Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The reason I asked is that I know someone who had credentials for shooting at major league baseball games, and while she used a Nikon D100, she never used it at 6mp resolution, but usually around 3mp (1531 x 2100), and I got the impression that the photographers who shot at the same games as she did also shot at these lower resolutions. Hence I was wondering about the need for really high pixel counts for sports. Also, isn't the Nikon D2H meant for sports, and it is 4mp? -dan c. At 06:30 PM 26-08-04 -0230, Greg Locke wrote: >Depends on the usage. > >Wire services and newspapers would shoot 10X8 at 300dpi (approx 3000X2000 >pixels) >Magazines (SI, etc) would most likely be shooting RAW files. > > >It's the balance of speed and quality. You choose the quality you need and >the maximum speed follows. > >...and this is the reason for all those remote setups. Different cameras >shooting different formats and making sure EVERYTHING is covered in all >possible manner. As the buffer on one fills the next will start...and that >sort of thing. > >Not unlike how we used to shoot both B&W film and colour slides at the wires >(back in the 70's) because we didn't know what we were going to need the >high quality colour for. > >That said, this is the most extreme use of remote cameras I've ever seen. > >See the camera with the attachment on the back of the viewfinder? >That feeds the viewfinder image back to a computer by either firewire or >wireless transmitter. The camera if fired by someone with a laptop >SOMEWHERE ELSE! > >Can you image the meeting where they all had to workout who was using what >frequency for the Pocket Wizards :^) > > > >Greg Locke >St. John's, Newfoundland >http://blog.greglocke.com > >--TRINITY Photographic Workshops-- > September 3 -5, 2004 > at The Artisan Inn, Trinity >www.straylight.ca/trinityworkshop > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Dan C >> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:06 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Question for professional (digital) >> sports photographers >> >> For those of you who use digital cameras professionally to >> shoot sporting events, typically what resolution do you shoot >> at? For example, if using the Canon D1-S, do you use it at >> 11mp, or at a smaller resolution? >> >> -dan c. >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >