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Old 07-26-2004, 02:29 PM   #1
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Right, this is the type of photograph I will mainly be taking. As you can see the camera my mate has, is not doing too good a job of it! The question is, do I have to spend a fortune on a digi camera to take 'action' pics? Any suggetions, I have no price in mind yet, (although, not a digi SLR...that would break the bank lol)
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Old 07-26-2004, 02:34 PM   #2
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Probably firing the flash would help (reducing shutter speeds), but i think you will nead a highly adjustable camera with a very fast shutter
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Old 07-26-2004, 02:39 PM   #3
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That sounds expensive Never knew the flash increased shutter speed.
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Old 07-26-2004, 03:14 PM   #4
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You need for sure a better camera than his one, no need for a shutter set at 1/2000, probably 1/640 or 1/800 sec will do. Problem is when there is not much light.. in such cases the pic risk to end up dark... of course the more expensive a camera the better in this case but I'd say you need one where you can fiddle with shutter speed and diaphragm or whatever is called
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Old 07-26-2004, 03:24 PM   #5
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yeah you will need a Very expensive SLR type Digital camera or a half that price high end film Camera like most professional sports photographers still use because of your exact problem cost.
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Old 07-26-2004, 03:41 PM   #6
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Or a "SLR-like" as I choosed costing a bit less than the cheaper SLR cameras but still not to bad! Sadly I think it's already to much
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:14 PM   #7
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jon_s - What camera are you using ??

Looking at your photos you need to use a faster shutter speed, something like 1/250 - 1/320 should do. Also, make sure you follow (pan) your subject. As soon as they come into view start tracking them through the view finder, when they reach the 'target' zone press the shutter button but continue to track them. This will give you a sharp subject with a blurred background.

If you don't follow the subject you'll need a very high shutter speed of at least 1/1200 and you won't get blurred backgrounds.
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:26 PM   #8
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Umm, I will find out what camera it was. The first pic is static, but the second is following the subject, it is better, but no where near what I want.

I will start looking for cameras with that shutter speed....

edit, it is this one I think:

http://tinyurl.com/5bfnq
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:32 PM   #9
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Most digital cameras have shutter speeds ranging from 15 sec to 1/2000 sec. It's just practice taking photos that you probably need.
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:36 PM   #10
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hehe, not going to argue with that lol I could only see a 'sports' function on his camera, no shutter speed changer. Are there digi cameras taht you can change the shutter speed on?


edit: what about the second hand market?
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:40 PM   #11
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Does your camera have a 'Tv' or 'M' mode ?
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:42 PM   #12
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It does not have the TV mode, I am not sure about 'M'

Edit, damn the Canon EOS 10D can take some amazing pics! Ok, it has a lot to do with the photographer too lol


**not 56k friendly, not even 512k friendly lol**
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/EOS10D/d...nightscene.jpg
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Old 07-26-2004, 04:50 PM   #13
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Even with low end cameras you can still get good photos, it just takes practice
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Old 07-26-2004, 07:35 PM   #14
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Burst mode.
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Old 07-27-2004, 05:53 PM   #15
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How about something like this:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/Z1/Z1A.HTM#picky
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