On 2007-07-08 05:09:12 -0400, Caesar <caesar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> Hi,
>
> I shot film (35mm) for many years, had my own dark room and stopped 10
> years ago. Now I want to jump back shooting weddings. Since my
> photographer is leaving us and the area, I better do it now myself since
> I have to attend to the weddings anyway.
>
> I still have a Canon 10D which I bought 5 years ago. This is not an
> option and would be only a back-up.
>
> I'm thinking of buying two new Canon EOS 3 film cameras. You might think
> why go "backwards" and not digital.
> Well I thought about it and I believe film is still the better option
> (price, time consumption and quality).
>
> I have 2 lenses (I have more but these are the two which I intend to
> use)- the 24-70/2.8 L USM and the 70-200/2.8 L USM IS.
> Would you recommend to get a fixed 85/1.2 L lens too?
> Since it is hard to get the Fuji 100 films (only 200 are available here)
> it might be too bright for this lens and the type of weddings I will
> shoot with this lens (mostly beach and island weddings with bright sun
> light and sand).
> Would you recommend to get an EOS 3 and an EOS 1 or would the two EOS 3
> be sufficient?
> No sports photography here so I don't even want to bother with the PBE2
> (minimizing weight since these lenses are already quite heavy).
>
> Would this setup be ok or do you have any other suggestions?
>
> Thank you for your input.
>
> Cheers
> Caesar
Really, how many times do ¥ou have to post this? Several times in this
group plus several others.
That being said, for Wedding photos, there is no question that a medium
format film camera in the hands of a pro will blow away full frame or
1.5(6) format digital and 35mm film. While I love the subltley of the
Kodak Portra films and the Fuji NPS, in this day and age it will be
hard to justify. Don't forget most bridezilla's and Momzilla's want
digital because they think it is better, They want the photos on
websites instantly and digially composed albums. They want
computerized slide shows with background music. Unless you can show a
clearly visably better product with film then you are wasting your
time. Every 35mm film Wedding photog I know has gone over to digital.
So have most of the medium format, although I still know a couple of
guys who are sticking to film That have a wealth of experience are
very good and market themselves to high end weddings. They also shoot
digital!
As far as the lenses go, on a bright day, it doesn't matter what the
large aperature is, its the small one that counts. In this case I
would invest in some ND filters, so I could shoot at a large aperature
to control DOF.
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Jim <jen....not....home..remvdots...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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