Cool photo. Interesting crop. Looks like 16:9.
Thanks. Just cropped for my computer friends viewing
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Cool photo. Interesting crop. Looks like 16:9.
The 1DX2 is good for semi-incompetent photographers like me so that we can occasionally get some "hard to time" action shots. Culling after shoots like this is tedious!
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Fashion items that major motion picture producers are using for movie releases, and that some Tv shows have incorporated into their regular production. In addition I’m seeing fashion shoots and even some product photography being done with these.iPhones are <$1,000 fashion items, just like clothes. High end cameras are >$2,000 work tools. Therefore, no - not alike.
I doubt if anyone cares about shutter slap on the golf course. You’re standing at least a couple of dozen feet away, at the closest. You’re outdoors too.No pro golf is very serious and very quiet, photographers have to be silent especially on the back swing which is when many of the most dynamic images are taken. Having a silent shutter allows you to use a wide angle lens rather than a telephoto to get a much more dynamic image. It was the silent shooting for golf that was the biggie. I've shot some pro-am stuff and even then they take noise from photographers or spectators very seriously.
Pro tennis is more about the fps as they are not as touchy about camera shutters, but it doesn't hurt...
Jack I saw some of your bird photos. They are fantastic.Thanks. Just cropped for my computer friends viewing
Jack
True!Every Editor, wants space for copy or the crop they want. Rarely is a photo not cropped.... with the exception of portraits.... Don't mess with my portraits
I don't shoot golf professionally, but I know a couple who do at the highest level, their main reason for swapping from a full professional Canon kit to Sony was the A9's silent shutter. What else do you want me to say? They are liars, they swapped because DPR told them to?I doubt if anyone cares about shutter slap on the golf course. You’re standing at least a couple of dozen feet away, at the closest. You’re outdoors too.
It’s interesting that it’s mainly the USA and Canada that’s concerned about noise on the golf course. Go to Asia, for example, and people are screaming while the swing is in progress.
Professional sports photographers generally knows how to time the photos well enough to be just fine without 20 FPS.
I actually challenged myself a couple of years ago with shooting soccer in "single action mode":
And had more keepers than i use to do otherwise.
/Daniel.
Great stuff! Amazed you're getting this at 1/400. Nice work!Interesting comments. I liked most of your text, although for my sports shooting it's difficult to say what fps would be optimal.
I shoot Japanese sword fighting a.k.a. kendo. The fighters try to make their attacks surprises to the opponent, so that means I also need to figure out when they might attack or they might surprise me too. I can't just hold down shutter for the whole match or my card would be full in no time. Also the actual contact (which makes usually for best picture) is very short duration. I think if I waited when I know they attack, and use single shot trying to capture the contact, I would almost never get it.
Instead, usually I keep tracking the players with half-press, and when I feel they might attack I already press down, hoping they actually do attack. Otherwise I'm never early enough to capture the contact. Especially on higher level where people are crazy fast. Then the fps count helps "getting lucky" by capturing the actual contact. I'd say roughly 10% of all attacks I shoot I get the contact timing correctly. (shooting with 1DX 12fps, around 1/400).
So for me higher FPS would help "getting lucky" with the strike, but naturally it would add more culling too. Sometimes I toy with the idea of shooting video and capturing the frames. If I could shoot 1080p240 with shutter at 1/480, that would be interesting experiment.
One from recent competition:
One of my best shots at the world championships:
He's so blazingly fast I don't think without the method I mention above, I could have caught the strike.
If there was camera that had variable fps setting (with high enough limit), I'd probably be using around 16-20fps for my shooting. I'm really curious to see what the 1DX3 can do.
Also here's example of "video" I made from 1DX frames (not sure how to insert here, so post link instead (link seems to work... interesting...)):
Great stuff! Amazed you're getting this at 1/400. Nice work!
Sony says a successor to the A9 is coming. Look out! Canon is certainly facing a lot of pressure from Sony and Nikon.
Wow, I surely would like to see your work. Can you please post a link?You must be crazy and delusional to be happy with them. Sorry to break it to you.
Will you post that link please?That's how I do it as well. Much appreciation to Grant Atkinson and whoever posted the link to that video on CR.
Look out – reality is tapping you on the shoulder because you're ignoring it. Yeah, selling more ILCs than Sony and Nikon every year and leading the market by a very large margin does indeed put pressure on Canon.Sony says a successor to the A9 is coming. Look out! Canon is certainly facing a lot of pressure from Sony and Nikon.
Wow, I surely would like to see your work. Can you please post a link?
Scott
Scott, meet Humorous Sarcasm. Humorous Sarcasm, this is Scott. Seems you two haven't met.You must be crazy and delusional to be happy with them. Sorry to break it to you.
Wow, I surely would like to see your work. Can you please post a link?
Scott
I did put up a link to Grant's youtube video a few posts later. Post #88. Middle of page 5. A couple of posts after the one you commented on.Will you post that link please?
Thanks.
Scott