Thanks Larry. All true. But non photographers often use compact cameras with a lot of shutter lag. The picture aren't taken before the subject is long gone. She obviously wants instant action. To me that means SLR/DSLR. But some megazooms might do the trick too? I geuss a K-r would be a nice choise too.
Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 7, 2011 18:43 "Larry Colen" <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > On Apr 7, 2011, at 4:13 AM, Jens wrote: > > Hi List > > Hopefully some of you will know what to buy. > > A friend of mine wants to photograph dogs in action. She needs a > > camera, that will react quickly to presing the release button :-) > > She's not into photography as such, but needs a camera that can > > shoot moving dogs at a distance. Shoe doesn't min buying a DSLR. I > > guess maybe a 50-200mm lens would do the trick. Low noice would be > > perfect due to the need for fast shutter speeds. > > > > Which body and which lens should she boy? > > (I may be a Pentax, but that's not a "must". > > Shutter lag tends to be a function of autofocus speed. Shutter lag > can be pretty much eliminated if she can prefocus, hit the AF button > and then click the shutter. Or, use the AF-C mode. > > If autofocus is an issue, and she get's Pentax she'd definitely want > either a K-r or K-5. > > What is her budget? How often does she need to do these photos? Could > you go and try a few and see which of your gear works, and get a > better idea of what she needs? > > A lot of it is just going to boil down to skill, and practice. > Throwing money at the issue can make up for some, but not all, lack of > skill. Chances are that even most of the people on this list, which on > average has pretty high photographic skills, wouldn't get great shots > their first time taking photos of dogs in action. She may also want to > get something along the lines of a monopod or a Bushhawk. > > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
