d7000 lag?

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dorobo18jp

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I am thinking of upgrading to a d7000 from a d3100 1st is that a good upgrade? 2nd i take action shots, outdoors, night, animals and modeling shots. When i take action shots like snowboarding the 3100 lags after about 8 continuos shots. how does the 7000 preform? and how does it do in low light with a lot of detail? And and all info is welcome i want to make a good choice when upgrading. so all info is welcome.

Eddy


ps. sorry for all the type-os have been drinking a lot... found out i lost my job lol
 
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pistnbroke

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I see no lag ..you mean the buffer is full ....depends what you are shooting ..if its RAW then tough forget it and go to large basic JPEG we shoot 10s of thousands of wedding photos each year in large basic Jpeg with no problems at all.....simple answer is go take a card to your local store that has one on display and hold the button down .....
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Even with the fastest card I can get, if I'm shooting RAW in CH mode I can only get about 8-10 shots off before I get a delay in shutter activation as the camera writes from the buffer. No idea why they made it so the camera has to stop firing before the buffer writes to the card, but that's the way it is. A faster card will reduce the amount of time you have to wait before it will fire again, but it's still going to pause. Definitely a drag for fast moving sports, birds in flight, etc. I spoke to the Nikon folks at a trade show and asked if they had any plans to fix that with a firmware upgrade and they just chuckled. It's obviously a limitation they can't overcome easily or I expect they'd have fixed it. Hopefully it will be different in the next release.
 
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pistnbroke

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They have fixed it ... its Called a D4.....thats why it costs more ..Nikon would say you are using the wrong equipment for the job ...just change to JPEG.... its a fantasy that RAW is better unless you are going to do "extreeme editing " to it
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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I'm sure the limitation is directly related to cost/price. I only run into it on rare occasions, but it's a drag when it happens. Funny, but I haven't even checked to see if it occurs with my D600. I guess that gives me something to do today. LOL
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Bigger buffer, but bigger RAW files as well. I get 15 before it gags. Don't know when I'd need more than that, but no doubt there will be a day when I find out. Better, but still the same issue.
 
Marcel

Marcel

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Just make real sure you understand that continuous shooting does NOT equal High Speed filming. If you think you can shoot all you want and then select one shot on one hundred, then I think a still camera is the wrong choice. I'd look at high speed digital video, where there is no mirror that has to go up out of the way and then back down. Maybe for your type of shooting, a mirrorless camera would be better. Just think about it.
 
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stmv

Senior Member
I typically only do short bursts,, maybe 3-5 shots, even in RAW,, about the only time I go up to 7 is when I am doing extreme bracketing,,,


Even when I shoot ultimate Frisby it is in short bursts,

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the 7000 is an awesome upgrade from 3100, its the perfect bridge camera to the higher end cameras... Low cost (under 900 dollars),, with all the features of a D600, and most of the featuers
of the D800.

and like the other posts says, if you are into deep machine gun,,,, bang bang bang bang. shooting hoping for a shot,, well, then use Jpeg.. otherwise, set up the exposure, and engage in the
shot.
 
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ryanwphotography

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If you don't want to spend the $$ for the D4, (please don't hurt me for saying this) The sony Alpha a77 has a burst rate of 12fps with 24mp files. Not sure how large the buffer is though.... I tested an Sony alpha a57 and I was shooting my sister on the trampoline and I had 98% perfect shots everytime! It was very impressive.
 
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