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May 24, 2014 at 2:24 pm in reply to: Help with camera settings please. #443534

AlanR
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Personally i use a skylight filter to protect my lenses BUT there is a chain of thought that lenses don’t really need that much protection.I did see a web page where this guy debunks the myth of needing a lens filter as he progressed to tape over the front of a lens then chip bits off but it didn’t register the damage on the photo.I wish i could find it now.

Not something I think I would try.

Although as I mentioned previously, a polarizing filter is handy for taking pictures into water or through glass
I shall have to experiment with sky and cloud shots.

Thanks for the link Charlie.

May 24, 2014 at 11:20 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #908382

AlanR
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I hope it clears up for them, although it may need a little flexibility from the display committee, as regards shuffling
the programme around to accommodate gaps in the weather.

Here’s to a successful, and a safe airshow.

May 24, 2014 at 10:09 am in reply to: Help with camera settings please. #443543

AlanR
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That’s a lovely picture Denis, considering that it must have been taken using a relatively slow speed ?
I’ve not tried RAW yet, although I have seen it demonstrated using Photoshop, by Nik Szymanek at our Astronomy club.
He is an absolute wizard at processing astronomical images.

He recommended (I seem to remember), saving the images at Tiffs at each stage of the process. ?
I shall have a go.

What do you and others think about the use of filters ?
Going back to my 35mm days, it was the norm to use a UV filter to protect the lens if nothing else.
On my SX40 I also made a lot of use of a polarizing filter, as I took a lot of pictures in museums of items in glass cases.
Will either enhance cloud patterns in the sky to any extent ? According to the blurb they will, but in practice ?

May 24, 2014 at 9:52 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #908500

AlanR
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What’s the recent history of the Blenheim ?
How long has it been out of service , and why ?
It’s not something I’ve followed.

May 24, 2014 at 9:49 am in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #908505

AlanR
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The only extreme measure that could be taken (and yes I know it wouldn’t happen).
Would be for aircrews refusing to fly unless these areas were cleared.

May 23, 2014 at 8:17 pm in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #909079

AlanR
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……………. I am not in a well paid job and consider myself lucky to be able to attend probably 6-8 shows per year. ……

Would I be correct in assuming you go to these airshows on your own ?

May 23, 2014 at 4:48 pm in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #909429

AlanR
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Regarding “screwing money” ….sadly that is all too often the impression one gets nowadays ….and I am not singling large airshows out ….just about any kind of event sees the ” captive” audience often charged ridiculous prices for refreshments etc.

I would hazard a guess that food concessions at major airshows are having to pay £1,000 upwards to be on site for
the weekend. That’s what some were having to pay at the Essex County show 7 -8 years ago.

May 23, 2014 at 4:38 pm in reply to: What makes a good museum for you? (Aviation or other) #909438

AlanR
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(as above) With my wife, it’s usually the cleanliness of the toilets 🙂

I like to see interesting items with have a story behind them. I also like to see a museum which changes their displays
around now and again, and which are not covered in dust.

Friendly, well informed staff.

May 23, 2014 at 4:25 pm in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #909452

AlanR
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I’ve spent my life in marketing and pricing is possibly the most difficult area of all to cope with.

I’m not for a second saying Duxford have got it right with their gee-gaw pricing, I have no insight into the price elasticity of their marketplace, though I am guessing it is on the low side.

Remember there is a cost for the product. The £10 baseball hat, actually £8 + tax might well be costing them £2.00 to source. Sell 100 hats and they make £600. Sell them for £7, which is £5.60 plus the tax and they are only making £3.60 per unit. Double the sales to 200 hats and the income will be £720. Looks good.

But what if the sales only go up 50%? Income is then just £540, and they are stuck with 50 hats they haven’t sold which cost them £100. Net profit £440.

Ok, I know that’s all pretty simplistic, but you see the problem?

Moggy

I know what you mean, maybe it’s just me ? I wouldn’t buy a polo shirt for £22 for instance, but I might if it were £15,
as I did at Stow Maries for one of theirs.

May 23, 2014 at 3:05 pm in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #909571

AlanR
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How can you put a block on that,private land ,they provide a car park it’s your responsibility to decide what you do when you get out the car.Well done them on raising money for a local school from a local event.

There’s always some busybody trying to stop someone’s enjoyment. Good luck to the school, I believe they have been
doing this for some time. The add for it is in Duxford itself. It’s a wonder one or two of the local farmers haven’t done
something similar.

I remember years ago when the Fighter meet was at North Weald, people would erect scaffolding at their houses,
to get a better view.

May 23, 2014 at 2:53 pm in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #909690

AlanR
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Anyway I guess a discussion of the rights and wrongs of naughty field attendance is not useful here (search the forum for previous similar discussions), just beware that there may well be people preventing you from entering the field if you still choose to turn up on the day.

Who is going to stop you, and on what grounds ? Nothing to do with the IWM, and I doubt the police would get involved.

I also see that a local school charges £9 per car, and have refreshments and toilets.
It’s a wonder someone hasn’t tried to put the block on that.

May 23, 2014 at 2:39 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #909699

AlanR
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How about people wise ?

It was fairly quiet when we went yesterday, apart for some school parties.

May 23, 2014 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #909778

AlanR
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Very nice.

Is/was it busy there today ?

May 23, 2014 at 10:11 am in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #910133

AlanR
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On a similar subject. Some years ago I enquired as to why Duxford charge an admission fee, while other IWM sites don’t.
I was told that it was because private concerns such as the OFMC etc are based there.

Do these companies get money from the IWM, and are they paid when they fly aircraft at Duxford airshows ?

Just curious as to what the financial arrangements are.

May 23, 2014 at 9:56 am in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #910140

AlanR
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It really all boils down to Duxford wanting to maximise their profit.
They could charge £50 each to get in, and still fill the carpark.

Something else which I find most museums do, is charge too much for a lot of the shop merchandise.
I noticed yesterday (for instance) that they have “Duxford” baseball caps at £10 each.
I wonder how many they sell ?

You can bet your life that if they sold them for say £7, they would most likely sell twice as many.
Same goes for the rather expensive T-Shirts and Polo Shirts, priced way to high, in my opinion.
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