depends whilst there is no denying that is will give an advantage i’d say it is only marginal to a non is lens used smoothly ( it has to be as only the same photography physics can apply ! ) ie if you move the end element through a given arc the same shutter speed , iso , apperture will still apply for any given required result , therefore is would have to sacrifice in one area or another , maybe by raising the iso , for example

to give extra back up i shoot in RAW to give post shooting options much like i would require “push processing ” on film !!

Edited: Tornado, can you reply using the “reply” button and not the “quote” button as per the CoC? Thanks.

T64. Re the above, Not applicable to a very large extent, and worth at least two stops more, if you are fortunate to have a telephoto lense with I.S. mine has:D
Jim.
Lincoln .7

it is very applicable jim !! think back to being a kid and playing around posts where you made a chain the one at the post hardly moved while the one at the end of the chain was running at mach 1 plus to go round the post

a small twitch at the camera end will produce a much more amplified movement at the other end of the telephoto necessitating a faster shutter speed irrespective of i’s ‘

is may give a slight edge but you still have to be in the correct ballpark with shutter speeds or rock steady handling the lens

Sometimes going low works for me, though sometimes you then get a lot of background junk cluttering up the shot.

gorgeous !! still wouldn’t want one though !! no denying they were pretty though !! from a distance !!

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Very nice, so how come you don’t understand that you don’t need a ladder
when stood in an open space.

because my view is even if there is only a miniscule advantage it is an advantage towards you and your results over anothers !!

it is usualy the photo that stands out from the rest that gets chosen !!

therefore with the amount using stepladders at the lancaster shoot i would probably go for the low lying down shot to make the lancaster look imposing against the sky backdrop

but you try every angle possible even the slightest margin of a diferent angle can make a vast difrence

canooist fully manual f22 @ 20 sec handheld on 70-300 @300 end ( breathing optional )

light painted steam loco using multi handheld flash , and torches

I’ve been taking aeroplane photos since 1979 and have never used a step ladder. It has not, I believe, impeded my photography. Others using stepladders have, however impeded my photography, such as the bloke at RIAT in 2010, or the one at the AVP at Manchester when the last Concorde arrived. Thanks guys. I hope your shots came out OK. Mine and I suspect many others didn’t thanks to you.

Getting to the barrier early and staking a claim? Yes, done that. well worth it too. 🙂

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=110615

as the saying goes !! you can join them !! you know they will be there !!

incidentaly the above shot was of a custom motorcycle behind a glass showroom window that took ages to position correctly so there were no reflections ( taken without polariser handheld on 70-300mm @20th sec !!