Advice on digital SRL cameras

[bitingmidge]

Well the boss has gone and booked a professional photographer

That was nice of him, and you've only started in the new job too!

Hey marriage is the second best thing you can do in your life (next to going to the footy with your mates). Treat her right and she'll probably last longer than all your machinery anyway, so it isn't a very big investment at the end of the day!

I am not sure that once you get to 5 or 6 megapixels the difference can be seen by the human eye at say 8x10 size, but I'd love to find out......I am seriously thinking of making the change to digital in about 12 months time...so serious that I have just last week sold all of my Canon EOS gear, USM lenses the lot......hopefully within a year I'll have a serious pile of dough, saved from all the processing that I haven't had to pay for this year!

If only someone would make a large format digital that could be given away in WeetBix packets!

Cheers,

P

[Little Festo]

I have just got a Nikon D100. I think it's a six megapixel?? 17meg files. A A4 sized photo printed on a good quality dye sublimination printer is soooo close to 100 ISO 35mm film quality wise. I shot a wedding for a friend a few weeks back but I used 35mm film for that because of the convienience of printing. It's definatly better to use one of the professional labs as their film processing is of archieval standard. Pro labs have extra washes between the different chemical processes so the "film" will last longer without fading etc.

I'm glad you hired a professional photographer. I find photographing weddings quite stressfull at times, always thinking ahead and working quickly but efficiently. I used to do lots many years ago but now 1 or 2 a year for friends for free is enough. I'd much rather be with gouge in hand at the lathe on Saturday afternoons than photographing the bride and groom.

Re digital though I use digital for about 99% of the photographic work I do at RDH, Medical, lecture materials and Public Relations.

Peter

[Sir Stinkalot]

I used to do lots many years ago but now 1 or 2 a year for friends for free is enough. I'd much rather be with gouge in hand at the lathe on Saturday afternoons than photographing the bride and groom.
Peter

Peter .... I have allways considered you a friend
The wedding is on a Sunday so you can still do your own thing on Saturday.
You will need to find your own way down.

Stinky.

[Little Festo]

Well Stinky, if it was closer than 1,946 km (Qantas) and a civilised tempeture (26 degrees yesterday - nearly had to wear a jumper) I might consider it. I hope you have a wonderfull day on the day.

All the best - Peter