dickwilber Loc: Indiana (currently)

Frame rate also indicates shutter lag time! A faster frame rate is associated with less lag time, and a longer shutter lag means more missed shots. When I was a boy, adults trying to teach sports used to point to a famous photo of Ted Williams swinging at a pitch, the ball just coming into the zone, the bat coming in from the other direction, "See", they would say, "his eyes are on the ball!" (No one ever seemed to notice what a remarkable photo this was, considering the equipment of the day.)

I attempted to duplicate that shot with a D100 and a D70 for several years as a sports photographer. Finally when I moved up to a D200, with its much better frame rate, I was able to get photos with the ball and bat coming together (occasionally). I no longer shoot for others, but I am looking forward to getting my hands on a D500 to see if that doesn't improve my capture rate.

Of course there are some who use the multiple shot sequencing more often, and I've used it on occasion. It makes an interesting sequence, which I like to use, when photographing someone's golf swing.

Alfonso

The main point is that the 5DIII is a slow camera. Its technology is old.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

I shoot with a Nikon, so I dont know your camera BUT as mentioned above, shooting RAW and JPG at the same time will really slow down a camera. I shoot RAW only , which I find is much faster than shooting JPG . JPG takes the RAW file and converts it to JPG then writes it to the card.

So to speed things up , try just shooting in RAW...

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

or, JPEG only ....