Shooting sports High fps

[denalidude]

I am wanting to shoot mostly indoor sports (basketball), and would like the high burst frame rate. Not enough money for a "x" with 14 fps. I also like to shoot animals and landscape. I live in Denali Park and also want a camera that is quite capable to have larger prints. Have a t1i at the moment and want to up grade. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you and god bless.

 

[Loswr]

7D sounds like your best bet, a used 1DIV would be better if that works with your budget and you don't have a lot of EF-S lenses.

 

[charlesa]

7D sounds like your best bet, a used 1DIV would be better if that works with your budget and you don't have a lot of EF-S lenses.

Seconded

 

[swampler]

The crop can be a little long under the basket. The 5DIII works good there, but a slightly slower frame rate than the 7D. IQ of the FF will be better at the higher ISO required for indoor sports.

 

[canon816]

If you need the extra burst then 7D or 1DIV would be the way to go. If you don't then the 5DIII is really a great camera.

I bought one to go with my 1DIV for shooting wildlife (Birds in flight + Static), landscapes and real estate commercially. The details are so much nicer then my 1DIV especially at higher ISO (Over 1250) that I ended up selling my 1DIV and picked up a second 5DIII body.

If its all about the burst rate then your question is easy to answer. If other factors weigh in then it opens up your options a bit. Considering that you are coming off of 3.4FPS then the 5DIII at 6FPS will feel like a machine gun, however it is a far cry from 10FPS of the 1DIV.

Good luck and happy shooting,