Thanks Marc - Really appreciate the time you took to answer this on vacation, you o if I drop you a mail when you get home.
Tim
Any time Tim. We're winding down today, and travel back tomorrow
There are a ton of tricks and settings that can be done to make shooting a wedding with an H camera much closer to the speed of a DSLR.
I have my H set so I can shoot a manual WB shot with one button ... no menu, nothing but press the button ... done.
True Focus is assigned to the rear thumb button so I can use it only when I want it.
I use a dual-lug Arca type quick release plate that allows the use of a hand-strap and a shoulder strap at the same time. The shoulder strap is one of those stretchy types that acts like a shock absorber when carrying the H for any amount of time.
I have a Kirk grip so I can use an on-camera Metz in concert with a Skyport radio sender for my Quadra's which plugs into the side of the H.
Use a Monopod with a RRS Monopod head that's fast as hell for flipping from landscape to portrait. Never used my L plate after getting this head.
The practice part of using the camera is getting the buttons down pat without taking your eye from the viewfinder. Kinda like playing a musical instrument ... if you have to look, it's to late ... :ROTFL: Fortunately, the ergonomics on this camera were really well thought out and it is possible to comp flash or camera exposure, set manual WB, or swap ISOs very, very fast.
Many of the shots on my opening flash section of my website are MF. The couple in the forest was the H3D-II/31 available light, and the Bride on the couch was with the H4D/40 using one strobe and on-camera fill. In the Portrait section, the riding cowboy was the 31 available light, as was his portrait.
www.fotografz.com
We'll talk more.
-Marc