shooting autos at a museum

[Elliot Saulten]

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I am going to a auto musium next week where they will allow photography. I have both the Sl2 and Sl2s, what would your recommendations be as to which camera would you use and what lenses would you bring?  I own virtually all the Sl primes and variables. Thanks for any input.

[Chaemono]

35, 75

[jaapv]

The camera is irrelevant. Take whichever you prefer. 

Focal lengths? Whichever you use to take images of 5 m wide static objects with during the rest of the week.
35 mm should be fine, 90 mm for details and 21 mm for dramatic shots.  Or take any standard zoom you fancy.

There is nothing specifically difficult to taking photographs of objects in a museum, apart from avoiding other visitors and placards.

Tip: Just automobile after automobile gets deadly boring. Try for angles and occasionally include something of interest, like a kid admiring some detail, or a lady matching the colour of the car in her clothes, let your fantasy run. Simple recording has been done a zillion times before.

[Dr. G]

3 hours ago, jaapv said:

The camera is irrelevant. Take whichever you prefer. 

Focal lengths? Whichever you use to take images of 5 m wide static objects with during the rest of the week.
35 mm should be fine, 90 mm for details and 21 mm for dramatic shots.  Or take any standard zoom you fancy.

There is nothing specifically difficult to taking photographs of objects in a museum, apart from avoiding other visitors and placards.

Tip: Just automobile after automobile gets deadly boring. Try for angles and occasionally include something of interest, like a kid admiring some detail, or a lady matching the colour of the car in her clothes, let your fantasy run. Simple recording has been done a zillion times before.

The last part is good advice.  A few years back I went to Amelia Island for the Concours d'Elegance.  I honed in on the artwork of the old hood ornaments and chose to photograph them instead of the whole cars.  I ended up with a better series of photos than had I just taken what everyone else seemed to be.

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[Cattoo]

 Having both, I would opt for the SL2-S.  It'll give you better results at high ISO levels.    

[scott kirkpatrick]

On 3/15/2024 at 2:22 PM, jaapv said:

Tip: Just automobile after automobile gets deadly boring. Try for angles and occasionally include something of interest, like a kid admiring some detail, or a lady matching the colour of the car in her clothes, let your fantasy run. Simple recording has been done a zillion times before.

How's this?  A car whose accomplishments include three of the longest rallies on earth, starting back when it was the strongest American car, with the first US OHV V8.  Some of its records are inscribed on the fenders:

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And it is still competing.

Edited March 16, 2024 by scott kirkpatrick