Speedy Digital Camera

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"Eugel Yeo" <clean_uranus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a D70, the primary reason being its speed.
> What really bugs me about more prosaic cameras is shutter lag .. children
> and beagles are impossible to catch.
>
> Any suggestions for another camera I might consider which is equally
> responsive?
> What's important to me is lack of shutter lag, not so much lens
> interchangeability.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> And, oh, a 28mm equivalent wide-angle is preferable.
> I'm waiting for the Oly C7070 to make its appearance here.
>
> - Eugel
>
> \

When you say fast, I am assuming you mean:

- AF
- burst shooting
- write speed

The fastest (by far) affordable DSLR is the Canon 20D. If you want your
28mm, consider:
EF 17-40L f/4
EF-S 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS
EF 16-35 f/2.8L

There are some primes if you're old school.

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

Eugel Yeo wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a D70, the primary reason being its speed.
> What really bugs me about more prosaic cameras is shutter lag .. children
> and beagles are impossible to catch.
>
> Any suggestions for another camera I might consider which is equally
> responsive?
> What's important to me is lack of shutter lag, not so much lens
> interchangeability.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> And, oh, a 28mm equivalent wide-angle is preferable.
> I'm waiting for the Oly C7070 to make its appearance here.
>
> - Eugel
>
>
Most of the newer digitals have gotten shutter lag down to
inconsequential levels. Ads for the new Kodak DX7590 have it at about
..1 second, which isn't bad for a P&S camera. Would expect other cameras
of the same vintage to be about as good.
I suffered a LOT from shutter lag on my old (3 years) camera, but my
newer one (1 year old) hasn't caused me any trouble on this score at all.


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Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net