sjms wrote:
i do my share of high speed still work and there is just a little difference between SD (UHS II) and XQD in buffer maintenance and clearing as a start.
we do shoot pretty much differently.
Point is...that while technically the qxd is faster. In real shooting, it wont really make a difference. I shoot pro and college sports and its already not an issue with cf or sd cards. Plus the 500 is already faster, so there is no desperate need for most shooters to have this jump in speed; which will never be realized. I mean if you cant get your shot in a 74 frame burst you really need to find something else to do. 4k video...yes i can see you want/need all the speed you can muster. But contrary to your idea of this being some sort of bridge camera....it will not be. It will be a purpose camera. It is purpose built for speed on the long end of the F/L scale. It excels where FF sensors do not...and that is apparent reach. It makes my 400 2.8 into a 600 2.8. Every nikon sports shooter I know has these on order already. Many already have the d5 in house and are still anxiously awaiting the 500 to take advantage of its extended reach. Most oft them also ordered the d5 in CF config not qxd....why? Cause they/we just dont need it. The cards cost several times as much, and CF cards and readers are what we all have lots of already. Maybe....when/if the cost isnt so ridiculous we\'ll all switch (if the format lives that long). Or maybe cfast will win out...who know. Who cares really? so long as they all get to where CF and SD pricing and availability is now. Shooting from long range like in the shot below really makes the dx sensor advantage show itself off
Apr 13, 2016 at 04:45 PM
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