A breakdown IMO:
SHOOTING STYLE -
Product (table and on location):
Leaf Shutter cameras are traditionally used here ... including view camera lenses. In ambient lit locations stop action pours, food steam, etc., is much easier to capture.
Studio Hot Lights are usually HMIs like the Dedolite system ... which some Multi-Shot photographers I know use. 3000 w/s of true Hot Lights have to be experienced to learn why few use them. I've been on maybe 100 contracted photo shoots in recent years, and not one used hot lights ... except a couple using HMIs which are much cooler running.
Auto & Marine (fast action):
A vast majority of Pros I know use DSLRs for this type work for the superior continuous AF, 1/8000th shutter, and selection of long, fast aperture glass. If a MFD were to be used with something like a 350mm the AF is sloooooow ... but this application would definitely favor the Focal Plane MFD.
Fashion (fast action/location):
Either shutter type can work here ... if strobes are used then the up to 1/800th sync of the H3D-II/31 definitely has the advantage with ambient location action shots ... both tend to work for studio action because of the light level control and short strobe duration ...
Portrait (location):
Either works ... I like Focal Plane shutter when using just ambient light ... and Leaf Shutter for flash so I can balance ambient and fill while using a larger aperture.
Architectural:
Either works.
Resort:
Either works for most shots ... Resort Action/Beach favors the 35mm DSLR again with 1/8000th.
70% location, 30% studio:
My experience with the photographers I've hired has been that many use both. However, the Focal Plane camera tends to be a DSLR like a 1DsMKIII more often than a Focal Plane MFD.
SHOOT NOTES-
I do handhold allot. dusk & dawn available light "
Either works here.
... as well as allot of daylight strobes.
Leaf Shutter has the upper hand here.
Horses for courses.
My personal solution is a leaf Shutter MFD, and a high end DSLR for the focal plane stuff ... but wouldn't mind a supplemental H Focal Plane camera
SHOOTING STYLE -
Product (table and on location):
Leaf Shutter cameras are traditionally used here ... including view camera lenses. In ambient lit locations stop action pours, food steam, etc., is much easier to capture.
Studio Hot Lights are usually HMIs like the Dedolite system ... which some Multi-Shot photographers I know use. 3000 w/s of true Hot Lights have to be experienced to learn why few use them. I've been on maybe 100 contracted photo shoots in recent years, and not one used hot lights ... except a couple using HMIs which are much cooler running.
Auto & Marine (fast action):
A vast majority of Pros I know use DSLRs for this type work for the superior continuous AF, 1/8000th shutter, and selection of long, fast aperture glass. If a MFD were to be used with something like a 350mm the AF is sloooooow ... but this application would definitely favor the Focal Plane MFD.
Fashion (fast action/location):
Either shutter type can work here ... if strobes are used then the up to 1/800th sync of the H3D-II/31 definitely has the advantage with ambient location action shots ... both tend to work for studio action because of the light level control and short strobe duration ...
Portrait (location):
Either works ... I like Focal Plane shutter when using just ambient light ... and Leaf Shutter for flash so I can balance ambient and fill while using a larger aperture.
Architectural:
Either works.
Resort:
Either works for most shots ... Resort Action/Beach favors the 35mm DSLR again with 1/8000th.
70% location, 30% studio:
My experience with the photographers I've hired has been that many use both. However, the Focal Plane camera tends to be a DSLR like a 1DsMKIII more often than a Focal Plane MFD.
SHOOT NOTES-
I do handhold allot. dusk & dawn available light "
Either works here.
... as well as allot of daylight strobes.
Leaf Shutter has the upper hand here.
Horses for courses.
My personal solution is a leaf Shutter MFD, and a high end DSLR for the focal plane stuff ... but wouldn't mind a supplemental H Focal Plane camera