That's true, Bruce. I was thinking, that if I was to go pro, I would have to do all kinds of photographs - portraits perhaps excluded. Anyway a good studio flash setup will only cost appr. 1000 USD. And I have access to a studio. Studios can also be rented.
I guess my point was, that if you are starting out from scratch, and investing what is equal to two or three years of profits in setting up a business, and having access to the funds needed, you wouldn't buy Pentax. No IS equipment available, very narrow selection of dedicated digital lenses, only one DSLR body etc. etc. If I had to start in a smaller scale, I'd probably use what ever I already have. Then I'd buy Pentax. The good thing about Pentax *ist D is, that it's the digital body for owners of "old" Pentax lenses. The bad thing about Pentax is, that this is exactly the reason, they can't seem to produce/sell enough new dedicated lenses and offer customers enough to choose from. All the best. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. august 2004 22:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: What would a pro buy - survey? (was: Lessons fro a pro) Around here, there is no such thing as a "generic" pro photographer. Your subject determines the gear you need. You need to be more specific. One thing I would say is that you almost entirely left out lighting equipment. If you ever need any additiona; light at all you need at least two of those little shoe mount flashes, so you have a spare. Most editorial, corporate, location, wedding event, many sports, studio photographers have as much invested in lighting: lights/stands/light boxes/umbrellas/backdrops/grids/reflectors/meters as they do in camera gear. BR From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would probably be looking for: 2 digital bodies (3-14 MP0), including battery grips etc. Dedicated lenses: 2-3 zooms f2.8 throughout 3-5 primes f2.8 or better Tele converter, perhaps a macro converter Filters, like polarizer and misc. effects (Cokin) A dedicated flash GN 135 (45) 2-4 RAM cards Portable hard drive/card reader Tripod and monopod And probably some IS equipment or avialable light/evening shots
