altitude604
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thanks, the airplane photography is not my first priority but it is definitively something else i want to do.depending on how far from their point of departure you are, you're going to need something longer than a 200mm lens.
Would you suggest i eventually get the 55-200 or the 70-300?
I do a lot of aviation photography and my 55-250 has been serving me quite well. But I also work at the airport and have security clearance to be airside so I can get a bit closer than the average Joe.
As you're using a crop sensor camera, the 55-250 or even the 70-300 will do if you're fairly close to the Airport. However for some stuff at a distance, you can pull off a tighter crop in post-processing.
Here's two examples:
Taken airside but still a fair distance from the Runway.
This was taken from the Airport but they were working a wildfire on a mountain approximately a mile behind the Airport. This is a tighter crop from the original.
So you can see the sort of range that at least a 250mm lens will get you.