D300 VERSUS D700 FOR SHOWJUMPING

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Goin' to do a bit of showjumping togging and dont know if the D300 or D700 would be best with a 70-200vR lens. I realise I will loose reach with the D700 but I can probably get fairly near the jumps at the side walls. Opinions would be appreciated. merv:thinking::thinking:
 
D700 would be my choice for the high ISO performance. Reach is unlikely to be an issue.
 
I shoot a lot of Show Jumping. Most indoor arenas are pretty small and you will be close enough to use the D700. Outdoor arenas tend to be quite large, although not always the case.
The real answer will depend on how close you'll be to the action. Use whichever body suits on the day. Deffo use the D700 indoors though, they are always poorly lit.
 
See comments on another thread re: nosiy shutter action of D700 at dressage stage but the D700 is a brilliant camera and low light capabilities would help a lot
 
"You really don't need to worry about the shutter sound"

You do if people complain about it.
 
alastairb said:
Sorry but that's crap, I have ridden all my life and have known horses spook at the tog but that's because there is a person in the ring and not the noise. In an arena people talk, there are buzzers to start etc, a shutter is not exactly loud!
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agreed. the horses are more likely to spook at you waving a telephoto about.

plus as i said in the other thread about shutter noise, spectators are 9 times out of 10 louder than i am shooting.
 
I do a lot of wildlife with a D700 and have no problem with the shutter noise, if it doesn't spook the wildlife it's not going to spook a horse thats used to living and being around the noises people make.
 
"sorry that's crap..."

In the other post the poster mentioned that riders had complained about shutter noise so I'd guess it depends upon the venue, the position you shoot from and what the horse and rider think about it.

Or you could just declare any noise worries as crap :lol: but I think that that's for the OP and those at the venue to decide.
 
By the time you are a few meters away, which you will be if you have a 50mm on which is the widest you will ever use for sj, the noise from the shutter is very minimal. Any rider complaining is just clutching at straws for someone to blaim apart from their belovid horse!

And if there is an overly paranoid rider just don't take any pictures of that rider.

Please remember that I have been riding/competing for 16 years now so I do know what I am talking about!
 
Hey, I'm just an outsider looking in but I also have an annoyingly loud camera. Please remember that other people may disagree with you....and me :lol:

And on a more serious note...if anyone does object to the noise I'd advise stopping as it really isn't worth the hassle.
 
alastairb said:
By the time you are a few meters away, which you will be if you have a 50mm on which is the widest you will ever use for sj, the noise from the shutter is very minimal. Any rider complaining is just clutching at straws for someone to blaim apart from their belovid horse!

And if there is an overly paranoid rider just don't take any pictures of that rider.

Please remember that I have been riding/competing for 16 years now so I do know what I am talking about!
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again agreed. generally youll be using around 200-300mm for jumping at which distance shutter noise will be indistinguishable (sp?) from spectator noise.

any rider that blames shutter noise for distracting their horse needs to retrain to deal with distraction.
 
Thanks guys. This is an outdoor arena and I can only get to the boundary walls. The answer maybe is to have the D700 with short zoom for closeup jumps and the D300 with the 70-200. Doin' recce tonight and will see what happens. It s the Irish National championships in Belfast and entry is free!:clap:
 
I do pretty well with a D90 and 70-300 vr. Indoors I switch to my tamron 90 2.8, or 50 1.8 if i can get close enough. D700 would be better but I am used to my kit and it works for me. I pre focus and dont use motor drive, I get on better just pressing the shutter at the right time.

I have used my sigma 10 - 20 but only with my daughter practising when I get get right in the sand school next to the jump.
 
Had a practice run tonight and where the jumps are positioned, the D300 with 70-200 seems best. If necessary can add 1.4TC. Dont like to go right up to the boundary with 700 and short zoom and stick the camera up someones nose as they are about to jump so will stay back with the 300 and 70-200. Thanks for tips. merv:clap:
 
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