Soldato
for sports or fast moving objects, when years ago people like myself were getting by and making do with 3fps? (Sony Alpha 100)
Why is between 8 & 10 fps classed as not being suitable..
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Soldato
It's fine for most but as ever bigger numbers mean better headline's for marketing. Once one manufacturer hits 10fps everyone expects the next release of the competitor to be better / faster.
Soldato
I think when you get into the realms of 8-10 fps then you're fine. However the more FPS you have the better chance you have of getting the 'perfect' photo i.e. the ball in the right place etc.
I wondered really how much of it was true. Never had a problem with 3fps at Fairford Air show using slow lenses etc. I understand the point about increasing your chances of capturing the shot though.
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Soldato
Its not just the FPS number that should be viewed but the length of time it can hit the headline number without hitting the buffer limit. My A77 will do 12 FPS but hits the limit after 30 or so frames on fine jpg, in RAW the buffer is hit after 12 frames.
I can't remember off the top of my head? I just sort of made a mental note regarding one or two comments I came across on sites from people doing reviews on a XT10 and XT1. Maybe they were marketing alternative products.
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Have a read - one shot and one of the most famous shots of all time. Timing that's all that is needed....
http://deadspin.com/the-story-behind-bob-beamons-miracle-jump-and-the-only-1736766124
I suppose in a few years time when 8k or 16k or whatever the current hi-resolution video is, with high fps, we won't need to do any timing for fast action shots. Just skim through the video and at the optimal point press 'Capture'.
http://deadspin.com/the-story-behind-bob-beamons-miracle-jump-and-the-only-1736766124
I suppose in a few years time when 8k or 16k or whatever the current hi-resolution video is, with high fps, we won't need to do any timing for fast action shots. Just skim through the video and at the optimal point press 'Capture'.
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This. Never heard of anyone saying 8fps is not enough. Anything from 4FPS tends to be sufficent, but as anything more can be better
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Ditto, OP makes no sense... never heard that 8-10 isn't enough for anything except the most demanding of uses.
The Nikon D750 would be quick enough at 6.5fps were it not for the feeble buffer which makes it feel so much slower.
Soldato
I find the biggest difference between 3fps & 10fps is the 3x longer it takes to sort through my shots 
I tend to leave all my kit set to low speed continuous unless I'm looking to capture a specific occurence
I tend to leave all my kit set to low speed continuous unless I'm looking to capture a specific occurence
Progression
People once 'made do' with slow film cameras and they worked just fine for the time.
I guess moving forward still images will disappear and photos will be 'grabs' from a 60/120fps 8k+ video.
Soldato
I find the biggest difference between 3fps & 10fps is the 3x longer it takes to sort through my shots
I tend to leave all my kit set to low speed continuous unless I'm looking to capture a specific occurence
Totally this, I gave my camera to my other half on a safari and we effectively have a slow frame rate animation of the wildlife the cards filled fast and sorting them out afterwards sucked!