I agree Herb. For me, point #2 is pertinent. I miss potential shots
because the buffer is full.
Tom C.
From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 22:00:17 -0400
in my case, it's because the current bodies don't provide the functions i
need to make pictures that i was in a position to capture, but the body
didn't do what i needed. two things are 1) focus tracking as the object
moves about in the frame. Canon and Nikon's high end offerings do it. the
*istD works this way only if you keep the sensor that locked focus on the
subject, and 2) much larger buffer and faster write speed. for 1), ever try
to track a flying bird and keep it in focus with a long lens? i use an FA*
400/5.6 for this and it's a bit too long, but you need it for eagles over
water. a FA* 300/4.5 would be ideal for this kind of work, but by the time
i found that out, they weren't available in the US anymore. for 2), the
usual way to shoot small active birds is to be in continuous mode and snap
a frame whenever i anticipate an interesting pose. this could be 15 or 20
snaps in a one minute period. the camera can't possibly do this, while
there are 4 other cameras that can easily do this, and a couple that come
close.
Herb...
