JFK 01/16

[eric8669]

Good day out at JFK today.

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[seahawks7757]

ATI has a 67? Hope they bring it to BFI soon!

Great set!

[eric8669]

ATI has a 67? Hope they bring it to BFI soon!

Great set!

Thanks.....

Looks like ATI has a few 767's

[Roush6NY]

Fantastic set ! Great catches Eric

[gonzalu]

Indeed a terrific day... Mark and I were out... didn't see anyone else..

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-01-16-2011/MAG36481024/1158728636_qWdy7-O.jpg

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and a A380 departure...

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-01-16-2011/MAG41781024/1158728568_Znkbi-O.jpg

Just Kidding... wheels had not dropped yet and it looked as if it were taking off :-)

[MarkLawrence]

Wow...awesome shots guys!!!

[eric8669]

Indeed a terrific day... Mark and I were out... didn't see anyone else..



Looks like you guys went A380 hunting. I spent a couple hours at Hobe and then a couple at Panera.

[JDANDO]

Good stuff guys, I like the ATI and the Virgin. Nothing but gray skies and Delta here in MSP :mad:

[gonzalu]

Eric, we did not see you at all while we were at panera and Costco... and yes, we certainly did go hunting for 380s ;-) I wanted a shot of one wheels up... man, you have to go FAR to get them before they drop the tyres.

Did anything good take off? I was keeping an eye on the trackers and nothing snapped at me. I am so bummed that I missed the 13s yesterday. I could have made it too... LOL

Thanks Mark, Jeremy...

[Zee71]

Well ..... here are my shots for the day (a terrific day indeed). I spent an hour by the mounds before they switched to the 31s. Then made my rounds to Panera, Costco, and another location with Manny.

Some from the mounds:
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/SouthernAir01JFK16Jan2011/1158973196_wbVak-XL.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/SouthernAir02JFK16Jan2011/1158973612_u43gh-XL.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/SouthAfrican02JFK16Jan2011/1158972811_twbeK-XL.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/ANA01JFK16Jan2011/1158975395_PTDPf-XL.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/Emirates01JFK16Jan2011/1158977317_KLjvY-XL.jpg

I'm not sure if this was an omen, but finally caught this guy in some good light (Costco)
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/JetBlue01JFK16Jan2011/1158972358_KYM9d-XL.jpg

My shot of the ATI (a unexpected visitor)
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http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/CaribbeanAirlines01JFK16Jan201/1158976351_S6wyu-XL.jpg

A380 shots coming at ya!
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Now the French A380
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Delta coming at ya....
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http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/ChinaEastern01JFK16Jan2011/1158976567_ErPs2-XL.jpg

Nothing like a couple of Virgin's
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[Roush6NY]

Mark, Great shots as always .. Super !!!!!

[Zee71]

Manny.....not much of a difference in perspective from where I shot the Emirates A380 compared to where you were. The only issue I see with head-on shots with the 80-400mm lens, is that it doesn't focus as fast as I would like (hope they upgrade that lens this year).

[gonzalu]

Mark, with Focus Tracking with Lock-on in AF-C (servo) it should be fine... I know the screw-type focus is not fast when locking on but once locked, it should have no trouble staying focused. The rumors abound like this one which I know is a stretch but we can dream...

http://www.thaidphoto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=173359&stc=1&d=1180494676

[megatop412]

From Thursday:

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/01/13/nikon-patents-a-200-500mm-f4-5-6-lens.aspx


If true, I'm sure it would have VRII and AF-S.

The first real contender to the ubiquitous 100-400IS USM? Watch a bunch of people switch from Canon if this is true, haha:cool:

[sporky]

Damn these sets are friggin awesome. Please send some sunshine this way (and some of the traffic too). That AF A380 gear up shot is probably the best shot of the A380 I have seen. Thanks for sharing.

-Tad

[Zee71]

Rumors....rumors and more rumors......I've seen that advertisment for the Nikon 200-500mm around for a while already. It has caught my interest if it's true. It's going to be one hell of an expensive piece of glass as well I would think. Otherwise, the 200-400mm VRII is a viable option, plus you can use teleconverters like a 2X and get a focal len of 400-800mm (wow), unfortunately one has to sacrifice a few f-stops. Well, let's see what Nikon and Canon puts out this year.

Tad - It's going to be a spotting heaven for A380's here in the near future. Right now, we have Emirates and Air France, and I believe next month Lufthansa will start their A380 service here to JFK, which Korean later this year. All we need is Singapore and Qantas to bring in their big boys.

[gonzalu]

Tad, you're too kind... Actually I was surprised the Super was a lot closer to the ground than I expected being about 5 DME ... I certainly did not need all 400mm to fill the frame, and I was using the full frame camera.

As for lenses, I will give you my take on the 200-400mm f/4 VR I as there is a VR II out that I have not yet tested on my own.

--After owning an 80-400mm for a very short time and living with a 70-200mm + TC-17 for years, I totally broke down crying when I used an 200-400mm f/4 and saw the results. There is a HUGE difference in quality, especially wide open and in the corners!

--The 200-400mm f/4 is a HEAVY lens, not to be used hand held. Yes, I use it hand held all the time. But you better be (a) LUCKY or (b) above 1/1600 sec. Otherwise, blur!!

--It is NOT SHARP with distant objects. This lens was meant to MAGNIFY close up objects. It performs poorly with distant subjects.

--The TC-17 is stellar yet not that great on this lens. Close subjects are OK but not far away subjects.

--Close up, this lens is scary good for a zoom. In some cases just as good as a lens costing twice as much (well, close LOL as the new 200-400mm VR II is over $7000.

--VR is not great at all. Perhaps the VR II is better. The VR motor often blurs / smears images when shot at over 1/800sec. Only effective below 1/400 sec and the panning detector is not great either.

This lens is about quality images... the glass is just stellar!

[Spunker]

awesome sets guys!! A380's were great and the new red of Virgin just sparkles
Gene

[megatop412]

I've read some real negative stuff about the 2X TC's. Like, enough to make me not buy one.

Wait a minute, I don't own any Nikkors that will take a TC.....but even if I did I wouldn't go beyond the 1.7

[Steven Holzinger]

I'm so pissed I didn't get to go out yesterday... I guess I did you guys a favor so you could get those special schemes! I just wasn't up for it - wasn't feeling good all day, but the video I shot on the 15th was good enough, despite the skies being so-so.

I've also gotta start going out of my way to avoid taking the Verrazano home...

Oh BTW great pictures guys! Am looking forward to coming up there in April...

[gonzalu]

Steve, your video is just sooo enjoyable... a real time consumer LOL. My wife is a little pissed at you. She didn;t like me browsing through A.net and J.net but 30 minute videos are really bad hahahaa. Great stuff.

[NLovis]

Nace southern catch mark (zee). Thats actually a 747-300. Rare bird with old southern scheme. If I recall only 3 southern have yet to be repained.

[steve1840]

Eric, I love the shots of the Swiss and Jet Blue with the moon. Just great!