What kind of setup is best for action sports shooting?

If you are a serious sports shooter there WIIL BE A 1D inyour future.

If I were doing 90% sports, I'd defintely go with a 1D or 1DMKII.

20D is a good compromise though, but 1D will still beat it out in good light situations.

I own both and their is little comparison 8 frames a second with almost no shutterlag and the alsevo auto focus is much better. I love the 20D but when I need to get a shot the 1D wins evertime. the only problem is you have to sell your house and car to own the 1D and an bunch of L lenses to go with it.

The 1D Mark I isn't fully a landslide over the 20D though. I was actually debating this for a while. (Mark II would fully be out of my price range currently) Since I do sports at night in low light, the 20D should win that battle. That's the thing about it. But then I do other photo journalism stuff still, so I do want to keep that mind. Although, I'm still finishing up some glass issues and then that body issue will come around.

I'd probably buy the Mark II eventually, but way down the road, once it's replacement comes out. At this point, I can't clean myself out on just a body, as much as I would love to get the Mark II.

When I shoot volley ball I would never be able to get the shots I get with my old 1D don't sell it short. If you ate shoot ing Football or Lacross the 20D might be eqivilent. Again I own all 3 cmeras and I still prefer the responsiveness of the old 1D even in low light situations over the 20D. It's it's still faster and much more responsive.

you can always fix an image with noise, but you can't fix an image you couldn't take becasuse of FPS, aint that the truth.

Well the glass will come first, the body next, so we'll see when we get to that point. IE the Sigma 120-300 first.

Some of the best shots ever taken were shot 1 frame at a time..... 8 fps is nice... but hardly required.

I agree however the old 1D still will focus faster and there is less shutter lag and you will get a better shot. I agree that the 20D is a wonderful camera but MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE is a 1D, It was designed to shoot sports it is heavy it's a tank but it's worth it. 1D if I shoot hockey puck on the stick puck going over the goal tender leg 20D unless I lucky the puck might not be in the picture. I stll have a better chance of getting the perfect shot with a 1D body over the 20D

agreed - focusing sucks on the 20D..... and that alone should justify a 1D for sports. But the other issues, shutter lag, fps... those all can be adapted to. I shoot a 20D and and EOS 3... the 3 kicks its... well you know what. So knowing now what I do know, if someones intention were to be learn to shoot sports - a used 1D would be a better starting platform then a 20D... though either will work.

I agree. If i was shooting majority of sports, I'd defintely have snatched up a 1D by now, probably. However, since I am also trying to make some money off other things, the 20D will fit me there better for now.

I've done pretty well so far in sports for the amount of time I shot. Of course I probably missed some shots because of the 10D, but well, there you go, it's all about money

Thanks for your input though. I'd defintely like a 1 series camera though.

I know my camera's ability compromises what I can and can't take (2.5fps, no AI Servo) so have learned not to rely on it.

I use what ability I have 99% of the time rather than relying on the camera hammering out 5fps and keeping everything focused.

5fps and AI Servo would be nice though....

lol, I love it, for football it's excellent.

D70 8fps then?

He's refering to the 1D's. He has used Canon equipment even though he doesn't own it yet.