canon 300D info

[dongo]

is the canon D300 fast enough for mototsport, motocross etc

[garethhhhh]

is the canon D300 fast enough for mototsport, motocross etc

Just to clarify, when you say "fast enough" do you mean:
Is it fast enough to stop the action?
or
Is the fps rate fast enough?

[dongo]

yes to both questions cheers

[garethhhhh]

Before I answer this I'll just say that I am not a motorsport photographer.
That being said:

Is it fast enough to stop the action?
Absolutely

Is the fps rate fast enough?
Well at 2.5fps at a maximum burst of 4 it wouldn't exactly be my cup of tea. Remember that after that burst you won't be able to use the camera for a few seconds while it writes the data to the CF card. This might be OK if a car were to come around once in a while, but, at the start of a race you want to capture as many images as is possible in a very short space of time & I just don't think it's enough...

Just my opinion...

[garethhhhh]

ps. do a search for "motorsport" you may find some helpful advice on cameras and lenses

[dongo]

i dont normaly run off frame after frame on my eos 100 so i think the buffering i could handle .cheers

[ron chappel]

I was thinking the same thing Dongo.I very rarely do MX any more but i really never did think that a faster motor drive would help in the slightest.

Having had a Dribble for awhile now i can say that it would be HANDY.You could position yourself at just the right spot and fire like mad with a 1D mkII and you would have both a higher chance of getting a good shot/or more good shots to choose from.

But i wouldn't recommend a faster camera just for that reason-not for MX anyway.The 300D will do great.
This reminds me-i haven't gone to a club meeting for over a year!Shame,shame. :oops: I'll have to find out what's on and do some more!

[ron chappel]

Oops,i forgot to mention focus performance.
If you do front on/rear on shots you may have trouble with the focus keeping up.This is mostly a function of lens focus speed but the camera does make some difference.
What are you using now?
To be honest i never used AF much.Prefocussing got better results.

[dongo]

hay ron thnkx for the info i think a D300 will be a new member of my family , im using an eos 100at the moment it does the job but digital is now in a good price range an processing is much cheaper .check out my site that me and my mate have .www.photografyx.co.uk

[dongo]

:P

[KennyG]

is the canon D300 fast enough for mototsport, motocross etc

The 300D will do a better job at motorsport than a P&S camera for sure. You don't want to freeze the action otherwise the cars/bikes would look parked instead of moving, so avoid the 300D's sport mode and use Tv mode or full manual.

You don't need a high frame rate. I rarely use the 8fps of my 1D and most of my motorsport work last year was done with a 10D which has 3fps. Don't get hung up on the idea you need machine gun performance where a sniper rifle will do a good job.

I have seen some excellent work done with the 300D at rallies, circuit racing, motorbike races and motocross. Go for it.

[CoolToolGuy]

In the deep, dark days when film was king and motor drives were expensive many photographers did without and concentrated on getting the single shot. And some of us even sold a few for money. :D

It certainly is easier with a large, fast burst rate, but I would not let that be a show-stopper. If you can afford the big, fast, expensive body go for it - if not go for what you can afford. You may even find your timing improved via the discipline of only being able to get a slow FPS. The 8.5FPS of the 1DMKII is close to movie mode, but a slower frame rate like the 10D provides can result in the 'best' image being missed in a motorsports sequence. :wink:

Have Fun
Rick 8)

[timmyquest]

RFM sports has long used his 10D for some awsome pictures.

The 10D is a little faster and does have a bigger buffer, but if your just starting out then i'm sure you'd be fine.

Of course, you could go get MK II and you'd be fine :-D

[dongo]

:D 8) well the info is the good news i was looking for i will be buying one very soon.....hopefully let you see the results 8)