Observing a pro , I got questions.

Sparty and Woody to the rescue!!! yay

pilsburypie wrote in post #12703435
Great stuff. The boys from England have sorted this sorry mess out once and for all.

Tea anyone?!

I'll ask my butler Hudson to serve it in the morning room

David

Blast! I've just given my butler the day off - and I can't possibly get my tea myself!

Roy Mathers wrote in post #12704124
Blast! I've just given my butler the day off - and I can't possibly get my tea myself!

Roy DOES have a sense of humor!!

Back on topic: I think the photog was wrong. It wouldn't have been any trouble for her to just say she was too busy at the moment tp explain.
There was really know reason why the OP had to return with his grear.

Mike R wrote in post #12704983
Roy DOES have a sense of humor!!

Well duh! He is British! and he's got a butler so he could just let
the butler being all proper and showing the bad teeth while he himself
could run around in the woods hunting foxes or Robin Hood and
then have afternoon tea party with damsels wearing corsets and oversized
Victorian style dresses

Mike R wrote in post #12704983
Roy DOES have a sense of humor!!

Back on topic: I think the photog was wrong. It wouldn't have been any trouble for her to just say she was too busy at the moment tp explain.
There was really know reason why the OP had to return with his grear.

FuturamaJSP wrote in post #12705040
Well duh! He is British! and he's got a butler so he could just let
the butler being all proper and showing the bad teeth while he himself
could run around in the woods hunting foxes or Robin Hood and
then have afternoon tea party with damsels wearing corsets and oversized
Victorian style dresses

To both - Am I to assume that English is not your first language?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #12706263
To both - Am I to assume that English is not your first language?

I'm across the great pond and you know how we butchered the language.

"I just don't know why one would need a light meter, or am I a moron??"

I think this question may be mis-stated, seems like it should read,
"Am I a moron?? I just don't know why one would need a light meter".

7 or 8 years ago, pros were doing great "Pro quality" work with 3mp D30's, and everyone was in awe at the ability of this new camera.
Like always, new equipment comes along and automatically the old stuff becomes junk.

I did my first weddings with a Minolta SRT101, a couple of Vivatar lenses and a old Honeywell "Potato Masher" flash. While doing the group shots, I heard a wife tell her husband, who had a Mamiya 2¼ SLR with a Braun flash and battery pak, "See how he sets them up? That's why he gets paid for this".

BTW, he never interrupted me to ask any questions, guess he figured I was kinda busy doing my job.
I don't think he brought his kit in to impress anyone.

I think I remember reading a post about a wedding photog, who was laughing at this guy who came up and started asking her questions in the middle of setup. She said " He didn't even know how to use a light meter and wanted me to stop and explain to him everything. Then he went a borrowed some equipment but I could still tell he didn't know what he was doing because he was shooting with the lens cap on."

I wonder if there is any relationship to the stories???? LOL

Roy Mathers wrote in post #12706263
To both - Am I to assume that English is not your first language?

Svenska
I think it will take the rest of my life to master this language called English even though I currently living in a English speaking country.
Well technically it's a bilingual but who gives a damn about stupid French