Hi,
I am thinking of starting a aerial photo business. I live on Cape Cod and have has this idea in mind for 20+ years. Basically I plan to shoot waterfront homes and submit unsolisited proofs. For those who like the idea I would do a full shoot and go from there. I am becomming comfortable with Photoshop. I did do a exploritory shoot the other day with a friend and his equipment. We shot several homes from the water looking back. The equipment was a Nikon D70 with a Tamron 75-300 ish (I am not sure ) lense. We shot at 1/1250 or 1/1000 in raw at mostly the full 300mm.
My questions initally are in equipment selection. I am looking at the Canon D20 as it is 8 megapixles and seems with the Canon rebates going on a good deal. I need advice on what lense would fit my needs. I am looking obviously for sharpness. The shots we took the other day were somewhat disapointing in sharpness. I am thinking that at that shutter speed that shake was not a problem. So is there that much difference between zoom dslr lenses in terms of sharpness. I see some Nikon and Canon lenses quite a bit more expensive than the basic 70-300 ones. Would there sharpness especially in the max or almost max zoom position be worth the cost? I know this is very subjective but most all of you have far more experience than me and any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Tom
Cape Cod