Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-22 Thread Bill
I managed to burn through my 128GB CFExpress card in the first half of the show which was a bummer, but because of it I watched the last half without worrying about taking pictures, which was nice. bill On 10/17/2026 4:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Very cool. I saw them myself a few weeks back

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-22 Thread Bill
Thanbks Paul. Apparently the new planes are turboprop Pilatus PC-21s, though the RCAF designation will be CT-157 Siskin II. bill On 10/19/2026 1:20 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Cool. Nice shots.  Do you know what their new flying machines will be? -p On 10/17/2026 12:19 PM, Bill wrote: Off

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-22 Thread Bill
Thanks Paul. bill On 10/17/2026 12:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent! Paul On Oct 17, 2026, at 1:19 PM, Bill wrote: Off topic because it wasn't shot on Pentax. Yesterday the RCAF Snowbirds put on their final show with the CT-117 jets they have been flying since 1971. Since it was a

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
Cool.  Nice shots.  Do you know what their new flying machines will be? -p On 10/17/2026 12:19 PM, Bill wrote: Off topic because it wasn't shot on Pentax. Yesterday the RCAF Snowbirds put on their final show with the CT-117 jets they have been flying since 1971. Since it was a mere 1 hour

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread Bill
Probably not by coincidence, I met up with several people who shared my interest. I managed to fill a 128GB CFExpress card about halfway through the show and had not bothered to take any spare CF cards for the second slot since 4000 pictures should surely be enough. I had copied by BIF setup

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread Bill
Probably not by coincidence, I met up with several people who shared my interest. I managed to fill a 128GB CFExpress card about halfway through the show and had not bothered to take any spare CF cards for the second slot since 4000 pictures should surely be enough. I had copied by BIF setup

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread Larry Colen
Very cool. I saw them myself a few weeks back at Huntington Beach. Some friends of mine live about a mile from the beach so a group of us met at their place and walked down to see the airshow. I made the conscious decision to leave my camera gear in the car so that I would concentrate on

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread Bill
Thanks Dave. The H2-s and 150-600 is an excellent combination for this sort of stuff as well as birds and other wildlife. Have a look if you like: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11819824@N03/ bill On 10/17/2026 1:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Great shot bill Dave Documenting Life in Rural

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot bill Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Excellent! > Paul > > > On Oct 17, 2026, at 1:19 PM, Bill wrote: > > > > Off topic

Re: OT PESO: A Flock of Snowbirds

2026-10-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! Paul > On Oct 17, 2026, at 1:19 PM, Bill wrote: > > Off topic because it wasn't shot on Pentax. > > Yesterday the RCAF Snowbirds put on their final show with the CT-117 jets > they have been flying since 1971. Since it was a mere 1 hour drive for me I > decided to load up and see