In article <2008021522064843658-adunc79617@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Michael <adunc79617@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 2008-02-15 06:54:44 -0500, Ben Micklem <benmicklem@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
> > in article 2008021500130216807-adunc79617@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Michael at
> > adunc79617@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote on 15/2/08 05:13:
> >
> >> Sorry but I am not accustomed to seeing weddings shot on 35mm film
> >> cameras at all. I am accustomed to seeing weddings done on MF or now
on
> >> digital, but not on 35mm.
> >
> > Have you shot a wedding with MF? It is painfully slow, involves more
> > extensive posing and a tripod. In the 1990's there was a revolution in
what
> > people expected of a wedding photographers- fine grained 400 speed
colour
> > film, and very fine grained 100 and 160 speed films, allowed prints to
8x10
> > that were very close to MF, as far as most people could tell. People
wanted
> > wedding photographs like they saw in magazines- a re****tage style.
People
> > didn't want their wedding day ruined by posing for hours, completely
> > breaking the mood of the occasion.
> >
> > Medium format has a place for group photos, but more memorable shots
have
> > been captured at weddings on 35mm for two decades. Digital is here
now, and
> > offers more flexibility and speed than 35mm, and with the quality of
MF.
> > And, returning to the topic, wedding photographers on digital are
using
> > super-wides. Even wider than ever. Nikon has a full frame 14-24mm f2.8
lens.
> > There is definitely a demand and need for super-wides at weddings and
other
> > social photography.
> >
> >
> > Ben
>
> I guess today's brides and grooms have no taste.
Indeed. Not everyone reads Hello or whatever its called.
Our wedding was on a brilliantly sunny September day in 2004. Only the
official photographer, with his MF camera, tripod, and flash (as far as
I can recall), was able to deal with the white dress and the white
wedding cake without burnout. None of the various DSLRs present appeared
able to handle it anything like as well.
I was also impressed that he only took a couple of shots of each of the
posed groups. In no instance were there eyes blinking, or people looking
away, ...
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