind!

ciao,

Bart
:rock:

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 12 Aug 2003, 17:32

another question for peepz w/ analog camera: has any of u asked to put the pictures on CD in the photographers shop? If yes, i'd like to know what resolution they are in and w/ format (jpg, tiff, raw, bmp).

thanks,

Matt

twan01 · Post by **twan01** » 12 Aug 2003, 18:07

Matt,

Depends to the fotolab you go to to put the pictures on CD ROM, but mostly not higher than 150 to 200dpi. (Good for a 10x15 or 13x18 print) in .jpg file.

You always can ask -in prof fotolab's- for a high resolution scan -as I do sometimes- but these scan's -for one single slide or negative- cost you about 10 Euro each. These scans allows you to make photoprints up to 50x75 and are sometimes requested by publishers for publication in high quality photobooks.

So, I choose for the semi professional Canon FS 4000 slide & negative scanner ( +/- 1000 €) which provide me with scans good enough for publications in aviation magazines, and prints up to 24x36 and 30x45.

Regards

TWAN 01

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 12 Aug 2003, 18:43

and what size are the pics? (in pixels - for example 800*600)?