Ripsnort: If you have the economy for it, you can make it
With family, - it's planning but the area is also worth it.
Only problem is the weather, - you might get unlucky, - this is, after all, England.
With some string-pulling, you should be able to get a press pass (I made it), and there you have a nice stand at the end of the runway as well as access to the ramp before takeoffs. I had a pass, but not a good lense. Still got some good shots, - and it's all about moving images.
I saw some 24 Spitfires in the air. I saw rare birds flying, - Ju52, Me 108, Lysander, Blenheim, and a Fokker DRI doing loops!!!!! A formation of Se5's, F8F and F7F flying around with a foot between them, etc etc etc. It's bloody incredible.
If you plonk me an email on
burns@isholf.is with AIRCRAFT in the subject, I'll mail you a couple of photos, so you know what it's all about. you can post them if you like.
Anyway, since you're in the photography, I have one question.
Now you have all those nice and fancy digital cameras. I have old film gears, and some collection of lenses. Do manufactures sell a difital "back" for their old products? My stuff is all Minolta, and I both know them and like them. Feels like a waste of resources not to be able to use them.
