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Canon EOS 30D
Canon EOS 30D
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e baum (ebaum) 0 pts
December 16, 2007 11:39 AM

what is the main difference between the rebel and the 30d, besides the mp? To shoot sports is the rebel fast enough without the blur?

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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
December 18, 2007 7:53 PM
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e baum,

I've shot sports with both the Rebel XT and the XTi. They work great for sports photography. The thing you'll need to get is a "fast" lens (one with f/2.8 or less and with good zoom). While the lens is expensive, you'll need it with either camera body when you start to work in lower light situations or indoors. I hope this helps.

Andrew
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Michal Valluš 0 pts
July 14, 2008 6:59 AM
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Well, the most important difference for me is the construction of 30D. It has a metal body and it has two dials, so it is easier to set sutter speed and aperture in manual mode. And it has a LCD panel which provides information about the current camera settings and exposure.

Although the minimal shutter speed of Rebels is 1/4000 (30D has 1/8000), I think Rebels are fast enough even when shooting sports (usually 1/2000 is fast enought to "freeze" the motion). More important would be a fast (telephoto) lens.

Michal
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