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by Julie Gwennap
(Johnston, Iowa )
Canon EOS 70D
Hi Bruce, Our daughter is 18 yrs old and plans to attend a local college to earn a photography degree. We have a Cannon EOS 70D. (Bought it to take action pictures of our kids playing baseball, football and cheerleading.)
She has been taking pictures of her boyfriend's junior hockey team this year, with some really awesome results. Her photog interest lies in action sports and cars (Mustangs), not in still portraits like senior pics or weddings.
She seems to really like the results from the 70D, but she is not very big. 5 feet tall and hovers around 100 pounds. The 70D weighs a ton, especially when she adds a long lens. First, is there a "better" camera (that might be lighter) for her to use in action photography? Second, do you have any recommendations for how we can help her lighten her load but not affect the stability of her photos?
Thank you so much for any thoughts you'd like to share. We are thrilled that she is interested in pursing a photography degree, but worried the weight of her current camera could, over time, cause her neck and back pain/injury.
Julie Gwennap
Hi Julie.
Thanks for your question about the Canon EOS 70D. Since you found my site (likely you Googled a phrase using "70D" or "best Canon camera") you know how much I like the 70D. It is a very good camera for capturing sports and action.
It has quick accurate focusing and can shoot as fast as 7 frames per second. The Canon EOS 70D weighs only about 1.1 pounds.
The only way to go lighter with a DSLR is to buy a Canon SL1 or one of the Canon Rebel "t" series cameras but that only saves you about 2 or 3 ounces. The SL1 can only shoot at 4 frames per second.
There are a few point-and-shoot cameras (NON-DSLRs) that have high frame rates but you lose out on fast focusing. Point and shoot cameras also have smaller sensors (lessor quality images) have more shutter lag, a delay when you first press the shutter button.
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