What do you think of a photographer who uses D70 for weddings?


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That might be a sarcastic remark from her friends, who probably think that your client can't afford a decent meal, can afford to hire a professional photographer. :bsmilie:

+evenstar said:
Still remember when I covered a wedding last year at Fullerton with my 300D. My client said afterwords that some of her friends said that "wow, you managed to hire a professional photographer to cover your event"..

I believe that equipment doesn't matter, it's the way you act and present yourself during the event, and of course, your products..
 

What do you think of a photographer who uses D70 for weddings?

I would think that a pro photographer who uses a D70 would have recovered from his investment in equipment very quickly versus a newbie who uses a D2X.
;)

I would also think that a photographer who needs the latest and greatest gear to feel secure, seriously has a very poor self esteem. ;p :devil:
 

jnet6 said:
no doubt... slides are better..(but $$)
hehe..
120 is better......


and than

4by5 is better.....

and again

8by10 is even better.....


what is this????

wedding day become like what?

You are here to document the event, not to show off your gears…
 

catchlights said:
Than you have not heard about this photographer....

He tell everyone that he use Contax DSLR, using Carl Zeiss Lens, best camera and lens in the world, Canon and Nikon also no fight, his associates all using Leica …lens……on Sony cameras. All the picture very sharp, top notch quality. Germen Lens is the finest lens in the world…….....…..lens very sharp…....……. Lens very nice…….....…camera very good….......….. only use the best camera….......……sharpest lens in the world…......……no other Japanese lens can compare……........…only Contax………......…..and also Leica lens…….....and so on….......…..
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......
Oppss....... I forget to look at his works, so I can't tell you how are they
Let me guess.... Nice huge steaming piles of turd? :think:

Pardon me for being so brutally honest. I haven't slept well for like 5 days (keep having nightmares), I drag myself out of bed and to work literally and seeing my eye bags and panda eyes is doing wonders to my temper.
 

snowspeeder said:
In this meritocratic and materialistic society, most people are caught up with what money can buy, even to the extend of what appears to be 'professionalism' and 'respect'. In photography, most people are too caught with the equipment, the theoretical aspects of it; than the art itself. :nono:
Unfortunately, Art is not something that one can quantify with numbers and words. Its highly subjective and controversial (to a certain extent).

Looks like everyone's so caught up in statistics, numbers and so on that even our form of expression - Art, is being quantified this way.

Sad... :cry:
 

AngelZhou said:
I dun thing there is something wrong wif D70... In fact that's my dream camera... *shy shy*
Start off with a D70s. Den u can upgrade to ur dream camera.

After upgrading u can consider a D2x as well. But don't stop here, cos Canon has a wide range of excellent lenses and a full-frame sensor DSLR....

*jsbn opens the BBB vortex*
 

Yezrah said:
That might be a sarcastic remark from her friends, who probably think that your client can't afford a decent meal, can afford to hire a professional photographer. :bsmilie:
1 thump on the head with a 300mm f/2.8 is good for telling such ppl to wake up their idea. :eek: :eek: :eek:
 

eikin said:
will you employ a total newbie with zero experience in wedding and events but uses a D2X for your wedding? :confused:
I like your reply. ;)
 

Hi All,

I'm doin photography s a hobby n recently did a favour for my niece s her wedding photographer. At e same time, her friend also got married on e same day. To make story short, weeks later when they shared their pics, her friend was mesmerized by the results I'd produced. She had hired a so-called "pro" as her photographer but instead she preferred my works. And now my niece's other friends r after me for their upcoming weddings. I dunno wat equipment e photographer used n I dun even bother to find out. All I know is dat photography requires passion, patience n most definitely vision.

My equipment - Nikon F65, Tokina 28-70 f2.6/2.8 ATX PRO, SB-26, Stroboframe VH 2000

I luv these equipment of mine dat I hesitated in upgrading to dSLR.
 

hazta said:
Hi All,

I'm doin photography s a hobby n ................................ All I know is dat photography requires passion, patience n most definitely vision.

My equipment - Nikon F65, Tokina 28-70 f2.6/2.8 ATX PRO, SB-26, Stroboframe VH 2000

I luv these equipment of mine dat I hesitated in upgrading to dSLR.

I like your reply, but I have to tell you the truth, I shoot wedding for money. :bsmilie: :bsmilie:
 

catchlights said:
I like your reply, but I have to tell you the truth, I shoot wedding for money. :bsmilie: :bsmilie:


Hmmm..... Perhaps I shud do e same. Start making big bucks n hopefully upgrade myself... ;)
 

Dudes,
Let me quote this story my friend, also an avid photographer, once told me about buying expensive gears.

He went to Japan with his wife for their honeymoon and as usual, he brought his gears along. They visited Mount Fuji and when he reached there, he saw this group of Japanese male tourists taking photos of the beautiful scenary with their big guns that money can buy. They were carrying all these big Nikon bags and wearing photographers' vests.

But guess what? The real irony was according to my friend, they were simply standing on one line, the cameras all facing the same direction. In another words, all of them were taking the same picture.

It doesn't matter what gears you have. Sure, everybody wants the best, the fastest, the sharpest camera on the market but c'mon lah, at the speed the digital technology is progressing, you can't have everything on the market.

For photography, it's the skills and your inspiration that still counts. No point carrying a wonderful tool but not knowing how to use it.

Regards,
-Michelle- :)
 

jsbn said:
Let me guess.... Nice huge steaming piles of turd? :think:

Pardon me for being so brutally honest. I haven't slept well for like 5 days (keep having nightmares), I drag myself out of bed and to work literally and seeing my eye bags and panda eyes is doing wonders to my temper.
No lar, base on professional courtesy, I do not comment on other photographers works.
 

catchlights said:
It happen before you know? not once.... :bsmilie:
Yeah man I know. I am aware of some crazy things that can happen in the photography industry/market.

But well, it's probably one of those situation where you pay peanuts and get monkey. Eh? ;)

I don't exactly blame the photographer either.

Regards,
-Michelle- :)
 

mich_2103 said:
Dudes,
Let me quote this story my friend, also an avid photographer, once told me about buying expensive gears.

.........................................

For photography, it's the skills and your inspiration that still counts. No point carrying a wonderful tool but not knowing how to use it.

Regards,
-Michelle- :)
For somebody, it is more fun and enjoyable to own expensive gears, to photograph something nice may not be their primary goal anymore. So let it be.
 

catchlights said:
Than you have not heard about this photographer....

He tell everyone that he use Contax DSLR, using Carl Zeiss Lens, best camera and lens in the world, Canon and Nikon also no fight, his associates all using Leica …lens……on Sony cameras. All the picture very sharp, top notch quality. Germen Lens is the finest lens in the world…….....…..lens very sharp…....……. Lens very nice…….....…camera very good….......….. only use the best camera….......……sharpest lens in the world…......……no other Japanese lens can compare……........…only Contax………......…..and also Leica lens…….....and so on….......…..
.........
.........
.........

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......
Oppss....... I forget to look at his works, so I can't tell you how are they
panasonic FZ 5.. leica lens and Mega OIS.. mo tak teng ah!
 

mich_2103 said:
But guess what? The real irony was according to my friend, they were simply standing on one line, the cameras all facing the same direction. In another words, all of them were taking the same picture.
What's wrong with that, you mean your friend knows what they're seeing thru the viewfinder :rolleyes:
 

Zplus said:
I would also think that a photographer who needs the latest and greatest gear to feel secure, seriously has a very poor self esteem. ;p :devil:
Tell that to the D70 user who was shooting wedding at fullerton that tried hard to conceal his D70 with 18-70DX behind himself as my friends walked past with all the pro bodies and heavy artillery. :bsmilie:
 

mich_2103 said:
situation where you pay peanuts and get monkey. Eh? ;)

I don't exactly blame the photographer either.

Regards,
-Michelle- :)

Nowadays getting "peanuts" is not too bad you know ...
 

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