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Choosing a FX DSLR for Sports
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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 682003" data-attributes="member: 43545"><p>Indoor sports, field sports, sideline passes, lens budget, action sports, , how are they published, who is the buyer and do they have a minimum requirement?</p><p>Too many unknowns to suggest but of all those, the best for long per outdoor use would be the D4, 5 or 500 due to weather sealing.</p><p>If you are doing field sports and can't afford $10,000 for a primary lens, stick with Dx</p><p>The Z7 or 6 are unknowns for sports but their buffer is not much of a problem due to the very fast clearing, 13 47mpx raw files in 1 second means essentially unlimited buffer. The Z6 will be even faster with a larger buffer.</p><p>Are you ever going to need video...most sports shooters are adding it and if you are, consider the Z6, its video will be much better than the DSLRs. </p><p>If you are doing strictly stills and need reach with faster lenses, the D500 saves you $5000 on your first lens. Stick with the pro models if you can afford only one, they will be able to handle the conditions better. Depending on the final output, for the price of a D500 you can get a D3s which is still one of the most rugged cameras ever made, and it is 12mpx so fast clearing the buffer. The D5 has the best auto-focus next is the D500 then D850. It would be better to get two D3s than 1 D850 or D4.</p><p>Are these paying gigs, if so, you have to have backups for key devices like the camera body.</p><p>Unless you are doing large posters or covers of glossy magazines, 12mpx to 25mpx will be the sweet spot for resolution</p><p></p><p>So tell us what sports, who is paying for it, what are their file requirements, what field permissions you have and how far you are away from the action?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 682003, member: 43545"] Indoor sports, field sports, sideline passes, lens budget, action sports, , how are they published, who is the buyer and do they have a minimum requirement? Too many unknowns to suggest but of all those, the best for long per outdoor use would be the D4, 5 or 500 due to weather sealing. If you are doing field sports and can't afford $10,000 for a primary lens, stick with Dx The Z7 or 6 are unknowns for sports but their buffer is not much of a problem due to the very fast clearing, 13 47mpx raw files in 1 second means essentially unlimited buffer. The Z6 will be even faster with a larger buffer. Are you ever going to need video...most sports shooters are adding it and if you are, consider the Z6, its video will be much better than the DSLRs. If you are doing strictly stills and need reach with faster lenses, the D500 saves you $5000 on your first lens. Stick with the pro models if you can afford only one, they will be able to handle the conditions better. Depending on the final output, for the price of a D500 you can get a D3s which is still one of the most rugged cameras ever made, and it is 12mpx so fast clearing the buffer. The D5 has the best auto-focus next is the D500 then D850. It would be better to get two D3s than 1 D850 or D4. Are these paying gigs, if so, you have to have backups for key devices like the camera body. Unless you are doing large posters or covers of glossy magazines, 12mpx to 25mpx will be the sweet spot for resolution So tell us what sports, who is paying for it, what are their file requirements, what field permissions you have and how far you are away from the action? [/QUOTE]
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