LeMans 24hr 2014... some late pics!
Discussion
A little late I know, but I have only just got around to uploading them!!
Another good year, great weather and good racing, beer, food, etc!!
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 - ASTON MARTIN RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ALPINE A450 NISSAN - SIGNATECH ALPINE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - LIGIER JS P2 NISSAN - THIRIET BY TDS RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - REBELLION TOYOTA R-ONE - by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - FERRARI 458 ITALIA - AF CORSE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - FERRARI 458 ITALIA - TEAM SOFREV ASP by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - LIGIER JS P2 NISSAN - THIRIET BY TDS RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - PORSCHE 919 HYBRID - PORSCHE TEAM by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - AUDI R18 E-TRON QUATTRO - AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ALPINE A450 NISSAN - SIGNATECH ALPINE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
And the full set here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/25266351@N06/sets/72...
My personal favourite is #2
Certainly brings back good memories on a wet bank holiday Monday!!
Roll on next year!!
Thanks for looking
Another good year, great weather and good racing, beer, food, etc!!
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 - ASTON MARTIN RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ALPINE A450 NISSAN - SIGNATECH ALPINE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - LIGIER JS P2 NISSAN - THIRIET BY TDS RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - REBELLION TOYOTA R-ONE - by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - FERRARI 458 ITALIA - AF CORSE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - FERRARI 458 ITALIA - TEAM SOFREV ASP by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - LIGIER JS P2 NISSAN - THIRIET BY TDS RACING by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - PORSCHE 919 HYBRID - PORSCHE TEAM by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - AUDI R18 E-TRON QUATTRO - AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST by Hallsy01, on Flickr
Le Mans 24hr 2014 - ALPINE A450 NISSAN - SIGNATECH ALPINE by Hallsy01, on Flickr
And the full set here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/25266351@N06/sets/72...
My personal favourite is #2
Certainly brings back good memories on a wet bank holiday Monday!!
Roll on next year!!
Thanks for looking
giger said:
Right folks - what type of lens do you need to get pics like that? What's the reach and spec? I'm new to this but want to get my first decent lens for LM 2015
Great pics btw!
I'm no expert, but in previous years I have used a Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS, which is now surplus as I have just bought a Tamron VC Di USD 70-300.Great pics btw!
The pics above were taken using a Canon 70-300mm IS.
The thing I found is that a lot of my shots are around the 250mm focal length, and I have a bit of room for cropping. Something like a 100-400 or 400 prime would probably give some better shots, but takes more practice with the panning than a short focal length ime.
Also worth considering wider angle shots as well, I always get sucked into close ups for motorsport, but have seen some lovely scenic shots from others.
Rick Cutler said:
I would go with one of these, when I had a Canon I used this lens for motorsport but now have a Nikon D300 and use Nikon Lenses.
My plan is get a 400mm but at £1k i can't afford it right now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-70-300mm-4-0-5-6-USM...
Yes - the Canon 70-300mm IS lens is a nice lens for the money. The shots above were taken with one, I borrowed it from a friend to try it out.My plan is get a 400mm but at £1k i can't afford it right now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-70-300mm-4-0-5-6-USM...
In the end though, I opted for a lightly used Tamron 70-300mm Di VC USD - for the following reasons, build and IQ comparable, but it has a non rotating front element, full time manual focus, and comes with lens hood. The focusing is faster and quieter on the Tamron as well. Also, lightly used it only cost me £165 which is great value imo.
The IS on the Canon has two modes, with mode 2 being for panning specifically I think. The Tamron has a single mode for IS, so will be interesting to see how the IS copes with only correcting one axis.
I also have had the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 for a while, and find it a great lens of the price. I know many would suggest sticking with Canon, but I have been more than happy with Tamron.
Another lens I thought about buying, and still might is the 70-200mm f/4 L - great build, fast AF, good IQ - only worries would be lack of reach and lack of IS.
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