tonyfield
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 Re: 1D-III shoots show jumpers (12 pix) | |
roblumba wrote:
I'd have to say that your conclusion on 10 FPS is a little lacking.
Actually this is a conclusion for the general things I shoot - short/long track speed skating, show jumping, boating, motorcycles, skiing, theatre, dance, figure skating etc.
I also find that many of the guys I know shooting beside me use the motor drive for these events as "insurance".
For example, one of the long-time pros shooting the horses this week is typically set up at max drive speed (8-10 fps depending on camera). He shoot 5 to 10 frames on one jump - pressing the button just before the anticipated peak action - and actually captured one and maybe two usable frames per jump.
I also shoot with dance photographers who do the same.
Yes, football, baseball "at the bases", and some others work sometimes better at high frame rate. For example, even in figure skating high frame rate is useful particularly when shooting high end skaters that can do a decent double, triple or quad benefit from high frame rate to capture the fact pointing toward the camera. Even with this, 10 fps is not necessarily optimum - each jump has a different ideal frame rate and this is also tied to the skill of the skater. This is where the Nikon D2 series is better than the 1D-II(n) in that the "low frame rate" can be easily adjusted on the spot - just like (finally) the 1D-III.
An other group that often uses high frame rate are those shooters that are not familiar with a specific sport and MUST come home with a usable image. Spray and pray usually will get the job done.
I don't short sell high frame rate. I just don't use it unless I have a good reason to do so.
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