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Fujifilm X-H1 + XF 16-55mm f/2.8 advantages over A7iii + FE 24-105mm f 4

Started Aug 18, 2018 | Discussions thread
Doug MacMillan Veteran Member • Posts: 3,695
Camera Systems are the least of your concerns

Crgln wrote:

I'm looking in the $3k-ish range for me son, a photography student. He is most motivated by outdoor photography, creative studio sets, and finding unique shots. He's also looking at paying gigs of people shoots and weddings (1 wedding down). He edits currently with Lightroom.

You say he is a photography student.  Where? College? How old is he?   I have a B.F.A. in commercial photography. When I was accepted at Art Center, I had to have three complete systems in large format, medium format and 35mm.  In the digital age you don't need different format systems, but you do need more than just one body and one lens. Even as a happy amateur, I've got 6 lenses for my FF DSLR and 4 for my Fuji (still building).

What is his aspirations? If it is to be a full time professional photographer, he'd be better off taking business and marketing classes.   If you've got skin in this game (talking about forking over $3K on a camera alone indicates it), you and your son need to sit down and do a business analysis to get a realistic idea of the potential of making professional photography a career.

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