Photography at Castle Coombe

[A900ss]

Quick question, is a 200mm long enough on a full frame camera (not a crop) at Castle Coombe?

Thanks.

[Feirny]

Best person to ask that I know of is ukaskew on here, he's a regular and his shots are sublime.

[Digitalize]

Just about get away with it, depending on where you're standing, not that a media pass gets you much closer.

[A900ss]

Thanks all.

The moment you start going beyond 200mm, I feel you are getting very expensive and more specialised than I'd like my lenses to be.

I could always get a 1.4 TC for the 70-200 but I'd rather not have to go for a fast prime.

[shedend]

I've used my 70-200 with and without a TC1.7 at Quarry and Tower Corner to great effect

[Thorburn]

It'll be okay for some spots, a bit short for others.

I never find Combe a particularly inspiring place to shoot though, too many catch fences (along a lot of the straights now as well, which there didn't used to be) and not a lot of elevation.

[BristolRich]

^This...

I was at the Autumn Classic last weekend and struggled to get much in the way of 'head on' shots/ exit from corner shots due to either an obscured view from structures or you don't have enough elevation to get over the fence. All I managed to get was a load of side on panning shots with an odd couple of shots (just) from Bobbies back to Tower...a few gratuitous shots

[F1 ASBO]

Best place for head on shots is on the grass hill at Camp just past the Avon bridge as the cars come into Camp corner or on the grass hump down at Quarry as they come over Avon Rise I think. You are above the fence line if you get in the right place.

[Thorburn]

You can get some head on shots of cars exiting Quarry from the area that juts out by The Esses, but you'd need something like a 500mm lens, and whenever I've been on a busy day there are usually a couple people camped out there with MASSIVE L-series lenses on tripods so you've got no chance of getting in there.

[anonymous-user]

The best place for head on shots is the slight rise as they come out of Westway and on the straight before camp. There is a section of armco which is low and perfect for good photos as its very close to the track. They may not be completely straight for head on shots but its not far off and a pretty quiet location as far as spectators go, especially in the mornings.

[tqadam]

mine at 200mm for a on circuit shot
Ford Escort by adam winstone, on Flickr

but who said it always has to be track photos!
Lancia Stratos 'Repsol' by adam winstone, on Flickr

i find the 200mm to be just about ok around quarry and hammerdown, but no where near enough to get decent 'head on' shots.

Edited by tqadam on Saturday 10th October 08:39