Finally!

[Mictheslik]

Bloody hell! How many shots do people take at airshows??

I very rarely fill an 8Gb CF card (shooting RAW) and that's with a 7D and the temptation of 7fps.

Moderation is the key....look for the shot

Also, it depends what you want out of the airshow....many people simply want to record everything that happens and take lots of photos. Nothing wrong with that, but I prefer to plan shots and look for them. If the aircraft doesn't fit nicely into the frame (not just filling the frame, but composed nicely), I don't bother taking the shot. Similarly, if the aircraft is just doing a straight and level pass, take a couple of shots, but don't machine gun it

.mic (click on the sig for example photos )

[RaptorF22]

Bloody hell! How many shots do people take at airshows??

I very rarely fill an 8Gb CF card (shooting RAW) and that's with a 7D and the temptation of 7fps.

Moderation is the key....look for the shot

Also, it depends what you want out of the airshow....many people simply want to record everything that happens and take lots of photos. Nothing wrong with that, but I prefer to plan shots and look for them. If the aircraft doesn't fit nicely into the frame (not just filling the frame, but composed nicely), I don't bother taking the shot. Similarly, if the aircraft is just doing a straight and level pass, take a couple of shots, but don't machine gun it

.mic (click on the sig for example photos )

Ok, after a day or two of playing with it I think I'm going to shoot raw and try not to go crazy with the bursts. What lenses do you use for airshows Mic? I'm afraid I won't be able to fill the frame nicely for many of the displays with a 300mm lens.

[expat]

Bloody hell! How many shots do people take at airshows??

I very rarely fill an 8Gb CF card (shooting RAW) and that's with a 7D and the temptation of 7fps.

Moderation is the key....look for the shot

Also, it depends what you want out of the airshow....many people simply want to record everything that happens and take lots of photos. Nothing wrong with that, but I prefer to plan shots and look for them. If the aircraft doesn't fit nicely into the frame (not just filling the frame, but composed nicely), I don't bother taking the shot. Similarly, if the aircraft is just doing a straight and level pass, take a couple of shots, but don't machine gun it

.mic (click on the sig for example photos )

Ok, after a day or two of playing with it I think I'm going to shoot raw and try not to go crazy with the bursts. What lenses do you use for airshows Mic? I'm afraid I won't be able to fill the frame nicely for many of the displays with a 300mm lens.

Bearing in mind that a digital 300mm lens depending on how wide it is can be the equivalent of up to 450mm of a wet film lens, I would just suck and see. Use this display as a learning experience. And don't expect too much from your first day out with it, digital and all the setting that are possible is a steep learning curve. I had just got the hang of my Nikon D60, when my wife surprised me with a 20th wedding anniversary present last year in the form of a Nikon D7000. It was back to square one even though quite a lot of the functions, setting and switching is the same.

Matt