RIAT Fast Jets

[richyrara]

I visited Rhymes Farm on Saturday and Sunday afternoon... the weather was quite changeable and rather than try to photograph everything I concentrated mostly on the fast jet displays.

As last year I thought the Italian Typhoon display was a lot more photogenic than the RAF one, although the weather at the time will have had something to do with it. I experimented with stacked extenders (2 x 1.4) on the 500mm with the Italian Typhoon and was surprised that the results weren't too bad.

The Fitter and Reds shots on the runway were taken through the fence.

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Fitter by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

2

RSV/Italian AF Typhoon by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

3

RSV/Italian AF Typhoon by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

4

Polish AF Su-22 by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

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Red 1 leading the way by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

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Those crazy Dutch. Belgians. Whatever. by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

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F-16C Fighting Falcon - Soloturk by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

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RSV/Italian AF Tornado by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

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RSV/Italian AF Typhoon by Rich Andrews, on Flickr

[tankbuster]

great shots, tripod/hand held?

[Agg]

The first Typhoon shot is fantastic!

[Airwolfhound]

Loving number 4

[richyrara]

Thanks all.

They were all handheld except the Typhoon which were using a tripod (cos it was at 1000mm). The others were with the 500mm and 1.4 except for the two runway shots which were with the bare 500 f/4 shot through the fence.

[Maisie]

Thanks all.

They were all handheld except the Typhoon which were using a tripod (cos it was at 1000mm). The others were with the 500mm and 1.4 except for the two runway shots which were with the bare 500 f/4 shot through the fence.

Surely it's 1400mm if the 500 was x2 & x1.4?

Either way, very nice!!

[richyrara]

Surely it's 1400mm if the 500 was x2 & x1.4?

Either way, very nice!!

Thanks!
Two 1.4 extenders... (actually 980mm but I won't tell if you won't )

[Maisie]

My error, thought you meant the x2 & x1.4 stacked