Camera Suggestions?

[houstonwhodat]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

houstonwhodat seems to think professionally covering the NFL is akin to shooting a little girl's gymnastics.

No I don't.

You can get by with a D-70 if you have to.

Cameras now are investments like computers used to be.

If you're gonna spend all that money try to get something that you won't outgrow in a year.

Once he starts to get some amazing images he will get the bug and want better and better stuff.

I didn't suggest he buy a D-4x where the body ix 6k.

But he could get the same lenses that the pros use and come out with the same images.

The body of a camera is nothing more than a storage for images whether it is film or digital.

Of course now there is processing going on in the body too.

It all comes down to money in the end.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat

No I don't.

You can get by with a D-70 if you have to.

Cameras now are investments like computers used to be.

If you're gonna spend all that money try to get something that you won't outgrow in a year.

Once he starts to get some amazing images he will get the bug and want better and better stuff.

I didn't suggest he buy a D-4x where the body ix 6k.

But he could get the same lenses that the pros use and come out with the same images.

The body of a camera is nothing more than a storage for images whether it is film or digital.

Of course now there is processing going on in the body too.

It all comes down to money in the end.

I know very, very few photographers that have that kind of gear. Unless he's getting into it professionally, no one needs to spend that kind of money. And it'd be silly to spend that for him. He could spend $1,000 on body and lens and have a camera that would well past his needs for the next 15 years.

I just spent $300 of a 50mm fixed f/1.8 Canon lens, and I've been thrilled with it. No, at f/2.8 it's not as sharp on their L-series, but I don't shoot at f/2.8 that often. At f/4.0 it's one of the sharpest lenses I've used, including some of the L-series.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I know very, very few photographers that have that kind of gear. Unless he's getting into it professionally, no one needs to spend that kind of money. And it'd be silly to spend that for him. He could spend $1,000 on body and lens and have a camera that would well past his needs for the next 15 years.

I just spent $300 of a 50mm fixed f/1.8 Canon lens, and I've been thrilled with it. No, at f/2.8 it's not as sharp on their L-series, but I don't shoot at f/2.8 that often. At f/4.0 it's one of the sharpest lenses I've used, including some of the L-series.

yup

[houstonwhodat]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I know very, very few photographers that have that kind of gear. Unless he's getting into it professionally, no one needs to spend that kind of money. And it'd be silly to spend that for him. He could spend $1,000 on body and lens and have a camera that would well past his needs for the next 15 years.

I just spent $300 of a 50mm fixed f/1.8 Canon lens, and I've been thrilled with it. No, at f/2.8 it's not as sharp on their L-series, but I don't shoot at f/2.8 that often. At f/4.0 it's one of the sharpest lenses I've used, including some of the L-series.

Whatever works for you.

I shoot professionally so I can only speak of what I know.

Hell a major wire or sports agency won't even talk to a photographer unless they have certain equipment.

That's why I have to have it.

You can get by with a lot less.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat

Whatever works for you.

I shoot professionally so I can only speak of what I know.

Hell a major wire or sports agency won't even talk to a photographer unless they have certain equipment.

That's why I have to have it.

You can get by with a lot less.

Because when the guy said "I think My budget is about $400-$600" what he meant was I want a rig that is great for a pro photographer that will get the attention of major wire agencies.

Jesus christ professional photographers are the biggest douche bags.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat

Whatever works for you.

I shoot professionally so I can only speak of what I know.

Hell a major wire or sports agency won't even talk to a photographer unless they have certain equipment.

That's why I have to have it.

You can get by with a lot less.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I know very, very few photographers that have that kind of gear. Unless he's getting into it professionally, no one needs to spend that kind of money. And it'd be silly to spend that for him. He could spend $1,000 on body and lens and have a camera that would well past his needs for the next 15 years.

I just spent $300 of a 50mm fixed f/1.8 Canon lens, and I've been thrilled with it. No, at f/2.8 it's not as sharp on their L-series, but I don't shoot at f/2.8 that often. At f/4.0 it's one of the sharpest lenses I've used, including some of the L-series.

Canons nifty fifty lens has great glass in it for $100. For what I'm doing I keep shrinking mm lens. The 24mm L f1.4 lens was still narrow so went to a Samyang 14 mm f2.8