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Oh, I see what you're saying. Your reply to f6cvalkyrie clued me in.I think you misunderstand me - I quite agree about believing in yourself - and as far as I'm concerned, it's the kit I want to use. What I meant is that you can get funny looks from the guests with their great big Canons even with my kit - I can't imagine what it would be like with a couple of G2s over your shoulder!
Mind you - I don't ever use any noise reduction software for wedding shots - I think it makes it take too long to be feasible. IMHO you need a good DAM, a good procedure and get the shots right in camera.
Yeah, I suppose you're right. Especially if it's some high profile type wedding. But common folk get married too. I think I charged like $500 to $600 for a wedding back when I was going to school. And then prints beyond the his & hers set were separate. Of course that was a looooooog time ago but... The weddings were at friends houses, small community churches, public parks, or in someone's backyard - I shot one at Temple Square tho. Usually there were between 20 and 50 guests if you count the kids. Usually no one else had an SLR - certainly not at the ceremony anyway. I could book 3 to 6 of those a week during vacation. I was assuming the OP was performing or considering performing a similar caliber of service. I mean if it's high profile I guess he's not going to be asking about Panasonic cameras... This assumption is why I misunderstood your post as well.
I think it depends on your reputation, your salesmanship, and your portfolio. If your portfolio and rep are good you can get the customers. And we all know you can sell people on just abut anything if your salesmanship (marketing) is on game. Heck, people are now paying more for tap water than they do gasoline and no one complains a bit about it. Someone is an awfully good salesman! Of course if you're shooting high-profile gigs costing your customers thousands and thousands then rigging and "presence" is important too so the Panasonics in that case are for sure better left at home - capable or not!The question is, would a photographer be credible today if they showed up with a Nikon FM2? Or is substantial camera mass (and a doctor's certificate attesting to having completed a double hernia operation) the price of admission for acceptance by a client?
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