Taking Photo's From The Cockpit
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Taking Photo's From The Cockpit
Hello Chaps and Chapesses
Recently started taking the odd picture out the window whilst in the cruise, but wanted a little advice from you all.
Is it possible to purchase some type of tripod / clamp, which you can "clamp" onto the coaming to take foward facing pics ?
Also, can anyone recommend a good digital camera / camcorder which would fit snugly into my flight bag ?
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Recently started taking the odd picture out the window whilst in the cruise, but wanted a little advice from you all.
Is it possible to purchase some type of tripod / clamp, which you can "clamp" onto the coaming to take foward facing pics ?
Also, can anyone recommend a good digital camera / camcorder which would fit snugly into my flight bag ?
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Can't help you with clamps, but I recently bought a Panasonic DMC-TZ1 with which I am pretty happy. It meets your requirements being pretty small while offering a 10x optical zoom. It only has a 5MP sensor, but I feel that as an overall compromise the 10x optical was more important.
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Thanks for the idea's chaps.
A bean bag's a good idea. I take it you mean one the size that would fit in the palm of your hand, not the type for your backside infront of the tele' ?
The clamp thingy looks good. Not sure whether it would withstand one of my landings though!
Anyone else care to share which model camera they use. An example of the quality would be nice to see too !!
A bean bag's a good idea. I take it you mean one the size that would fit in the palm of your hand, not the type for your backside infront of the tele' ?
The clamp thingy looks good. Not sure whether it would withstand one of my landings though!
Anyone else care to share which model camera they use. An example of the quality would be nice to see too !!
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With regards to camera-tips; What are your priorities?
Optical zoom? Megapixels? General image quality? ISO-capabilities?
Myself, when I'm not lugging around 7+ kilos of Nikon gear, I fancy my Casio Exilim z-1000 a lot! They're very good value for your money.
Optical zoom? Megapixels? General image quality? ISO-capabilities?
Myself, when I'm not lugging around 7+ kilos of Nikon gear, I fancy my Casio Exilim z-1000 a lot! They're very good value for your money.
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Well, I always do take my trusty Canon IS800 for the ride... good compromise of size-weight vs quality and zoom (4x).
Years of shooting thru cockpit windows showed how difficult it is to produce quality pictures. For instance, the craft I'm on at the moment has windows that produce strong glare. Also the thickness of the panes and probably the heating elements inside or between them all add to disturb the sharpness of the picture.
Nevertheless, good fun and nice memories to keep
Years of shooting thru cockpit windows showed how difficult it is to produce quality pictures. For instance, the craft I'm on at the moment has windows that produce strong glare. Also the thickness of the panes and probably the heating elements inside or between them all add to disturb the sharpness of the picture.
Nevertheless, good fun and nice memories to keep
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Essentially any pocket camera these days with a 5 megapixel sensor will give you great quality. Bells and whistles are a personal preference from there. 3" screens seem to be the norm these days and are a great improvement over the 1.5" screens of a few years ago. Canon and Sony have always been good to me. A neoprene case built for the camera specifically is almost essential. I've been packing a pocket camera round in my flightbag for years with no problems.
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Do a search for the Opticron Car Window Mount. I have looked at one in a camera shop and it would do the job well. It can be clamped to the coaming easily and will swivell to face forward. I will get one myself at some point. It was £38 in the Uk shop.
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After the War, the housing industry was booming and someone discovered that the tape was great for joining the heating and air conditioning duct work. So, the color was changed from army green to the silvery color we are familiar with today and people started to refer to it as “duct tape*.” Therefore, either name is appropriate.
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So what about the UK equivalent of Duck/duct tape - Gaffer Tape, where did that get it's name?
Just like duct tape but black, and the joke follows
Why is Gaffer Tape like The Force? It's light on one side, dark on the other, and holds the Universe together
Just like duct tape but black, and the joke follows
Why is Gaffer Tape like The Force? It's light on one side, dark on the other, and holds the Universe together
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Gaffer Tape, where did that get it's name?
Gaffer tape is a strong cotton cloth pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in the motion picture, television, stage (music and theater) and audio visual production. The most common variety is matte black. This matte finish keeps the tape from reflecting light so the tape blends in with the typical stage floor of a theatre.
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As most aircraft windows are perspex, and curved perspex is stretched in some direction and thus polarizing the light, does anybody have experienced with using either a linear or circular polarization filter? Good or bad? I remember a linear pola filter made a hell of a difference when taking pictures through car windows, as long as it was oriented correctly. But that was back in the analog days.
