Forrest Gump 10 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 In your opinion, what is the best camera suited to taking action shots? I'm thinking of getting a new camera and will mainly be using it to take action shot of the dogs. Doesn't really matter about prices at the moment just looking for people's opinions . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifelong cumbrian 1,826 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have a nikon d300, does 6 frames per second but it battery grip is used with the correct battery it will put it up to 8fps. A good lens is important to get enough light in to focus fast enough for action shots. Just learning about them myself, gets interesting the more you get into it. ATB. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 a fast shutter speed will stop the action without blurring however the faster the shutter speed and longer the lense is the less light there will be so the iso will need to be adjusted dependent on the natural light available , best to try to get the fastest shutter speed you can get for the lense your using in normal daylight and stick with that. welcome to club fuzzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The quality of the lens has a lot to do with it as does light ,i know the prime lens i have which is 50mm is like shit of a shovel . but its a bugger to focus so i miss more shots than i take having said that i did manage to get housemartins in flight with a 55 / 250 lens at 3 frames a second.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The quality of the lens has a lot to do with it as does light ,i know the prime lens i have which is 50mm is like shit of a shovel . but its a bugger to focus so i miss more shots than i take having said that i did manage to get housemartins in flight with a 55 / 250 lens at 3 frames a second.... i managed a swollow but i did cheat a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest Gump 10 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys so a good quality lense is more important than the quality of the camera itself when it comes to the action? (although both are obviously important) Didn't think this would be so complicated yet i find myself more and more interested the more i learn lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys so a good quality lense is more important than the quality of the camera itself when it comes to the action? (although both are obviously important) Didn't think this would be so complicated yet i find myself more and more interested the more i learn lol I think so yes , have a read of this .. it will give you some ideas what to look for http://digital-photography-school.com/what-is-a-fast-lens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The quality of the lens has a lot to do with it as does light ,i know the prime lens i have which is 50mm is like shit of a shovel . but its a bugger to focus so i miss more shots than i take having said that i did manage to get housemartins in flight with a 55 / 250 lens at 3 frames a second.... i managed a swollow but i did cheat a bit bloody hell is it stuffed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The quality of the lens has a lot to do with it as does light ,i know the prime lens i have which is 50mm is like shit of a shovel . but its a bugger to focus so i miss more shots than i take having said that i did manage to get housemartins in flight with a 55 / 250 lens at 3 frames a second.... i managed a swollow but i did cheat a bit bloody hell is it stuffed it is now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Frames per second is an important feature for consistent action shots.. Running dogs are fairly easy to capture.. Edited December 10, 2012 by Romany 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys so a good quality lense is more important than the quality of the camera itself when it comes to the action? (although both are obviously important) Didn't think this would be so complicated yet i find myself more and more interested the more i learn lol 0 The D300 is a quality camera 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,525 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 I fond the ds300 ok 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,763 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Frames per second is an important feature for consistent action shots.. Running dogs are fairly easy to capture.. For some Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Frames per second is an important feature for consistent action shots.. Running dogs are fairly easy to capture.. For some Cheers, D. Well I will change what I said...Running dogs are REALLY EASY.. Agree also with the above, D300 is a great camera.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,763 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Frames per second is an important feature for consistent action shots.. Running dogs are fairly easy to capture.. For some Cheers, D. Well I will change what I said...Running dogs are REALLY EASY.. Agree also with the above, D300 is a great camera.. :laugh: Not in my world Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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