From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: SV: Any reason not to buy a *istD?
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:27:04 -0600
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: SV: Any reason not to buy a *istD?
It all depends on the situation Ken. My shooting style changes with the
situation I'm presented with (as I'm sure yours must as well). If the
subject is relatively stationary, there's plenty of time to think more
about the shot. If all of the sudden an opportunity appears and the
subject is moving quickly and there is only a few seconds to capture it,
I'll fire rapidly. After all, that's why the continuous AF/shutter
release capability was built into the camera.
To the point of the topic... Having the ability to rapid fire and only
take 7 shots... is sort of like using a film camera with a winder and
starting to shoot at the end of the roll.
Back when I had a camera with a high speed drive, I discovered that pushing
the shutter button and praying was an excellent way to shoot a lot of film
with little of worth to show for it.
I always managed to get a picture just before, or just after what I
actually wanted, almost never capturing the exact moment when the subject
presented itself at it's best.
I have found this to be true with auto racing, motorcycle racing, dogsports
and such disparate people sports as fencing, football, baseball, track and
field, and soccer.
While i haven't done a lot of wildlife photography, I believe the decisive
moment method is probably the best one.
I have found a low speed drive, perhaps a frame or two a second is useful,
but that is more as an electric thumb than as a drive. When I am shooting
amateur models, it is nice to be able to shoot more than six frames a
minute, and I am more interested in a bigger buffer, higher write speed for
that reason.
William Robb
Yes. I didn't mean to imply I just hold the shutter release down. Even a
shot a second or every two seconds will quickly put one in a wait and watch
state.
Tom C.
