Nowadays... it is not surprising to manage THOUSANDS... 2k pictures a wedding is very common nowadays especially if there is a 2nd or 3rd shooter...
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D800 high ISO samples just came out
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Nowadays... it is not surprising to manage THOUSANDS... 2k pictures a wedding is very common nowadays especially if there is a 2nd or 3rd shooter...
Nope. RAW has only a few sizes... and they are all BIG.
this is my concern as well. 36 mp raw files will eat through memory cards like cookie monster goes through cookies. time to stock up on additional CF and/or SD cards.
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!!! 2K photos !!!! *faint* thats crazy leh. 1k i already consider alot. need to do some quality control :bsmilie:
kentwong81 said:
Agreed. But if it's pre-wedding outdoor or studio shoot, i think the 36mpx can provide more options for publishing/printing. Plus, just like many canon 5DII shooters, the high quality video option on D800 alone may make a good 2nd body.
Perhaps D4 and D800 combo for the pro wedding photographer. $$$$$$$
Do your clients feel that you present setup is lacking in these areas and are they willing to pay more for your equipment upgrade?
Now, I'm really torn (again) between the 2....
I dun shoot 2k photos per wedding but the figure within 800 ~ 1000 is possible. Considering that, plus I always shoot in backup mode, I would need at least 4 32GB SD cards and 4 32GB CF cards to shoot a wedding! ^^"
That could easily made up $1k just for the memory cards alone! The end result is still cheaper than a D4 but there's too much hassle during the event....
So... Spend 3.5k more or get more memory cards and refine a better workflow??
I dun shoot 2k photos per wedding but the figure within 800 ~ 1000 is possible. Considering that, plus I always shoot in backup mode, I would need at least 4 32GB SD cards and 4 32GB CF cards to shoot a wedding! ^^"
That could easily made up $1k just for the memory cards alone! The end result is still cheaper than a D4 but there's too much hassle during the event....
So... Spend 3.5k more or get more memory cards and refine a better workflow??
lobsterkia
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Personally I wont shoot with any CF that is bigger than 8GB , would rather carry more with me and change change change as I do not want the scenario where a faulty CF card wiped out the morning gatecrash photos !
Anyway 3.5K more to get D4 is what I would do if I am upgrading .. other than more memory cards , you would need more gilat PC , more HDD ....
UncleFai
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Get the D4... it's investment for your work.
I'm lucky enough to be playing Computer hardware b4 I got hooked on doing photography. Hence I do have quite a gilat PC and sufficient (for now) HDD. 24GB RAM is only like $270+ dollars for my chipset which is a minor expense.
However, carry 8GB cards really doesn't make any sense anymore on a D800 if I only shoot RAW. If one can only fill 175 RAW exposures in a 16GB memory card, 8GB would be like 80+ only. That means I've to carry 10 CF and 10 SD!! Managing the cards alone will take up a lot of time.
ISO requirement is impt for me but I should be able to survive under 6400 ISO. But recover the cost of D4 is gonna be like 6 to 7 weddings (if I can get that many.... -_-") excluding my own cost...
Anyway, that asides and with the low availability of D4/D800/D800E, I think I will have to patronise CameraRental much longer before I can get hold of my own FX... (and no, please dun recommend me getting a D700 for now, renting is much more economically sound)
Zenten said:
Not a lack. But if there is an improvement, why not? That said, for example, as a 'client', I was impressed to know that the ultrasound machine used to scan my respond child was an upgrade as compared to the one used for my 1st child (which I was already very impressed by 3yrs ago).
final delivery will cut down to 500 loh.. but all import into contact sheet first mah.
wakaowalao
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If one is confident and experienced in shooting wedding or events, shooting jpeg is more than sufficient.
Cheesecake
Senior Member
yes it has improved by leaps and bounds simply because wedding photographers are now able to shoot at ISO3200 and up till around 6400 without much fear of excessive noise as compared to the past when hitting ISO1600 causes quite a growth of grey hair. kekekeke
thus, prints do improve especially so for those tricky high ISO photos.
not only that, the DR range has improved over the years as well as colour rendering.
just cannot wait to grab hold of the D800 and do some shoots!
daredevil123 said:
I did for a while. But choose not to eventually. Not D700 because D800 updated its AF & metering system to D4's. Since it's my first FX, I would want to get a updated product. Why not D3s is because it's still way more expensive than D800 (comparing new piece for both)
I had to stick to D800 more likely due to budget constraint... D4 is like a dream far away, even further than D3s...
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