Mt Spokane Photography said:
A good photographer can make the best of his tools, it does not take a super camera shooting 10 or more FPS to shoot sports.
Sports events were shot with the big 4 X 5 Graflex Press cameras for many years. You had to pull the film pack out after every shot and turn it over or pop a new one in.
You also had to put the film cover in place and remove it or lose your image. Even when I was in high school, our photography students photographed sports using the 4X5 and got some great photos.
Of course, many cannot seem to conceive of capturing the right image with just one exposure, but when that's all you can do, you learn to do it right.
I'm so sick of these stupid statements. Who cares? Obviously you don't shoot sports, are not under the gun to produce, and not pressured to get "exact moment shots."
Once rare, iconic photos from the 70's and 80's are EXPECTED, and lots of them. You increase your odds of getting more of them with better AF tracking and higher fps.
Things change over time, believe it or not.
There are many examples of older technology that have not yet been replaced. They usually only get replaced when there is a compelling reason to change, despite perceived superiority of the new technologies that could replace them. It is usually a gradual change that allows us to use either or both during the transition. I use both about equally right now.
