POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
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Nearest I get is interval shooting, which I have actively tried a few times.
regards
Bernard
I agree, the write speed of SDHC is the main restricting factor on all these cameras. Many class 10 cards advertise 30 mb/s but that's download to PC speed and not write which they often keep quiet about!
35mm size sensor cameras often have high speed compact flash for storage (they need it). This might explain the difference
I think you're confusing continuous shooting with continuous auto focus Bernard.
Regards,
Ian.
This is a 7 frames per second up to 30 frames camera. What would we need more for?
Do people actually read these threads before commenting?
We are talking about the K-5 LOW continuous rate being too slow, not the high rate needing to be faster.
Who asked for more Bill? The subject is the abysmally slow Low Speed shooting of the K-5 (1.4fps using RAW). My K-7 did 3fps using RAW. That's a much more useful speed.
"35mm size sensor cameras often have high speed compact flash for storage (they need it). This might explain the difference"
Both the K-7 & K-5 have APS-C sensors. The K-5 Low Speed shooting is set to 1.6fps using jpg whereas the K-7 was set to 3fps using jpg.
Regards,
Ian.
This is a 7 frames per second up to 30 frames camera. What would we need more for?
Do people actually read these threads before commenting?
We are talking about the K-5 LOW continuous rate being too slow, not the high rate needing to be faster.
"Do people actually read these threads before commenting?"
Apparently not Mike!
Regards,
Ian.
I haven't tried measuring the High speed rate but it's too fast for general shooting (Street etc.). Should be great for sport but I gather you can't achieve that rate. I know it seems awfully fast when I use Hi speed for Street.
Regards,
Ian.
It would be helpful to know.
There is another argument that fast frame rates of any kind merely allow us to randomly completely miss the essential moment anyway. Practice means the single shot can be more effective if timed correctly.
I'm not saying I personally subscribe to any of these theories, but I was just wondering.
But that wasn't the subject & you didn't explain yourself................. & the comment still seems totally irrelevant. However you're right; 30 frames at 7fps is a lot, perhaps not up to pro camera levels but plenty for most of us.
Regards,
Ian.
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