welcome

Stop it down to f/8 or f/11 and it should be nice and sharp.

Regards,

John

That's a tough choice, the F is *supposed* to be sharper, never had one!
The F is better built but has a narrower focus ring. The FA looks nicer IMHO and can pass more info to the camera vis eletronic contacts I believe, but no idea what, focus distance? maybe?

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/lens_terms.html

Regards,

John

Thanks Oggy, I'll keep it in mind.

Regards,

John

Well I'm not in the habit of machinegunning things myself, but a short burst of say 5-7 frames would come in very handy if the AF was up to the job. Sharing hides with CaNikon shooters who always seem to "catch the moment" gets frustrating at times

John

Hi Chris, thanks for the advice, appreciated. Might have been a good excuse to buy a K-7, "but I need the higher frame rate"

Regards,

John

Thanks Tom.

Chris thanks for the advice, I'll try 1/250th next time, I've never really had a lot of faith in SR on either the K10D or K20D, it's unlikely to be faulty on both cameras. The Reds, yeah, what kind of speed are they doing? I tried to catch the cross-over repeatedly but failed miserably Needed a shorter lens and higher frame rate

Came away thinking:

A. I need more practice
B. I need a zoom lens
C. I need higher frame rate
4. I need faster transfer to the memory card

Good luck at Bournemouth Mike, I think I may try Southport if I've not already missed it

Regards,

John

Agreed, or one of these with the 056 head:

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/601/Manfrotto-055XPROB-Tripod.html

.....although slightly over budjet!

John

Hi Simon, thanks. Not sure how long it's been running, it was certainly there last year, I was told about it by a friend. The Red arrows were booked for Blackpool as well, the same day, there's some images in the gallery (not mine). Very relaxed event, good atmosphere, very enjoyable

http://www.rhylairshow.co.uk

Regards,

John

Thanks John, I think I need to experiment more with shutter speeds, I need more movement in the wheels of steam locomotives at speed as well. I'm reluctant to go below 1/500th with a hand held 300mm on flying subjects but may try dropping to 1/250th and see what I can do, trains should be relaively easy at shorter focal lengths.

Regards,

John

That's a lovely shot John