2 350 D bodies

I have a 350D body with the lens kit. and everyone keeps recommanding me to get another body with me if i am going to into wedding photography.
Now i have the chance to buy another 350D body for a good price and i don't know should i get another body as the one i have or wait and save more and get a better one...Or take the money and get some lenses??

Can any one help me with this Delimina....

Have a read of the FAQ if you'd like my opinion. The short version is you probably need another $3K-$5K worth of gear to have professional level gear. Even then you'll find many of the guest will have better cameras than you, which isn't an issue if you can show great work (they're good cameras), but I like to have gear better than mosts guests gear.

having 2 350d bodies is ok but i think it's better to get a higher model body and make your 350d as your back up. in the long run, at least you just need to sell the older body for a newer model and make your present main body as your back up and it goes so on and so forth. hope this helps.

tim wrote in post #4169106
Have a read of the FAQ if you'd like my opinion. The short version is you probably need another $3K-$5K worth of gear to have professional level gear. Even then you'll find many of the guest will have better cameras than you, which isn't an issue if you can show great work (they're good cameras), but I like to have gear better than mosts guests gear.

Tim i read ur reply and the faq and nothing is there...

clengster_77 wrote in post #4169301
having 2 350d bodies is ok but i think it's better to get a higher model body and make your 350d as your back up. in the long run, at least you just need to sell the older body for a newer model and make your present main body as your back up and it goes so on and so forth. hope this helps.

I like what you say.. i think i will hold on the 350D... sure iw ould like to get a btter body then the one i have....

I shot a wedding with my 30D. I also have an XT. While it would have been possible to shoot it with the XT, the experience would not have been great. I keep my XT as a backup for stuff like that.

Eventually, what with tax breaks for new gear etc, everybody is going to have a bag full of L glass and 1D bodies.

Two 350d's are ok. Soon you will realize you want more and then upgrade to the 40d.

Get the 350d now so you have a back up body, and spend your savings investing in some quality glass. The 350d is a great camera and will do you fine until you are ready to upgrade.

Gear wise, glass will be the biggest factor in getting you great shots, not the body.

brenno wrote in post #4175278
Gear wise, glass will be the biggest factor in getting you great shots, not the body.

I would say the photographer would be the main limitation for a while No offense to the original poster, it probably applies to most of us!

I have two 350D's and one 30D, will sell one of the 350D's in december (already have a buyer) and buy another 30D or a 40D.

My advice is: Start building your glass first, get the best there is. If you can't afford 30D/40D's together with good glass, then go with the 350D or 400D to begin with. When you can afford better bodies, upgrade.

tim wrote in post #4175315
I would say the photographer would be the main limitation for a while No offense to the original poster, it probably applies to most of us!

Agreed, which is why I said "gear wise", meaning when it comes to gear, glass would be better than a higher end body. The 350d is a great little performer.

To the OP, like Tim said, we are our greatest limitations, but when it comes to gear, glass will do you much better results wise, than the body.

Plus, you already have the 350d, so you would know its functions, controls, etc. Why confuse the issue by picking up a different body?? Two camera's of the same model would be easier to operate than two different models, especially in the pressure situations of weddings, and also considering you are just starting out, seemless transition from body to body will assist you greatly.

CyberPet wrote in post #4175333
I have two 350D's and one 30D, will sell one of the 350D's in december (already have a buyer) and buy another 30D or a 40D.

My advice is: Start building your glass first, get the best there is. If you can't afford 30D/40D's together with good glass, then go with the 350D or 400D to begin with. When you can afford better bodies, upgrade.

Ditto that. I did the same thing. 2 x 350D, added a 30D almost two years later and will be looking for another 30/40/50D in maybe another year and a half/two years at which point I will be selling a 350D. But I have good glass and love it!

350Ds are fine but not with a kit lens. I had one and with a good lens the photos were fine. Yes, as others have said you need better glass and perhaps the 40D would better than another 350D. As Tim said you'd want better cameras than the guests.
Cheers

damian

I agree with everyone here. This will be a much more expensive venture than you are projecting. You will need 2-3K in glass alone to begin the process.

stathunter wrote in post #4177655
I agree with everyone here. This will be a much more expensive venture than you are projecting. You will need 2-3K in glass alone to begin the process.

Shoot - I effed up then .

My first (free) wedding as the pro:

1 300D Digital Rebel
1 kit lens
1 50 f1.8
1 Cheap @ss Sigma 55-200
1 Sigma ef500 DG Super flash
...and the gear was still better than I was...