Hi everyone, Interesting comments and quite illuminating with respect to what's really important.
I've been shooting some of this stuff with my MZ-S with varying success rates. for example. Jumps are a no brainer you can easily pre-focus. panning action is tougher espeically if you're up close because the relative speed is very high. The nice thing about shooting up close is that wide angle shots make for interesting compositions. Normally i shoot short bursts of 2 - 5 shots (using film) and manage to get at least one decent / usable shot from each burst. The length of the burst will usually depend on where I am relative to the bike. Based on the comments received the buffer will probably be an issue because one would want to shoot several short bursts in quick succession especially at the starts of a race when all the bikes are clumped up together. Regards Patrick On 2/21/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I tend to be a lurker most of the time but I surface every now and > again with a query or two. > > I'm seriously considering an ist-d or ist-ds enablement and have a > question i'd like to throw your way. > > It concerns the suitability of the ist-d/ds for certain types of > shooting. Namely fast action sports such as Motocross / Skateboarding > / BMX etc.... I will be able go get very close to the action so the > lenses that I would typically use are short zooms e.g 16-45 and > maybe 70-200 probably a sigma 70-200. > > Comments welcome especially from list members with hands on experience > shooting this type of sports. > > -- > Regards > > Patrick Genovese > -- Regards Patrick Genovese
