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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:35 +0100
Laurence Payne <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> We have a theatre. The boss's wife takes photographs. She chose a
> camera with the priorities "lightweight, easy-to-use". She's pretty
> good at where to point it and when to press the button. But 9 out of
> 10 of her pictures are unusable through camera shake and/or movement
> blur because the camera isn't fast enough.
>
> I gave her a Sony Alpha to use. With effective speed set to the
> maximum (1600?) she got a much higher proportion of usable shots.
>
> What's the bottom-line digital SLR with a zoom lens, minimal shutter
> delay and high speed setting that we should suggest the theatre buys?

When considering speed don't forget that a prime lens will generally
have a substantial advantage over a zoom. If you were lugging the kit
and grabbing shots then the zoom has other advantages, but in a
controlled environment like a theatre two or three primes may prove
better overall.