Tim

[song4themoon]

You are gonna have me broke here soon.. lol ... I just realized that I bought everything you recommended.... book, slideshow software, lenses.... and I am just about to buy the flash.

[spencer87]

haha i know how you feel. i've taken lots of Tim's advice- the Tamron 28-75, a few books. thanks for all the sage advice!

[song4themoon]

There flash bought too.... lets see... I would add this up to a total of about $1000 in recommended items..lmao :) Thanks though, I really appreciate your advice!

[R. Lawrence]

It's definitely an addiction! Just when I think I'm all set with equipment, I find out that I "need" something else!!!!

Bob

[Wazza]

Don't listen to him. I'm telling ya he's brainwashing us all. :lol:

Mmmmm slideshow software. :)

[tim]

Oooh, I have disciples :p Did I mention you also need a 1DsMk2? ;) The phrase "blind leading the blind" springs to mind, though I guess it's not really true any more.

I thought I was done with equipment too, but lately my Tamron hasn't been focusing as consistently as I want (ie 100%). I'm going to have to get rid of it and get the 24-70L, which I tried last night. It's heavy, the zoom works the wrong way, and my very ad-hoc test shots don't show it any sharper than the tamron, but I think I need to get it anyway. Also the 30mm F1.4 is calling me...

Remember equipment is a means to an end, a tool. Have the best equipment you can afford, learn to use it, then forget about it.

[liza]

He's cost me money, too, and after this last post, I can feel my wallet getting even lighter.

[song4themoon]

I need to stop listening to you for a while as I REALLY want to get the 70-200/2.8 IS and after buying all the other stuff its going to be a while before I can afford this :) Pricetag is quite high with an average of $1300 for a lens :D

[tim]

IMHO for wedding photography the 70-200 IS is a useful lens to have, and one I use regularly at receptions so I can stay out of the way, but it's not essential. If you don't have it just stand closer.

[song4themoon]

Yeah thats what I am doing now... but I am just drooling over it every time I see it :)

[tim]

Yeah thats what I am doing now... but I am just drooling over it every time I see it :)

Luckily it's waterproof :p

[song4themoon]

lmao, you crack me up :)

[tim]

And you've gotten me on an un-funny day. You think that's funny, you should check this out (http://www.42below.com/callcentre/), and the other videos linked below it. One of them will educate you about New Zealand (http://www.42below.com/flashad/storyof42) too ;)

Edit - anyone easily offended shouldn't click those links. Also if they offend you maybe it's best not to visit NZ, those videos are us being polite. I'm actually one of the nice ones ;)

[jamiewexler]

I spent a semester in school in NZ...Warkworth, north of Auckland. Lot of sheep...

[newgenphoto]

And you've gotten me on an un-funny day. You think that's funny, you should check this out (http://www.42below.com/callcentre/), and the other videos linked below it. One of them will educate you about New Zealand (http://www.42below.com/flashad/storyof42) too ;)

Edit - anyone easily offended shouldn't click those links. Also if they offend you maybe it's best not to visit NZ, those videos are us being polite. I'm actually one of the nice ones ;)

WOW!!! Now that was funny!!! BUT... is the Vodka good??

[NordieBoy]

I spent a semester in school in NZ...Warkworth, north of Auckland. Lot of sheep...
There's something north of Auckland?

:D ;)

[dgcorner]

Tim, those ads crack me up:lol: :lol: :lol:

Fran, you sure can stick it to us North Isalnders;)

[NordieBoy]

Well it was only recently that maps of NZ stopped having the legend "Here be Dragons" for anything south of the Bombays.

:D

[song4themoon]

OMG, those are FUNNY

[Wazza]

The Vodka is good and cheap. :)

And especially good value now I see how it's really made down in Sydney, New Zealand.

[tim]

WOW!!! Now that was funny!!! BUT... is the Vodka good??

It's very good vodka :)

[Sharyn1983]

I had the most irresistible reccomendation. I have a friend who shoots wedding and travel photography. Plus some magazine photography. He reccomends buying an ipod photo and a camera attachment to take with you to weddings. When I was an assistant I saw my boss run out of memory a couple of times and I had to shoot while she ran back to the house to download her pictures and come back. So when I went to Baton Rouge to shoot, I purchased and used my 60 gig to download my pictures and then I could keep shooting. Works so incredibly well that I urge you to buy an ipod instead of stack of memory cards.
Now when I travel I don't need to portion my shots. I can shoot 2000 pictures and not think twice. Plus its an ipod, you can put music on it, and carry around some sample shots in case you meet potential clients. Now if I could only figure out how to put my proshow slide shows on there...

[newgenphoto]

I had the most irresistible reccomendation. I have a friend who shoots wedding and travel photography. Plus some magazine photography. He reccomends buying an ipod photo and a camera attachment to take with you to weddings. When I was an assistant I saw my boss run out of memory a couple of times and I had to shoot while she ran back to the house to download her pictures and come back. So when I went to Baton Rouge to shoot, I purchased and used my 60 gig to download my pictures and then I could keep shooting. Works so incredibly well that I urge you to buy an ipod instead of stack of memory cards.
Now when I travel I don't need to portion my shots. I can shoot 2000 pictures and not think twice. Plus its an ipod, you can put music on it, and carry around some sample shots in case you meet potential clients. Now if I could only figure out how to put my proshow slide shows on there...

Sounds like an evil Apple employee puching a sell.....besides, It doesn't work that great. Been there, done that.....never again. 1gb cards are so cheap now. I can shoot 6000 pictures and still have 1gb cards left over!!

Besides, what's this have to do with TIM??

[Sharyn1983]

he is not an apple employee. And how does it not work great? and I just added it as a suggestion since you were talking about equipment...

[tim]

Yeah, come on, let's keep the thead on topic ABOUT ME! ;)

I've also heard there are better solutions than an iPod. There's a massive thread about them in the accessories forum, could be a year old now, the market hasn't changed a lot since then.

[aparmley]

I had the most irresistible reccomendation. I have a friend who shoots wedding and travel photography. Plus some magazine photography. He reccomends buying an ipod photo and a camera attachment to take with you to weddings. When I was an assistant I saw my boss run out of memory a couple of times and I had to shoot while she ran back to the house to download her pictures and come back. So when I went to Baton Rouge to shoot, I purchased and used my 60 gig to download my pictures and then I could keep shooting. Works so incredibly well that I urge you to buy an ipod instead of stack of memory cards.
Now when I travel I don't need to portion my shots. I can shoot 2000 pictures and not think twice. Plus its an ipod, you can put music on it, and carry around some sample shots in case you meet potential clients. Now if I could only figure out how to put my proshow slide shows on there...

Ask any event/wedding photographer - you eventually drop stuff - what happens when you drop your ipod and now all your images are gone! I'll stick to CF cards - Sorry Tim - continue!

[jamiewexler]

You talking abut me Andy? Huh bud? My 35L comes back from Canon service today good as new!

However, I agree that it's pretty foolish to dump then re-use cards. Memory is cheap, buy enough cards to cover an entire wedding. If you want to BU on site, that's fine, but don't format the cards until you have multiple BU's...

Losing someone's wedding images, however, might be an expensive mistake indeed!

[newgenphoto]

Speaking of dumping cards.... the VERY first thing I do when I'm done with a wedding is DL my cards (at home) and then before I even look at them on the PC I burn a master DVD which goes in my clients folder inside a fire safe. This is FAIL PROOF!!
I've actually lost more hard drives then I've had problems with CF cards. Luckily, I was able to recover my HD's both times though but if I couldn't have, I had DVD's in the safe.

[newgenphoto]

That's good news about your lens Jamie....I couldn't even imagine being without one of my babies! :)

[aparmley]

You talking abut me Andy? Huh bud? My 35L comes back from Canon service today good as new!

However, I agree that it's pretty foolish to dump then re-use cards. Memory is cheap, buy enough cards to cover an entire wedding. If you want to BU on site, that's fine, but don't format the cards until you have multiple BU's...

Losing someone's wedding images, however, might be an expensive mistake indeed!

You're one of many I've heard describe their gears inevitable fate in the losing battle with gravity - after all what goes up. . . . we can't always control how it comes down. In addition to all the people who I know dropped their ipod with only music being lost. . . . scary thought. . .

Buts it good to hear your second baby's on its way home, I hope all is well and I look forward to hearing confirmation.

[tim]

I just won an auction for "masters of wedding photography", shouldn't take too long to arrive from the UK. I suspect the GKPE crew will all see it before too long... :)

[Sharyn1983]

Then what do you do if one of your memory cards bends one of the spokes in your camera when you are switching cards?

[NordieBoy]

Panic?

[jamiewexler]

Then what do you do if one of your memory cards bends one of the spokes in your camera when you are switching cards?

Drop the camera in my bag and pick up my backup. Ship the camera off to Canon on Monday... :D

[NordieBoy]

My backup is an art pad and a pencil.

[tim]

Then what do you do if one of your memory cards bends one of the spokes in your camera when you are switching cards?

It's never happened, but i'd do the same as Jamie - use the backup and get the first one fixed, and rent another until it gets back.