William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: Re: OT: Sony Releases A850 FF Camera for $2,000
Well, I was never able to use the 5 fps on the Pentax LX, so while
8fps is a selling point, I'm not sure what it's really worth, unless
you work for /Sports/ /Illustrated/, and then I expect the magazine
would be supplying a 1D something or other. It looks more like Canon
has repealed the laws of economics...
One thing I noticed right away when I switched over to the K-7 was how
fast the mirror returns. The unheralded advantage of a fast frame rate
is a fast viewfinder.
William Robb
I think I can stipulate to that. However the K-7 ~5 fps is probably not
in reality a lot slower than the Canon 7D in single shot mode. (Yes I
know, I could be wrong, I haven't actual held either camera, but I'm
betting the difference in frame rate has as much to do with buss speed
as anything). To get that you pay a whopping $500.00 premium over the
K-7. There are a lot of other features the 7D offers but most are not of
interest to me as a still photographer. If I want to shoot video, I
think I'll get a dedicated video camera, and since I've seen the output
as a videographer, I think I'll hire a camera operator too.
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