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●24.2-million-pixelDX-format

CMOSsensor

●NikonF lensmount

●ISO100-ISO25,600

●5fpscontinuousshooting

●FullHDvideoat60p

●3.2inreardisplay,1,037k-dot

vari-anglescreen

● 600 shotsbatterylife

●480g(bodyonly)

an anti-aliasing fi lter. Faster cameras and
lenses are available if you have a need for
top-level performance in low light, but you
can expect these to fetch much higher prices.
To sum up, this combination gives anyone
who has an interest in taking sports or action
photography more seriously the opportunity
to do so, and produces far superior results to
those you’d take using a basic compact or
smartphone. Add its 600-shot battery
stamina, excellent articulated screen and
intuitive handling to the mix, and for £443,
it makes a great budget buy.

CanonEOS7D

£ 2 74excellentcondition

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Sensor18MPAPS-CCMOS

SensitivityISO100-6400(expandabletoISO12,800)

Continuousshooting8fps

VideoFullHDat30fps

Reardisplay3in,921k-dot

ViewfinderOptical(100%coverage)

Backin September2009,Canonlauncheditsfl agship

APS-CDSLR:theEOS7D.Builtaroundan18MP

APS-CsensorandtwoDIGIC4 imageprocessors, the

EOS7Dcombinesa 19-point,allcross-typeAF system

withcontinuousshootingat upto8fps.Initially,the buffer

withstood 94 framesin largeFineJPEGmode, and up to

15 framesin raw,buta firmwareupdatedideventually

seethisnumberincreaseto 130 largeFineJPEGs and

25 rawfiles.It can’tcompetewithtoday’sfinest sports

cameraswhenit comestohigh-speedshooting, but it

remainsa solidworkhorseanda greatoptionif you’d like

a dependable,low-cost,weather-sealedDSLR.

SigmaAPO150-500mmF5-6.3

DGOSHSM

£369excellent

condition

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Construction 21 elementsin

15 groups

Maximumaperturef/5-f/6.3

Filterthread86mm

Weight1,780g

Size: 94.7x252mm

The introduction of Sigma’s

150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS

HSM Contemporary lens has

seen older Sigma lenses of similar focal

lengths drop substantially in price. One

such example is the Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3

DG OS HSM, which at £369 in excellent condition

presents an affordable way of getting up close to

subjects when you might have restricted access. It

doesn’t have the same reach as some of Sigma’s latest

telezooms in its Contemporary and Art line-ups;

nevertheless it features optical stabilisation and is a far

better option than making do with your standard kit lens.

Couple it to an APS-C DSLR like the Nikon D5300 and

it turns into a whopping 225-900mm equivalent.

Under £500

Also consider

The D5300 is a fairly small

DSLR, but its buttons

and control layout are well

thought through

It may only shoot at up to

5fps, but decisive moments can

be captured with the D5300

Nikon D5300, 1/800sec at f/6.3, ISO 800