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KleinSportsPhotography.com
High School Sports Photography
Requires:
- Great image quality (a function of lens quality and camera resolution)
- High ISO capability (Most sports require at least ISO 3200; cross country and track don't.)
- Lots of frames per second (You want to be able to shoot 5 fps bursts or better to get that perfect picture.)
- Quick adjustability (You have to be able to make changes to camera settings quickly and intuitively.)
Tops pics in the "Bang for the Buck" competition:
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| Canon EOS 50D | Nikon D300 | Sony A700 |
| Price (Body Only): $1399 (Amazon) | Price (Body Only): $1558 (Amazon) | Price (Body Only): $1299 (Amazon) |
| Megapixels: 15+ | Megapixels: 12+ | Megapixels 12+ |
| ISO: up to 12,800 (realistically 6,400 is the limit) | ISO: up to 6,400 | ISO: up to 6,400 |
| Frames Per Second: 6.3 | Frames Per Second: 6 (w/ optional grip: 8) | Frames Per Second: 5 |
| User Interface: controllable via LCD menu | User Interface: requires going into menus | User Interface: controllable via LCD menu |
| Features/Notes: 3 mode live view (ability to frame shots on the LCD screen), anti-dust system, 3" high resolution LCD | Features/Notes: 2 mode live view (ability to frame shots on the LCD screen), anti-dust system, 51 point autofocus system, 3" high resolution LCD | Features/Notes: no live view, anti-dust system, "Eye Start" autofocus system allows the camera to focus when you raise the camera to your eye rather than waiting for a button press, 3" high resolution LCD |
| [If you get the A700, make sure to upgrade to V4 of the firmware. This makes the A700 fully competitive with the Nikon D300. [Online reviews will not show V4 firmware and therefore don't do the current A700 justice.]] |