Biggest Buffer on >£500 DSLR

[paul_richardson9]

<p>Hey guys,<br /><br />I'm going to purchase a camera as a backup to my main 6D. I'm going to stick to Canon due to the investment in glass, but I'm just deciding what model to go with...<br /><br />Essentially I'm just after decent image quality, and a really high buffer/write speed. I'd love to be able to take 2-3 frames per second, and shoot indefinitely. Ideally with full RAWs, but m-raw would also work.<br /><br />I checked the raw video chart at <a href="http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=6215.0" target="_blank">http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=6215.0</a> and it lists the buffer sizes.. but honestly I'm not sure what the numbers mean?<br /><br />Anyway current options are a 7D, 50D, 5Dc, or I might even be able to stretch to a 5D2 (but I'd prefer not to). <br /><br />Does anyone have an idea if any of those cameras are capable of a constant 2-3fps? <img title="Smiley" src="http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/Smileys/aaron/smiley.gif" alt=":)" /><br /><br />Cheers<br />Paul</p>

[de_isaacs]

<p>I hear you on your choice limitations dependant upon your "Investment" in glass - I 'traded up' from a series of 10D/20D/30D/40D (6 bodies total) to a 7D and a 5DmkII (I really wanted full-frame and I liked the features of the 5DmkII. As you are averse to the cost of the 5DMkII - I would suggest the 7D, 50D, 60D - all would meet your needs. Have you checked Bob Atkins' site for the reviews on your potential choices? if anyone does a thorough evaluation - He sure does.<br>

I went with a 7D (I had 3 neat EF-S lenses) and the 5DMkII - as I had lots of Full-frame lenses from my EOS film days. <br>

Good luck and happy shooting!</p>

[Marcus Ian]

<p>I don't think any of these can do this indefinitely. Not with RAWs. The best performing unit in this regard is going to be the 7D (by a long ways). That would be my choice with regards to buffer capacity in this price range. </p>

[JosvanEekelen]

<p>Table seems to be about video recording. Check Dpreview.com's tests of various bodies to have a look at speed. And have a look at the 70 D as well.</p>

[dxin]

<p>Many cameras can do 50MB/s through USB 2.0, which is about 2-3 20MP full size RAW images per second.<br>

Connect to a computer with Nikon Camera Control Pro 2, my Nikon D60 shoots infinitely at 3.5 fps. Note that D60 only shoots a 5 burst with the fastest SD card.<br>

<br />Just some interesting off topic facts.</p>

[paul_richardson9]

<p>Dehuan, 50mb/s seems quite high for USB 2.. I checked the 7D spec and it only says 15..</p>

<p>I've not checked Bob's site, but will do so. DPreview seems great so far (thanks for the suggestion).</p>

<p>The 7D probably will be the way to go I think, as the camera was designed for speed. "Once the buffer is full the EOS 7D falls into a shooting 'rhythm' taking two shots in quick succession (almost normal frame rate) followed by a gap of approximately 0.45 sec."<br /> That's from DPreview, so it appears the camera might be able to do 2/3 FPS indefinitely.. I'd assume that it fires those 2 shots in way less than 0.55 seconds</p>