[tccrockets] Re: Whats a good camera for taking Rocket Flights
- From: "Larry Taylor KF6JBG" <cvrcsoaring@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:18:12 -0800
On my Sony, I press the button and about 3 or 4 seconds later it snaps. The
Viewfinder stays live till it snaps. I’m not sure what burst mode is. I can’t
track the flight cause its starts focusing on the clouds and to the rocket than
back to the clouds. I never seem to get a lock on the rocket flight. It just
doesn’t do what I want it to do like my old 35mm camera did! I could take great
photos with it.
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Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:57 PM
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Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Whats a good camera for taking Rocket Flights
Sounds like that should work well Larry. I try to anticipate liftoff by
starting shooting when you get heavy motor smoke. By the time you hold down
the button and the shudder starts, the rocket should be lit and moving.
Does your viewfinder stay live in burst mode? If not you may need to keep both
eyes open and track the liftoff and flight.
It takes practice!!
Gary W.
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From: "Larry Taylor KF6JBG" <cvrcsoaring@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 2:37:05 PM
Subject: [tccrockets] Whats a good camera for taking Rocket Flights
I’m looking at a Canon EOS 60D that will shoot 8 photos a second. Will that be
good enough? Will the photos look good on a full screen? I see that there some
of you take great photos of the Rockets coming off the launch rods. All I get
is a bunch of smoke. My Song is slow to take a photo. I just can’t guess at
when it will snap.
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