is this camera fast enough for sports photography, and do you need the lens pack
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The EOS Rebel SL1 can shoot up to 4.0 frames per second (fps) for up to approximately 7 consecutive RAW files or approximately 28 full-resolution JPEGs. Shooting at speeds of up to 1/4000 sec., the EOS Rebel SL1 can capture even rapidly unfolding scenes with ease. The camera can be purchased with out anything else (body only) or with desired lenses, suggest checking out the bundles. Note, on your next search go to the bottom and as you near the end you will see all the technical data you would ever want to know.
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It's quite fast - worked well for us for our kid's basketball games (amateur), but I'd suspect would probably need something better for professional/high-end sports enthusiasts. The lens pack is well-worth the options; however again they are "starter" lenses - not high-ends/super-pro type lenses.
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The camera is very good but I have never tried it with sports. I use it only for domestic photos. Regarding the lens pack I felt it was useful for me.
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No, I would not recommend this lens for sporting events. It doesn't zoom, which will limit your ability to compose when you have limited ability to move yourself closer to subject. Plus the apertures aren't super great for low light of a gym. (Although tripod will help with that). In same price range I think you would be better served by the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 with a tripod. (Or if you can spend a bit more go with the 80-200mm f/2.8)
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Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some reviews on this camera, it may give you some insight as to, how to...hope this helps. Good Luck Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some... » Read More Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some reviews on this camera, it may give you some insight as to, how to...hope this helps. Good Luck « Show Less
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From the night standpoint, yes. It's very fast and let's in an enormous amount of light. On the other hand, it's the equivalent of a 24mm lens in 35mm so it's pretty wide for sports as you usually want more of a telephoto lens. For remotes, it's great!
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Hello. Unfortunately, neither of these will be very good for soccer. It is not a question of zoom, so much as response time. These types of cameras have to clear the sensor before they capture a shot, so none of them are going to be great for sports. They can work ok, but you're likely to miss "the moment". If that is acceptible, try the SX200 (or one of the new Lumix models with the super fast auto focus might be a bit better). But for best results shooting sports, you'd want something that didn't have to clear the sensor, like a DSLR (Canon Rebel, Nikon D40, etc.) Or if you want a small hybrid, you could consider the Lumix GF1, but they aren't cheap.
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Thanks for your reply. I need a good lens to photograph swim meets and football, both for children. Maybe I should consider the 70-300. I want sharp pictures.
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Yes it is very fast, and the pictures come out very sharp and clear I have taken some outstanding pictures with my camera. The other thing is you can play them back in slow motion and that just is sharp.
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It's pretty fast I believe. There's setting that you can select to to take picture every so many second or minutes. I've had cameras that were over $200 and this camera takes better photos than the high priced ones
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Yes, the zoom and picture quality are great features to have when shooting sports photography. It also has a feature where the camera anticipates the photograph to eliminate blur. I've used it for basketball and bowling (in low-light conditions) and it works great.
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there is a selectable scale of continuous shooting speeds, from 1fps over the duration of 30s (or it will stop sooner if you release the shutter button), up to 40fps within 1s. Your choices are 1fps, 3fps, 5fps, 7fps, 10fps, 15fps, 30fps, and 40fps. I think a lot of people who like photographing sports would disagree with your statement about the utility of 40fps, even with the 30 picture cap. I'm also surprised you think the Sony has a better feature set. I think you'd get more regular use out of longer battery life, slow motion video, and shutter/aperture priority modes than you would out of optical video zoom and panarama shooting.
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This is a fantastic lens for sports photography in its focal length range. I use it to take pictures of tennis players, both during the day when the light is very good and at night when it isn't. There is a faster (f2.0) 200mm fixed focal length lens that could be useful if the light is really poor, but it is much more expensive. The real question is whether you will be so far away that 200mm isn't enough; I have not used any of the tele-converters.
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I dont know about "ideal" for sports in any sense. Sure, it's a great lens but for sports you'd be better off with the flexibility of the 70-200 IS Mk II. If your game is landscape... This is also not your lens, as 135mm is just far too long a focal length for probably 90% of lanscape applications. You want the 16-35 F4 L for that. Now.... If you want the best lens ever made for portraiture.... Trade money for this lens immediately. I own all the lenses Ive mentioned. Perhaps tell me more about what you're really looking to do with this lens and I'll be happy to offer suggestions. To be clear this is a jaw dropping amazing piece of glass.... im just concerned it may not be what you need based on the question you asked
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I don't take a lot of sports photos but I find that on my 40D it focuses quickly and produces sharp images. With the wide aperture, you should be able to use a faster shutter speed, which would help stop the action. So I would think this would be a good lens for sports if you were close. If not, then your 70-200 mm would be better.
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I love this lens for cross country, track as well as basketball games. It is more of a midrange lens but it takes fabulous photos. If you are thinking football, soccer or any other similar range photos the answer is a definite yes. On occasion I do use a 75-300 at times because I want to catch more expression and less full body shots.
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And very little is said about speed of focus etc.; no high speed/sports mode . . . how fast can this take a picture compared say to the Sony HX1?
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It's got good performance in the auto modes. While I haven't used the sports setting, I can say it's got plenty of shutter speed to stop action and good reproduction at ISO settings so you'll get good shots even in low light. The burst rate is good and the auto focus tracks reasonably well. It'll get the job done and you won't need to read more than the manual to get started.
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The camera has a Sports setting "for when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events." The owner's manual adds two notes: "Shutter speed may slow down for up to one second." and "This mode is suitable for taking pictures at distances of 5 m (15 feet) or more." The camera also takes movies, but, since I haven't tried either function, I can't tell you how well either of these features will meet your needs.