Hi everyone, I never thought my post would trigger such a flame war.
Just for the record I am not a pro sports photographer nor do I aspire to be one it is just that certain types of sports interest me from a photographic perspective. I also just so happens that I have contacts in the right sporting circles that can grant me the permission to shoot the action up close. Given the cost of doing this with film I was seriously considering an D/DS enablement. In the light of the recent announcements from Pentax I think I will be waiting for the new D. In the mean time I have been shooting some of this stuff with my MZ-S some of the comments posted here are quite valid and from hands on experience I rapidly learning that understanding what's going to happen anticipating the action is way more important than the specs of your equipment. This was amply proven to me when a friend showed me some of his motocross slides taken a while back. Tack sharp great timing and perfectly exposed upon seeing them I asked what he used to take the shots. "My old banger" he said, that's what he calls his battered fm2a. He went on to explain how he anticipates the action by carefully by observing the bike's behaviour, speed and riding styles of different riders. What have I learn't? Observe, think hard, shoot less and plan ahead. I intend to try to put some of his advice into practise next shoot and see if my success rate improves. Regards Patrick
