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Nikon D300 dSLR plus Nikon 300mm f2.8 AF-S VR lens

My current camera gear comprises of a Nikon D300 dSLR and a 300mm f2.8 VR prime lens which I use for shooting stills and a Canon XHA1 HD camcorder which I use for shooting video. You can find more information on all my current equipment in the gallery section.

Canon XHA1 mounted onto a Varizoom Media Rig Pro

New HD flight videos are now up and running. As some of these files can exceed 100Mb, its a good idea to right click on the link and 'save target as'. These videos are for private viewing only, so please don't make copies or upload them to hosting sites such as YouTube.

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I'm Mark, I'm 35 and I live in the University town of Aberystwyth in West Wales, United Kingdom.
I have three main passions, Military aircraft, Photography and Radio Control flying. I decided to create  RCFlights back in June 2005 and it has since grown in popularity with 2007 receiving more than 2,687,902 hits.

Living in the heart of Wales we get a lot of low flying military aircraft on a daily basis, these can fly as low as 250ft at over 450 knots, but in certain areas can go as low as 100ft. I spend a lot of my spare time filming and photographing these aircraft not only around some of the areas in Wales such as the famous Mach Loop but also at different Air shows across the UK.
Photographs and videos can be found in the Gallery section, you can also find more information on low flying photography in Wales on the LowFly/Wales link.
 

My current camera equipment for stills consists of both Nikon D300 and D200 dSLR's plus a Nikon 300mm f2.8 VR prime lens. I sometimes use a x1.4tc teleconverter which boosts it up to a 420mm f4 lens which is great for those extra long shots. For video I use a Canon XH-A1 HD camcorder. The XHA1 shoots in 1080i or 720p and throws out superb quality. I try to keep the final web videos to a high quality but this does increase the file size to over 100mb for most vids. For editing there's Sony Vegas Pro 8 for the videos and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for stills. Other equipment includes a BushHawk 320D shoulder mount, Varizoom Media Rig Pro and Yupiteru's MVT 7100 scanner, theres more information on all my equipment in the gallery section.

If you would like to advertise on www.rcflights.co.uk or would like to know anything else regarding this site, then please email me for further information on markjayne@rcflights.co.uk
All photographs and videos are subject to copyright and must only be used for private viewing only, if you'd like to use any material from this site then please email me on the above address, many thanks.
Latest News 'Dawlish Air Show 2008' Gallery now online
Click here for the Dawlish Airshow gallery

On August 14th 2008 Dawlish held its annual Air Show and Carnival. A superb display from aircraft including Tornado F3's and GR4's, Lancaster bombers, Spitfires, Hurricanes, the Red Arrows, Seaking and Merlin choppers and lots more. From 10am to 6pm the day was non stop with some fantastic displays, gorgeous weather and great company.
The 2009 show will be held on the 20th August 09. Planning is already in progress for next years show, so it looks like another great display is on the cards.

Click here for the Dawlish Airshow gallery

There's many forums which are dedicated to military aviation photography, these include Lowfly.net, UK Airshow Review and Fighter Control. My members username on the above forums is markjayne, hence the MJ avatar.

Radio Control Section
When I'm not photographing the big stuff I try my hand at flying the smaller versions. I've been flying Radio Controlled aircraft since 2002. I mainly fly electric powered models as these are much cleaner and quieter to fly. I have a few planes and helicopters in my collection including Easystars, Spitfires, Twinjets, P40 Warhawks and ECO 8's. There's information on all my RC equipment in the Radio Control section. Here you'll find HD videos, photos and tips on how to get started in RC flying, there's also information on my custom built Easystars. Click here to go to the Radio Control section
Click on the banner below for my photo and video gallery
Click here to go to my photo and video gallery
New HD videos are now up and running

High Definition videos are now online, as some of these exceed 100mb is best to right click on the link and 'save target as'. Please only use these videos for private viewing only and do not upload them to any other video hosting site such as YouTube. All RCFlights material is subject to copyright.


Canon XHA1 HD Camcorder

1/3" 1.67MP 3CCD for HDV1080i
20x optical zoom lens with OIS
Instant AF and Focus Assist
DIGIC DV II for HD
Widescreen LCD and EVF
Complete image control
Cine gamma and custom presets
Hot-shoe and XLR audio
Focus, zoom and iris rings
Compact design

 

Latest Videos
Click on the thumbnails below for my latest vids.

The Mach Loop
Latest low flying shot in July around the loop.

Cad West (The Loop)
Shot from Cad West on the 15th April 2008.

Cad East (The Loop)
Shot from Cad East on 28/02/08. A great day.

Latest photos
Here's the latest shots added to RCFlights

More new photos can be found in my photo gallery

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