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The Best Cameras for Action Photography - 11 Camera's compared for Sports & Action shots


12 years 6 months ago - 11 years 1 week ago #156485 by PhotographyTalk
Here's a good video on 11 camera's tested by the folks with WhatDigitalCamera. The camera's tested all cost under $1500.00 were to determine which was best for sports photography . These camera's were tested and reviewed, see which ranked the best.

Enjoy:
Nikon D600 | Nikon D7100 | Nikon D800 | Canon 5D Mark III | Canon EOS-Rebel T4i


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12 years 6 months ago #156529 by Baydream
Interesting results.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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12 years 6 months ago #156614 by KCook
Lame music. I wish they had said more about AF tracking. Kinda breezed through everything. Which seems to be the universal curse of video reports.

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12 years 5 months ago #168300 by Stealthy Ninja
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12 years 5 months ago #168317 by KCook
slump?
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12 years 5 months ago #168337 by Stealthy Ninja
FPS IMHO isn't the most important element in sports. Bursts should be 2-3 frames long IMHO. YOu should be better at timing your shot. This guy seems to think a massive burst rate = good for sports. Pfft AF is much more important.

I wouldn't bother with P&S for serious sports.

D7000 kills the 60D when it comes to sports because the AF is better.

The Panasonic blows (sorry) good for video though.

Pentax pfft... AF is worse than 60D

Sony... according to THEIR thinking it wins. Nice burst rate and AF is pretty good. But there's a problem. The IQ isn't so good with sony (talking higher ISO levels). Out in the sun the Sony might be ok, but as soon as the light drops and you need to have higher iso levels to keep the SS high enough for sports... bad luck if you own the sony. I will say Sony do make an awesome EVF (according to what I read). Also the video AF system in the sony is quite good (on the D7000 it sucks and you're better of using MF). But this isn't a video test.

John said: "Interesting results."
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12 years 5 months ago #168340 by Stealthy Ninja
According to DPreview (talking about the Sony A55):

"A new 15-point AF module is Sony's most advanced yet, and in day-to-day use with static subjects AF is very fast and very accurate. Unfortunately, where the A55's AF system falls down is when it is tasked with focusing on fast-moving subjects."

"We have found that when presented with fast moving subjects[...], focus accuracy is far from 100%. In 10fps mode it is clear that the A55's AF system is simply unable to predict subject position accurately when presented with fast-moving subjects "

Mmm.. interesting...

Whereas I'd put my D7000 as slightly worst than my D3s and the D3s is very, very good at AF tracking. Again according the dp review (talking about the D7000):

"AF accuracy is very high, in both AF-S and AF-C modes. We do not have any specific tests for AF tracking accuracy (although we are looking into it for the future) but in the shooting which we have done with the D7000, it is able to accurately track moving objects around its 39-point AF frame, with the same accuracy that we would expect of the D300S and D700."

Which matches what I've read about the D700/300s being slightly worse than the D3s when it comes to AF... which means my experience matches with DP Review's thoughts.

So myself, I'd have put the D7000 ahead of the Alpha and the Alpha ahead of the 60D (for sports that is).
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12 years 5 months ago #172197 by fm48
hummm amusing.:duel:
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12 years 5 months ago #173428 by icepics
Perceptive comment Kelly.

More important to learn how to shoot sports I think. There could be an advantage to fps for sequential shots but I did well using an all manual mechanical camera. The most expensive camera with all the bells and whistles won't work any better shooting sports unless the shooter knows what they're doing.
Sharon
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12 years 3 weeks ago #215947 by sree2472

Baydream wrote: Interesting results.


:agree:
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12 years 3 weeks ago #215954 by Scotty

sree2472 wrote:

Baydream wrote: Interesting results.


:agree:


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12 years 3 weeks ago #216024 by KenStephens
Because of the overwhelming importance of the individual photographer's skill, the differences among photographers far outweighs camera differences.

One of the best sports photographers in the US today, does not shoot in bursts. He takes one shot at a time, while panning the camera. He has a keen instinct for when to press the shutter. His sports shots have won innumerable awards and are loved by photographers and non-photographers alike.
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12 years 3 weeks ago #216236 by icepics
Walter Iooss has been shooting sports for 40 years; the equipment may have changed but his talent is what's made him one of the best -
www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1868304,00.html .
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