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Ahh, okay. Guess I was making that up. So you haven't answered the question: do you pull focus manually or in auto...or is that like asking a chef for his secret recipe?
By "not delivering..." how do you mean? I am by no means trying to get into a Nikon/Canon/tastes great/less filling debate, just curious. I can understand that you would have different demands as a professional than, say, a wedding photographer, for example. Just curious to hear your perspective.
Check Six
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Happy to answer. I always use the auto focus. Canon has such a superior autofocus system than Nikon that its a no brainer. Easiest way to tell the difference is to stand at the end of the runway at say Nellis or Leemore and shoot a fighter coming towards you. The Canon system will have no problem refocusing on the image as it comes towards you, the Nikon on the other hand finds it impossible. One of my editors is changing from Nikon to Canon because of the superiority of the autofocus system.
I have also found that the Canon bodies tend to stand up to hard knocks much better. Good example was when I flew with one of the Kelly brothers in a Tomcat from Pax River. Did a cat shot from the runway there, had my camera down beside the left hand side of the seat but not all the way back. When we went thru the cat shot it threw the camera back and a nice chunk of it went flying across in front of me, stupid me for putting it there in the first place, but I just picked it up and it kept going. Have taken them out in the desert, up in the mountains etc and they just keep going.
It all comes down to personal preference and I have found the Canon 1 series suits me best. Feel free to ask any questions, always happy to answer.
Regards
Ned
I have also found that the Canon bodies tend to stand up to hard knocks much better. Good example was when I flew with one of the Kelly brothers in a Tomcat from Pax River. Did a cat shot from the runway there, had my camera down beside the left hand side of the seat but not all the way back. When we went thru the cat shot it threw the camera back and a nice chunk of it went flying across in front of me, stupid me for putting it there in the first place, but I just picked it up and it kept going. Have taken them out in the desert, up in the mountains etc and they just keep going.
It all comes down to personal preference and I have found the Canon 1 series suits me best. Feel free to ask any questions, always happy to answer.
Regards
Ned
Check Six
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Here is a link to a Helicopters at Work thread I have going on the helo forum I sponsor. Take a min to check out the images and if you have some to add please do so, as want to make it the biggest and best photo thread showing helos at work. Thanks in advance.
http://www.helitorque.com/portal/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=224
http://www.helitorque.com/portal/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=224
Check Six
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Just a couple of my fav pics taken on a recent trip to Afghanistan.
Pic 1 is yours truly wedged into the hell hole of the Huey II right next to the Minigun
Pic 2 - Yours truly with some of the Afghan national police guys who were cutting down the poppy, as well as my minders on the ground. Oh and by the way those are all poppies that we are standing in.
Pic 1 is yours truly wedged into the hell hole of the Huey II right next to the Minigun
Pic 2 - Yours truly with some of the Afghan national police guys who were cutting down the poppy, as well as my minders on the ground. Oh and by the way those are all poppies that we are standing in.
helo_wifey
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How do your assignments come about, do people request you or do you just head out where you think would be interesting?
Check Six
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Its actually a mixture. Sometimes I think something would be a great story and other times I get an email invite to come and visit a unit and others are just a chance meeting.
An example of this is when I went to Afghanistan recently. We had arrived in Kandahar from Kabul with the US State Dept guys to fly with their helos doing the poppy erad work. Well during the days they didnt fly I went over and spoke to the Colonel in charge of the Taskforce there. He knew my magazine Helitac and I asked about the possibility of flying on some missions with them. The answer was a "shit hot - come along" and I ended up doing a number of flights.
Amazing what you can achieve in the middle of a war zone
An example of this is when I went to Afghanistan recently. We had arrived in Kandahar from Kabul with the US State Dept guys to fly with their helos doing the poppy erad work. Well during the days they didnt fly I went over and spoke to the Colonel in charge of the Taskforce there. He knew my magazine Helitac and I asked about the possibility of flying on some missions with them. The answer was a "shit hot - come along" and I ended up doing a number of flights.
Amazing what you can achieve in the middle of a war zone
MasterBates
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Ah, the Helix.
You get to fly with Col. Kalika?
Victor is a great pilot, and insane.
You get to fly with Col. Kalika?
Victor is a great pilot, and insane.
phrogpilot73
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Great photos as always Ned, and I can't wait until I get the new issue of HeliTac! Don't know if it was a screw up or not, but last time I got two in the mail. I don't mind, because it meant that I had an issue to read when a buddy stole one!
Quick question - how do I get in on HeliOps? I'd love to read that article about flying in the UAE...
Quick question - how do I get in on HeliOps? I'd love to read that article about flying in the UAE...