General Wedding Chit Chat Thread...

Wow! It's getting pretty intense in here. I'm wondering wich one of you is gonna lay an egg first!

picturecrazy wrote in post #3761229
I think it would be a good idea personally. I'm wowed at the 40D specs. But the real verdict will come when people buy it and we see the image quality. But I can't see it being bad. Canon doesn't put out cameras with poor image quality.

I'll definitely wait until after it comes out to hear reviews. Honestly, I doubt I'll even notice a difference, which is why I think I should sell what I have

liza wrote in post #3761240
Good idea. Just make sure you have two bodies when you shoot a wedding.

IF I ever shoot a wedding again, I've made arrangements to borrow a XTi from a friend until it seems worth it for me to own my own second body.

italianfemmy wrote in post #3761232
Also, no need to say good equipment is wasted on you. Your first wedding pictures were far better than a lot of peoples first photos.

Thanks for saying so! Hopefully I'll get the chance to keep improving...

picturecrazy wrote in post #3761270
That means we can probably have focus screens with gridlines or stuff on it. It will not change the position of the AF sensors at all. I believe there is also some kind of split prism manual focus screen!!!!! YAY!!! Reminds me of shooting manual focus lenses almost two decades ago. Split prisms ROCK!

Awesome, so my thoughts were some-what on with what it actually is. My only kudos to Nikon vs Canon is the grid imprinted on the focus screen. I really do like this. I think it'll be nice that we can now do this with the 40D.

as long as my egg is the 40D..I'll go first

Rakefet wrote in post #3761296
as long as my egg is the 40D..I'll go first

What? LOL

Rakefet wrote in post #3761296
as long as my egg is the 40D..I'll go first

You're a nut!

bcap wrote in post #3761299
What? LOL

As usual Bryan missed it!

Kathy H wrote in post #3761304
As usual Bryan missed it!

LOL yeah ...

You guys get distracted easy! Sorry, I'll get out of here and let you chat 40D!

I know that Canon says cameras like the 20D don't have interchangeable focus screens...but third party companies have been making them for years. So that's not really a new feature, is it?

Either way, I wouldn't mind either a split screen or a grid screen.

Big Mike wrote in post #3761329
I know that Canon says cameras like the 20D don't have interchangeable focus screens...but third party companies have been making them for years. So that's not really a new feature, is it?

Either way, I wouldn't mind either a split screen or a grid screen.

I avoid the 3rd party screens. I've heard they can do funny things with metering, it's finicky to install (lining up AF sensors to the screen), and voids your warranty. I trust the bazillions of dollars in canon's R&D.

Just so exciting..whoo hooo...

what's the cost on amazon right now? 1200?

picturecrazy wrote in post #3761347
I avoid the 3rd party screens. I've heard they can do funny things with metering, it's finicky to install (lining up AF sensors to the screen), and voids your warranty. I trust the bazillions of dollars in canon's R&D.

I've know a couple guys (other forum) who did it. It's like cleaning the sensor, kind of scary if you don't know what you are doing...but when you understand the pieces involved, it's supposed to be fairly easy.

Might be worth trying on one of your older cameras.

Hi, I'm pretty new to this forum.. been reading and looking at pictures for a couple of months now and finally got the courage to get an account. Although I've been doing weddings for 2 yrs now, I haven't done any this wedding season because of me being so overly preggers and just having my baby girl last month. I don't have my first weddings until October. I'm so excited to learn from you guys and hopefully I'll have something to offer in October!

I know that you guys probably are like a POTN family here, so I thought I introduce myself while I barge into your chit chat conversation here...LOL

The good thing about family is that new generations can be born megansmom. Welcome to potn!