Re: Going For The Gold With Nikon!!Rita Berkowitz wrote:
> Cynicor wrote:
>
>>> It looks like Nikon is now king of the hill for sports shooters.
>>> After many
>>> embarrassing moment and missed opportunities at the sidelines, Canon
>>> shooters are finally throwing in the towel with disgust because of
>>> poor image quality, focusing issues, and substandard flash system.
>>> They have chosen the D3 for all their must have money shots.
>>
>> Do most pros use a flash system for sideline shooting? All the ones
>> I've talked with use high ISO and/or Pocket Wizards.
>
> Not the ones shooting with a D3. Only the faux pros and wannabes thinking
> they are shooting "high-ISO" with antiquated Mk IIIs need antiquated Pocket
> Wizards. The real sports shooter uses a D3 and skips the flash system all
> together because the high ISO performance is killer and flash is not
> needed.
> Granted they might use their Elinchrom Skyports at a 1/4 mile distance from
> the subject when the light is a bit difficult. Pocket Wizards are on their
> way out.
OK, so D3 users don't use their flash systems during sport shooting. And
Mk III users and other users don't use their flash systems during sport
shooting. Yet you're citing the substandard flash system as a liability.
The rest of the discussion is Pocket Wizard vs. Elinchrom for add-on
strobe systems, which is unimportant to your original point.