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Canon10D vs 1D Sports Shots with Flash Currently I'm using a canon T90, FD lens & a manual 1/250 sec. speed with flash. I am using this set up for a small county newspaper& helping kids with their high school yearbook covering HS Sports @ the same time. So I am working with a very tight budget. I'm trying to cut down on cost of developing out of focused shots is primary reason to go digital, second is meeting deadlines. Here is a 2 part question. 1)I am more interested in camera speed with flash then number of burst per second. With a 10D using a Canon 550ex flash is there anyway to bump speed up to 1/250 sec. while keeping auto features & focus on. 2)If this is not possible can some one recommend a site that sells used Canon 1D or demos. besides ebay This is a great site and Thanks, Roger R.
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doug Nelson |
Give this move a lot of research and thought. Digital and autofocus mean introducing TWO new issues to deal with. Don't count on autofocus ALWAYS to focus accurately. If you're as old as I am, however (56), AF may give you a higher percentage of sharp action shots. As we get older, it's harder to focus.
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Gil Batzri |
For your cost I would recommend the 10D and 550EX. You can overcome the 200/sec limitation on shooting with stobe by setting the 550 to use FP (focal Plane) or high speed flash. The flash fires at a very high frequency and thus lights the scene even though the shutter is opening and closing to quickly for the flash to fire conventionally. I would recommend a 1D if you can swing it used. It is a far superior camera in every facet but one to the 1D, resolution. The AF is superior, Focus, X-Sync and a ton of other areas. It is a "professional" body as opposed to the 10D which is a "prosumer" and is more limited and not as well built. They should be flooding the market in the next 6 or 8 months (July '04) due to the release of the 1Dmk2 body and most pros switching to the newer bodies. Good luck!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
If cost is the main problem you can just get process only and then pick which negatives you want prints made of, instead of getting prints of the whole roll. Or take advantage of a store policy that many places have of just not paying for the ones you don't want.
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