I thought that I had mentioned the issue there. I do, in fact, have two bodies and sometimes it works to do just as you suggested. The times it doesn't work are when I am using my flash system on a big bracket with a Quantum battery clipped to my side - I couldn't carry two such rigs. Or when I need a certain focal length and I don't have a duplicate or near duplicate lens. Or when I am holding one body on a monopod with a big Sigma 100-300/4 EX lens and can't pick up and use the other camera - too unwieldy.
-- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 4, 2005, 7:33:33 PM, you wrote: MM> Hi Bruce MM> what speaks against having a second body with you to compensate for the MM> shortcomings of the buffer? MM> Even an old one with film loaded or a P&S dig cam if you can not afford a MM> second DSLR or MM> what it lighter? MM> I'm pretty quick with my SFX and the P30 as a backup and second body with MM> the 24mm mounted MM> and set at F8 and 2.2 meters. But I'm still a film user so what do I know MM> about digital problems :-) MM> greetings MM> Markus >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:07 PM >>>To: John Dallman >>>Subject: Re: Buffer speed (Re: Why choose *ist DL over Nikon or Canon >>>competitors?) >>> >>> >>>Hello John, >>> >>>Here is a very simple example. You are shooting a wedding - the party >>>is coming up the aisle two by two - there are 8-10 groups coming >>>through in short order. You are shooting raw. You shoot one, wait >>>about 2-3 seconds, shoot the next, etc. The problem is that the >>>buffer fills after 5 shots and it takes about 10 seconds or more to >>>clear the buffer for just one more shot. So you miss the last couple >>>or two. >>> >>>Here's another. Shooting baseball - runner on 3rd, pitcher throws a >>>wild pitch - you take a shot of the catcher, then one of the runner >>>coming down, then the start of the slide, then the pitcher coming in >>>for the tag, then the end of the slide, then the ump signalling out! >>>Your buffer is full. Then during that action, the runner on first is >>>coming around for a dramatic slide into 3rd. All you can do is watch. >>>Buffer full. >>> >>>Here's another - taking candid portraits of a young kid who is moving >>>around and you are catching some great facial expressions. Click, >>>click, click as you go. Suddenly you he puts on the cutest grin and >>>the BUFFER is FULL. >>> >>>When shooting RAW on the *istD, the fastest cards take about 7-9 >>>seconds per shot to write out. Slower cards can take up to 15 seconds >>>per shot. With a full buffer, that is quite a bit of time to elapse. >>>The *istDS by my tests takes about 4-5 seconds per raw shot. The >>>Nikon D70 takes about 1-2 seconds per raw shot. >>> >>>It is not really the rapid fire burst that is the problem here, it is >>>the ongoing shooting that can occur with many events that are not >>>really considered sports. People getting awards, one after the other >>>would be just another example. >>> >>>-- >>>Best regards, >>>Bruce >>> >>> >>>Thursday, June 2, 2005, 1:30:00 PM, you wrote: >>> >>>JD> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>JD> (Shel Belinkoff) wrote: >>> >>>>> Higher resolution and a faster, bigger buffer make sense, shouldn't add >>>>> bulk or weight to a camera. >>> >>>JD> Higher resolution is fine, but I'm baffled by the need for a faster >>>JD> buffer. I spot the potential picture, get ready, and take it. >>>If it's a >>>JD> moving or changing subject I wait for the right moment, near as I can >>>JD> guess, and press the button. >>> >>>JD> I guess having learned my photography on a twin-lens reflex with >>>JD> twelve shots per roll, where you had to wind on with several >>>turns of a >>>JD> knob, and cock the shutter by hand[1] explains this. I've never used a >>>JD> camera with any kind of power wind or motor drive; I just >>>don't feel any >>>JD> need to shoot in bursts. >>> >>>JD> [1] Microcord II, post-war British copy of a pre-war Rolleicord. >>> >>> >>>
