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I have barely touched my camera in recent weeks but just happened to have the rather large 100-400ii lens with me earlier this week. A majestic A380 (London bound QF1 I think) was soaring over our heads near Cronulla beach. Then yesterday I was waiting to visit an aged relative near Newcastle, so the RAAF base at Williamtown was a good place to visit.

A380a by Ozimax, on Flickr

A380c by Ozimax, on Flickr

FA18j by Ozimax, on Flickr

FA18h by Ozimax, on Flickr

FA18g by Ozimax, on Flickr

FA18c by Ozimax, on Flickr

Ozi
I'm really impressed with the quality of that lens. Those pics are have superb definition and pop right off that blues sky.

aww c'mon man.. they are not steel! aluminum and titanium

No point in waiting for a airshow huh I have always meant to stop at willie for a look:) I like the second A380 image, nice angle. I also like the close up on the FA-18. The last two have pretty crazy banding tho, or is that just my end ? I looked on the flickr versions and it seems to be there ?

Matt. K wrote:Ozi
I'm really impressed with the quality of that lens. Those pics are have superb definition and pop right off that blues sky.

Fred Miranda has this lens rated as 10/10, it's that good. Very difficult to take a bad picture with a lens this good. Mind you, it's not cheap, but then again it's not losing much value either.

biggerry wrote:aww c'mon man.. they are not steel! aluminum and titanium

Al-clad actually. And yes, I once was an airframe apprentice at Hawker Dehavilland at Bankstown after I left school.

biggerry wrote:No point in waiting for a airshow huh I have always meant to stop at willie for a look:) I like the second A380 image, nice angle. I also like the close up on the FA-18. The last two have pretty crazy banding tho, or is that just my end ? I looked on the flickr versions and it seems to be there ?

I actually like the first A380 shot best. If only it was turning towards me and not away.

Yes there's crazy banding indeed. Not sure if it's a Flickr thing or my processing. It's definitely not there in the original jpeg.

I know what you put in a picture frame.....what the hell do you put in an air frame?

ozimax wrote:Al-clad actually. And yes, I once was an airframe apprentice at Hawker Dehavilland at Bankstown after I left school.

well technically its 2024-T3 aluminium and some is clad and some is not and truth be know that very large bird is mostly plastic
apprentice at Bankstown Beach huh back in teh hey day I reckon - ya learn something new everyday

ozimax wrote:Yes there's crazy banding indeed. Not sure if it's a Flickr thing or my processing. It's definitely not there in the original jpeg.

thats good to know..

Matt. K wrote:I know what you put in a picture frame.....what the hell do you put in an air frame?

meatbombers

biggerry wrote:well technically its 2024-T3 aluminium and some is clad and some is not and truth be know that very large bird is mostly plastic

I still have some solid rivet samples from my apprenticeship days. Pretty good work if I may say...

Very nice pics.