What to take to Goodwood - help please

[havoc]

Guys, I have a quandary...I have 3 different toys to take to Goodwood, but only one pair of semi-competent hands (me), plus one pair of technophobe hands (fiancee) who would semi-reluctantly use a second piece of kit. And I don't want to be laden with kit all day, would be nice to travel light(-ish) for a change.

1) Canon A75 3.2Mp digital. 3x optical zoom, plus a 2x zoom adaptor. Lovely camera, takes great stills, can upload to PC in seconds. BUT - it's got a lot of lag on the shutter, making me worry about it for the rally stage and the hillclimb. Oh, and it does video but you can't adjust zoom while video running. Only have 800MB of memory, and I took 400MB in 2hrs at Supercar Sunday last weekend (lot of video of Russ!)!!!

2) Canon T70 SLR. This is about 20 years old, manual focus (and given I'm shortsighted I quite often get things a little blurry...not too much, but enough to annoy), and the colour resolution from the Thailand/Cambodia photos didn't look quite as good as the digital - a little too green/yellow, makes me wonder if the optics are aging. But as an SLR it's perfect for snapshot photos, have used it "in anger" many times at airshows, motorsport and trackdays. And I have a 35-70 lens and a 70-210 (maybe too much for Goodwood).

3) 2nd hand mini-VHS handheld camcorder. Nothing fancy, not many options, but it would leave the digital free for stills (plenty of memory, 700-900 snaps), and you can zoom in/out while recording. And I'm sure I can find a friend to upload to PC.

So...whaddya think. Which 1 or 2 items? I know the proper answer is get a digital SLR and lots of memory, but that won't help this weekend.

Thanks very much,

Martin

[2 Smokin Barrels]

I'd take a brolly & twelve cans of Stella

I hope this helps.

[simpo two]

As you've used the SLR successfully at airshows, that would seem to be the weapon of choice. It's not digital but you have the extra control.

Then, sell it on eBay and put the funds towards a you-know-what

[Phil S]

Personally i'd take the SLR and try and get some real photographs, as quick snaps will be in abundance on the web after the show if you so wish to keep some sort of record of the day.

[havoc]

Cheers guys...I was leaning that way anyway, as the camcorder is the biggest and bulkiest of the three, and I'd look a bit of a numpty.

I may take the digital as well, because it's very small and Becs does know how to use the straightforward stuff on it...take some video footage that way.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

What about the lager?

[supaspark]

And the brolly!

[2 Smokin Barrels]

[havoc]

Erm...

1) I'm driving
2) It's supposed to be dry

[supaspark]

Erm....Might have massive car trouble and need a low loader, and also we're in England buddy so can never be sure what the weathers going to do!!!

>> Edited by supaspark on Thursday 23 June 15:15

[havoc]

Well, I drive a Honda, but point taken...however, I don't somehow think that drinking "because the car might not start again" would be an acceptable excuse.

As for weather...don't you think that brollies in the spectator areas might be frowned upon, given everyone behind might just want to see past you.

Yes it might rain, but so what...it's hardly going to kill us, is it?!? I'd be more worried about the digi camera.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Have a real good un, which ever acoutrments you decide on!

[Phil S]

I'm taking a friend!

[Phil S]

And definitely a brolly after looking at the latest from the Met Office!

Possibly even full waterproofs!



>> Edited by Phil S on Thursday 23 June 19:11

[havoc]

Cheers guys...

Have decided, I'm taking:-

- SLR
- Digi
- waterproof jacket
- walking boots (just in case the rally stage turns all Welsh on us!!! Don't want to ruin the trainers.)
- munchies
- fiancee

Anyone on the way in sees a rather dirty black ITR, give us a beep!!!