Professional Camera For Sports

A must own for any serious or professional sports photographer.

I needed a sports camera to go along with my Canon R3 camera. It's absolutely what I needed. I didn't want to spend $6000 for a new professional camera. I have been looking for a used version of this camera, but was unable to find anything with a low shutter count. When this new camera went on sale at B&H, I had to get it! It maybe big and heavy, however it takes great photos.

I've been shooting professional sports for over 25 years and have never seen a camera that could handle the shots like this one. I travel quite a lot during baseball and football season and my equipment must be able to take the abuse of the road. This one can. My first two Mark IIIs had the AF problem but the latest firmware upgrade (1.2.3) resolved the issue totally.

I am a professional sports photographer and I have relied on the EOS 1D bodies since the first version. From the outside, this body doesn't look much different than the 1DX, but the shutter is updated, with a cleaner, more consistent response to the release button - and if you can set your shutter lag to either standard or shortened, depending on how quick your trigger finger is. Once you've assessed which autofocus setting works best for your situation, the focus is incredibly precise. I generally shoot on Manual metering, but on my test runs I've seen that when using the various auto metering modes it only occasionally gets fooled by dark or light background situations. The incident that sold me on the camera: I had borrowed an associate's 1DX mkii while shooting in an indoor arena. During the competition, the arena lights went out. A transformer had blown, leaving the arena with only the emergency lighting. I decided to see what exactly the camera could do, and dialed it ISO up to 40,000. The camera could see better than I could, and I walked away with images that were usable after applying noise reduction. This is a pro camera. It's a workhorse. It's heavy. But if you're shooting sports or wildlife, it's the right tool for the job.

I shoot everything from Professional Sports to Concerts and Festivals. I also shoot a lot of Video. Needless to say this camera can do it all. The 14-16 FPS is best in the business and can handle all I shoot and the 4k video is clearly what everyone wants!

I shoot mainly sports and this camera is unbelievable.

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As a professional sports and event photographer, a vertical power grip is a must. With the Fuji, I now have the power of 3 batteries for a full day of shooting. Also, the ability to go into the Boost mode directly from the grip helps a lot. Costly but worth it!

I got one of these cards for each of my (2) Canon 7D MKII. I shoot professional sports, festivals, events and concerts - all of which like to live tweet and post from instagram and Facebook. i very RARELY have an assistant with me to switch CF Cards for them to begin editing and uploading while i shoot. With these cards I am able to link up to my phone, pull the photos off, upload and get back to shooting in under 5 minutes. I have already sent the link for these to many people to use!

I am a professional Photographer who photographs weddings, and also a sports photographer. I use this on my sports shoots. It also works great to Shade your subject if your in open sun shooting.