Richard

I too have a D70s and have had it for nearly two years now, I still am nowhere near the standard of some guys who post on this forum but for the budget and lack of tallent I am more than happy with it.

I always shoot in RAW format as this will always give a better result than JPEG, post picture processing is done using Pixmantec Rawshooter (no longer available), start by bringing the iso down closer to 200 which will reduce the noise and experiment a little with shutter priority mode, 1/500th for jets and 1/250th for props (gives excellent prop blur).

The Nikon loves good light conditions so you will most likely find that during the summer airshow season things will become easier, last year at RIAT I mainly stayed on fully auto mode with some very good results, the Sigma zoom lens is a good choice and will give nice sharp images at airshows.

I have invested in the Nikon 70-300 VR lens this year and will be looking forward to RIAT, One good investment for the D70s is a decent flash for museum work as the inbuilt one although good just doesn’t cut the mustard in some dingey hangers.

I have had a quick spin around your web space and your pics are quite impressive, here are a couple of mine……

Happy snapping:D .

John.