D5000 burst shooting question

[nategb]

Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new to the world of dSLR's but i've been shooting tons of pictures and trying out all sorts of techniques that i read about all over the web, including this website. However, my question is, how do i achieve a higher number of shots in burst mode with my nikon d5000? I have a class 10 memory card (san disk extreme) and a nikon 55-200 entry level lens. I don't know all the ins and outs of the hardware for dSLR's but my conclusion at this time is that my lens is limiting my burst shooting to 5 shots. I've read articles and reviews on the web about people getting 17 RAW shots with burst mode and i'm wondering why they can get that and i can only get 5. Snowboarding season is coming up and i'd like to have this figured out by the time the snow starts falling.

Thanks for any replies.

[inkista]

Do you have long exposure noise reduction on?

[nategb]

No I did not. Alas, though, I just discovered the culprit for my dilema. The "Auto distortion control" was the problem. Funny how one little comment helped me to figure it out. Thanks a bunch.