 Joy Fender |
Multiple Frames in fast succession (sp?) Does anyone know whether my Canon Rebel 2000 has the capability of taking multiple frames in rapid succession? I know it can do multiple *exposures* but I want to shoot 3-6 frames of film at a time in order to give myself the best possible chance of capturing pictures of my quick moving children and dog. Thanks in advance!! Joy
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John A. Lind |
Joy, Yes, you can fire the shutter continuously. I don't have a Rebel 2000, so I can't tell you how to activate it on its control panel. If you have the instruction book, look for a mode that allows "continuous" shooting. However, the specs given for the Rebel 2000 show "continuous" as 1.5 frames per second. This is slow compared to a camera that can take an external motor drive and run at least 5 frames per second (some are even faster) with it switched to continuous firing. I have an older system and an external motor drive for it. Haven't used it in "continuous" mode for over 10 years. Even though it can run 5 fps, the "decisive moment" can still be easily missed, and it can burn through an entire film roll in a few seconds. I found yield went up considerably by practicing at anticipating the "decisive moment" and making one shot at it. Film and processing costs likewise went down considerably. Developing the skill at anticipating when to fire the shutter just before the decisive moment occurs takes some practice. There is a slight delay in human reaction time along with time required for the mirror to flip up. You can try running "continuous" to see how that works, but think you'll be disappointed more often than not. I suggest practicing at doing it "single shot," look at your results, and work at the correct lead required. It's not that hard to learn. Just knowing you need a slight lead of roughly 1/4 second (varies a little for each camera) is half the battle. -- John
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Joy Fender |
Thanks for the input John. You've reminded me of an important factor...how fast continuous advancing can eat up a roll of film! I now know the "key" word to look up in my Magic Lantern manual. Just in case. Joy
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John A. Lind |
An editorial digression into the photography of Charles Hoff: Famous for the widely published "Hindenburg Disaster" image, Charles Hoff was a photographer for the NY Daily News from the 1930's through the 1960's. Aside from his most famous photo, he was also noted for his phenomenal action sports photography; boxing in particular. Hoff's nickname was "One-Shot Charlie" because he used so little film. Even more amazing, he acquired that moniker in an era when photojournalism was performed with sheet film in large format Speed Graphics. His baseball action photos were made using "Bertha," an 8x10 view camera with a monstrous 1000mm lens he helped design mounted to it. It was focused using a gear shift lever with preset positions for the bases. The equally massive camera body was strapped to his chest with a harness. You can see some of the images he made in the on-line NY Daily News photo archive. Whenever the urge hits to dredge out the motor drive and use it for "continuous" shooting, I think about One-Shot Charlie's stunning photos again. Somehow the drive never gets mounted on the camera base. One of Charlie's secrets was watching the boxers' feet so he could tell when a powerful punch was about to occur. As you observe your kids and pet(s), look carefully for the "tells" that occur just before decisive moments in their behavior. They're usually there if you watch for them. Not that very many of us could hone things to the kind of skill Charlie had, but with a little work we can certainly do well at it. Especially with gear that can be operated many times faster at 1/10th the size and weight compared to what Charlie used. -- John
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Colleen L. Mayorga |
my sister has the rebel 2000, and I have the rebel g. just hold down the shutter. it will fire off in rapid sucession.
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