GA at Coventry. New lens test.

[CameronSys]

Hello,

After receiving my Tamron 150-600mm VC lens today, I was eager to get out and test the lens on my DSLR body, the Nikon D3200. Living within a 2 minute walk of Coventry airport, I opted to test the lens out on some GA that was flying (knowing that nothing large was due at the time). I caught 2 PA-28s and an R-44.

G-BOXC Piper PA-28 arriving at Coventry, taxying down the Alpha:
G-BOXC PA28 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-CHKW Robinson R-44 arriving and flying down the Alpha taxiway:
G-CHKW R44 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-CHKW R44 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-CHKW R44 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-CHKW R44 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-CHKW R44 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

G-BOBA Command Flight Training PA-28 departing Coventry:
G-BOBA PA28 @ CVT - 24 March 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

I am very impressed with the lens and it performed superbly. Bearing in mind that all shots except the command PA-28 were shot wide open in terms of aperture, and the command PA-28 was a 100% crop, I am very pleased with my first results with the lens.

Thanks for looking!

Cameron

[Pen Pusher]

How are your arms feeling?

Dug mine out, after its winter hibernation, to use at Duxford tomorrow. Forgotten how heavy it was.

Brian

[CameronSys]

Hurting a bit - but I should get used to it. There's a low fence at CVT to rest it on anyway!

Cameron