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What is a good camera for action shots?

What's a good medium format film camera for low light action shots?

  • I'm thinking Mamiya, Bronica, and Yashika... Then, there's Hasselblad, but those are more money... How important is the camera body for getting good fast low light shots? How important is the lens and film? I'd like to find some kind of film camera that can take good pictures in these conditions and doesn't need a long exposure and that has low noise. Thanks.

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    I have a Mamiya medium format film system but would not dream of using it for low light action shots. My Pentax K5 has amazing ow light performance with low noise at unbelievably high ISO settings plus the agility of the DSLR and fast autofocus http://aviewfinderdarkly.com.au/2011/04/14/pentax-k-5-for-indoor-sports/ I save the medium format for for much more considered shots in good light.

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the camera just moves the film from one side to the other - any will do it you need a fast lens like say f2 and a fast film like say 400iso

dont call me betty

It depends a bit on what you mean by "low light". While medium format is certainly low noise, finding 120 or 220 films with an ISO rating above 400 without special processing may limit you. That said, the Hasselblads and TLRs are cumbersome for fast action (or any action, really) and SLR medium format cameras have such a huge mirror that slap and shake with any hand application is a real issue. If you accept those points, them probably a rangefinder is the way to go, and a Mamiya or Pentax are perhaps worth searching down in the second hand dealers.

David

Any of them will be fine. With film cameras, the low light performance is based entirely on the film and the lens. The camera has nothing to do with it. Keep in mind that at high ISO, film severely underperforms digital. While a digital camera can yield incredibly clean and noiseless results at ISO 1600 and higher, film cannot. Even the best films available are going to be incredibly grainy at ISO's over 400.

Tim

i dont know about film cameras , but considering the affordable digital camers , i use FUJIFILM i love it ! it now costs now about $200-$250USD and has multiple features , sony is quite good at low light shots too . if you can afford way more that ,i suggest LUMIX by panasonic , i think theres film version in that too ,

Srikrishna

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