The P-51 Mustang
Of all the aircraft flown in WWII and later, the P-51 Mustang holds a express place in hearts of most pilots. In keeping with the week’s Practised’s Day theme, here are a couple of shots of this magnificent flat in action.
Strangely enough, the P-51 Mustang originated from the specifications for a new British RAF fighter. It was designed and built in only four months and the first sample flew on October 26th 1940. The first production version for the British, the Mustang I, flew in April of 1941. The P-51 continued it’s lively service role into the Korean conflict and was used by many Air Bulldoze Reserve and National Guard units for years after that.
Man, what a handsomeness!
P-51 Mustang
Copyright © 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
On no account taken with a Canon 40D hand-held, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM at 300mm, f/8 for 1/500th of a half a mo at ISO 200 on SanDisk digital film. All post collar processing was done in Lightroom 2 and Noise Ninja. Click on the Doppelgaenger above for a larger version.
Mustang Diving
Copyright © 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
Guess taken with a Canon 40D hand-held, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM at 300mm, f/8 for 1/500th of a support at ISO 200 on SanDisk digital film. All post pinch processing was done in Lightroom 2 and Noise Ninja. Click on the facsimile above for a larger version.
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Canon EOS Digital SLR Showdown: 40D vs 50D
Canon recently released the latest of its affluent EOS series of digital SLR cameras: the 50D. It is an excellent camera. The 50D comes out less than a year after the aforementioned EOS model: the Canon EOS 40D. It, too, is an excellent camera.
Being how both models are so excellent the impossible becomes: Which is the more excellent? Or, more accurately phrased: Is the 50D worth the extra $250~400 above what the 40D costs? Identify Cool Stuff compares the two Canons and provides the fill . . .
Camera Body Build & Design
In terms of look and undergo, the Canon 40D and 50D are virtually identical. The bodies of each have the exact same dimensions, though the 50D weighs in at 822 grams (1.8 lbs) or a minuscule 14 grams lighter than the 40D. The 50D also has a little better weatherization (including sensors that are more dust-unruly), an HDMI output jack, and a significantly more vibrant LCD put. (The 40D screen is a little hard to see in direct sunlight). But the biggest draft difference is one you can’t see or feel: The 50D will take approximately 800 shots on a take battery charge while the 40D will take a whopping 1,100. In other words, the newer 50D can only take 70% of the photos the 40D can on a one charge.
Camera Features
If Canon’s marketing is to be believed, the 50D’s most valuable upgrade is its 15 megapixel sensor; the 40D’s sensor is 10 megapixel. Morsel Cool Stuff, however, encourages you to ignore this difference. A photo captivated at 15 megapixels isn’t any higher quality than one infatuated at 10 megapixels. Indeed, all those extra pixels can cause a photo to be of tone down quality (see below). Above 6 megapixels the only thing more pixels really gets you is the faculties to make a larger print. A10 megapixel shot, such as those charmed by the 40D, can produce a full-resolution 13 x 19 inch (33 x 48 cm) printed matter. Unless you want to make prints larger than that, you’ll be tickety-boo megapixel-wise with the 40D.The 50D, however, does have some other features that the 40D does not. Here are some of them from most to least conspicuous (as judged by Spot Cool Stuff):
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