is D5000 + SB-600 suitable for Wedding shoot?

[catchlights]

no matter what camera you use, backup gears is important....

I remember long long time ago a photographer posted a thread here, said he charge very cheap for shooting wedding is becos he just started, and he don't have backup gears, so if wedding couple don't mind pay a little extra, he will find and bring backup gears.

so if what really suay suay something happen to his camera in the midst of the wedding shoot, can he tell the wedding couple "sorry camera spoiled liao, I didn't bring backup since you didn't top up, not nice for me to go home now, can I double up as your brother or jia mei?"

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

So if I rent a D90 or D300 & bring along D5000 & use kit len + 200mm with 1 SB600 flash + 4 GP rechargeable batts, enough for full day wedding shots?

you just want a yes/no answer is it?

 

[weegk]

My suggestion to you is . . .
1. Go thru the wedding shots posted in CS and research on the net and see how you can 'reproduce' the shots with your current equipment set up.

2. 'Backup' body is a MUST to me. Wedding is a 'Once in a Lifetime' and we cannot repeat the whole procedure again . . . the feeling, the mood, the people etc will be different. Not like portraiture which we can reshoot. There is no reshoot here.

Another body is not a backup only for you to tag in your bag but rather to fix with another lens for you to shoot faster . . . zoom to wide etc etc

you don't have time to waste in changing lens. Of course if anything goes wrong with any body, then you will have to work with one only . . . anything happen with electronics stuff. Agreed ?

3. Get another friend/photographer to help out. (now $$ again)
By now you should also note that charging 'cheap' will have its constraint, our gears are not cheap (it depreciate thru time), our time are not cheap, etc etc. I just want you to know that we need to charge reasonable which are acceptable on both sides to deliver the end product. (i have milk and diapers to buy even if i don't feed myself so 'I MUST DELIVER' :bsmilie. Any printings ? post processing time ? Transport ?

4. know the custom and the 'must' have shots; eg family shots at each sides, the gown hanging on the wall etc etc

5. Most importantly, know which mode and setting you will be using . . . no time for you to test on the spot and ask the couple and people to wait for you.

Everyone here is very concern that at this moment of time you are asking whether your gear is good enough cos shooting wedding is not 'play play' and 'try try'. The couple only have ONE chance and no replay. Hope you understand where we are coming from too. It is for both you to learn and the couple who will be receiving your end product.

6. When i first started, i imagine a couple in front for me to shoot and i go thru the 'ceremony'. (sorry folks, that was long time ago.) From my home, to the carpark, to the church . . . . bottom line is to DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

7. Everyone has their first time, just need to prepare well and believe in yourself. And for wedding, you have NO CHOICE but to deliver it well. It is 101% mistake free.

Lastly, shoot more cos digital is FREE . . . enjoy your virgin shoot.

 

[weegk]

So if I rent a D90 or D300 & bring along D5000 & use kit len + 200mm with 1 SB600 flash + 4 GP rechargeable batts, enough for full day wedding shots?

Please kindly see my list, i spent time typing for you . . . i am angry liao . . . :angry:

Who cares right ? haha :bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie:

 

[weegk]

you just want a yes/no answer is it?

NO is the answer. :nono:

 

[catchlights]

:thumbsup: +1...


but then again, TS can wait for D7100. I heard a rumor that they are going to include a wedding mode in the scene modes.

I think he is trying to say wait another 2 more yrs for D7000 replacement... n wedding mode in the scene modes :bsmilie: can also include wedding post-processing tools in the camea :thumbsup:

actually, my cameras do have wedding mode and studio mode...... I can switch modes on the fly.

it is call shooting menu banks and custom setting banks.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

NO is the answer. :nono:

I'm tempted to answer "Yes" .... why?
If you say "no", then you'll get "but WHY is D5000 not good enough?" :mad2:
I kinda feel bad for the couple though...

I got no patience to spoon-feed people and worse, to let them earn money from your sharing of knowledge.
You have been extremely patient so far... thumbs up to you.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

actually, my cameras do have wedding mode and studio mode...... I can switch modes on the fly.

it is call shooting menu banks and custom setting banks.

but that requires you to pre-set certain parameters into your camera beforehand
Seems like what a lot of new "wedding photogs" want nowadays is a spoonfed set of settings for wedding.

as though if they have ____ body + ____ lens + _____ flash + ______ settings, they can always nail the same type of shots as ______ (insert famous photog's name here).

 

[siahweiian]

i have use it for AD wedding shoot as a second shooter. My first try. My set is D5k, 18-55mm and SB 900. For morning shoot is ok. But like candid shoot is not too good as the cam is not fast enought. Dinner shoot is no no. No too good in low light shooting. may of the lens i use.
As compare to higher grade cam. D5k is not really that fast cam. In AD wedding shoot,you must be quick. Can't miss those magic moment. You cannot ask them,can you please do that again as i miss the shoot.

Sometime you like to change setting. D5k dun have those short cut. Not like D300s or D90,not to say even higher end gear.

For Fun shoot, taking your own time to shoot. Ya.. D5k is enough.

Hope this help a bit.

 

[kriegsketten]

i have use it for AD wedding shoot as a second shooter. My first try. My set is D5k, 18-55mm and SB 900. For morning shoot is ok. But like candid shoot is not too good as the cam is not fast enought. Dinner shoot is no no. No too good in low light shooting. may of the lens i use.
As compare to higher grade cam. D5k is not really that fast cam. In AD wedding shoot,you must be quick. Can't miss those magic moment. You cannot ask them,can you please do that again as i miss the shoot.

Sometime you like to change setting. D5k dun have those short cut. Not like D300s or D90,not to say even higher end gear.

For Fun shoot, taking your own time to shoot. Ya.. D5k is enough.

Hope this help a bit.

Bro... don't give false hopes... Since you say the above, how can you even say D5k is enough? Big contradiction isn't it?

Further more, you're there as a second shooter, you can afford a little more room for mistakes... He is there as the main photog!

Edit: my apologies, I didn't notice you mentioned For Fun shoot... Sorry!!

 

[weegk]

I'm tempted to answer "Yes" .... why?
If you say "no", then you'll get "but WHY is D5000 not good enough?" :mad2:
I kinda feel bad for the couple though...

I got no patience to spoon-feed people and worse, to let them earn money from your sharing of knowledge.
You have been extremely patient so far... thumbs up to you.

It is not D5000 enough or not, it is whether his skills up to standard or not lor . . . :think:
Ya, i should not spoon feed TS so much hor but i am a nice guy. :sweatsm::thumbsup:

I believe in sharing . . . else TS may say we only shoot him. But he needs to understand that we are concerned for him and the couple. Photographers can continue to shoot, but the couple will not have a good memories to recollect.

 

[weegk]

Bro... don't give false hopes... Since you say the above, how can you even say D5k is enough? Big contradiction isn't it?

Further more, you're there as a second shooter, you can afford a little more room for mistakes... He is there as the main photog!

Sorry to interupt, he is saying for Fun Shot, D5000 is enough and not wedding.

 

[kriegsketten]

Sorry to interupt, he is saying for Fun Shot, D5000 is enough and not wedding.

Yup, I already edited my post.

P/S: Speeding kills... but Speed reading also kills.... lolz!

 

[kriegsketten]

For whats it's worth, I'm on D90 and after familiarising with it for quite a while, I don't think I would even dare using it as the main cam for a wedding shoot. Not that it is not a capable camera, but I think doing that would just be cutting it too thin... Maybe when my skills get better, I might think otherwise... But if I barely know how to use it well - to jump right into a wedding shoot as a main photog would be totally unwise... Unfair to the couple should sum it all up - as there is a great chance their precious moment shots may be ruined...

 

[cdxing]

OMG... When asked y is D5k not enough for wedding, so many posts just can't give details as in It's slow in focusing, low light problem, etc... Only the previous few post just mentioned after so many "D5k not gd enough" posts.

I mean if u can't say the pros n cons in details, den dun simply reply this thread for the sake. In the end, u didn't ans this thread question so I've to re-ask same question again. I didn't ask ppl here to spoon feed me, moreover those who said so didn't even ans my question, how to say they are spoon feeding me? Lol

 

[weegk]

Sorry . . . my comprehensive power very poor. :cry:

Old man like me always don't read properly . . . apology.

 

[catchlights]

OMG... When asked y is D5k not enough for wedding, so many posts just can't give details as in It's slow in focusing, low light problem, etc... Only the previous few post just mentioned after so many "D5k not gd enough" posts.

I mean if u can't say the pros n cons in details, den dun simply reply this thread for the sake. In the end, u didn't ans this thread question so I've to re-ask same question again. I didn't ask ppl here to spoon feed me, moreover those who said so didn't even ans my question, how to say they are spoon feeding me? Lol

seem you know more video than photography,
I would like ask you would you be using a entry level video cam to shoo TV commercial for your clients, and ask them IS IT OK??

 

[hotwork77]

Erm... U didn't reali ans my main question. If I'm shooting using D5000 as main photographer, is it ok?

I think they have already answered your question. D5000 as a DSLR is Ok for any photography and that includes wedding/ROM.

The question all of us here are asking you: Are you using a D5000 already? Are your conversant with the intricacies of a wedding, the protocols etc? Do you know your camera well enough and shoot the action as it unfolds? Do you carry a spare camera with a different lens and settings for the unexpected action in the sidelines?

If you're using only a D5000, how fast can you change your lens during the yum seng etc. Using flash? What kind of flash? Have you done a trial run?

 

[kriegsketten]

OMG... When asked y is D5k not enough for wedding, so many posts just can't give details as in It's slow in focusing, low light problem, etc... Only the previous few post just mentioned after so many "D5k not gd enough" posts.

I mean if u can't say the pros n cons in details, den dun simply reply this thread for the sake. In the end, u didn't ans this thread question so I've to re-ask same question again. I didn't ask ppl here to spoon feed me, moreover those who said so didn't even ans my question, how to say they are spoon feeding me? Lol

NOT everything can be listed down in full detail, simple as that. That is why some of the guys here are sharing their experiences - that should make up for what can't be exactly listed down. One thing for sure, at least two or 3 guys here have wedding shoot experiences, and I'll take their advices for what it is worth.

 

[weegk]

:mad2: :kok: :hammer: