-How can you shoot with two cameras at once. It's a nightmare and you would spend all your time worrying about the gear and missing the shots.
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Very Real Story, I've been shooting weddings for a little over 18 Years and have a couple of simular stories but not that bad. We had a lab distroy half our film when the processor dropped the film rack into the bottom of the developer tank..... As far as film being more risky then digital... I doubt it is that simple. The main difference is putting your images in the hands of a third party to develope and print. With digital you can keep your images in hand and still have them printed, safely. We carry several CF cards and NEVER erase a card until it is transfered and burned to CDs.
Yep. I used to have one. It wasn't one of Nikons best cameras, and compared to what is available today it is primitive, not stone age like an F Photomic, but there is better technology available, both film and digital. And the photog was pretty dim to cover a wedding using one 10+ year old camera. (OK, now all the people using 25 year old Hassys can jump in).
How can you tell if a FP shutter is malfuctioning without seeing it?
You're not really dumb enough to believe that a PS camera of any kind is better than an F4 for pro work, are you? Naw, of course not..you know you're spouting propaganda. Blech! The F4 is a fine camera. I've heard of few of them failing even after taking horrid abuse. My F4 bodies have been dropped on concerete streets, soaked with water, assulted by dust on farms and factories, and have never, ever needed service. The guy "Got Lucky". It had nothing to do with film vs. digital because he was using a camera built to a higher standard of reliablity than any digital SLR made today except the Canon D series, which equal the F4. He could have had a failure with a D-SLR, as other posters have mentioned with flash card problems
So it was you I saw in Kansas at Christmas! I thought it was a Xmas tree, surely 3 cameras in deep snow could be cosidered dangerous?
A working PS is better than a broken F4.
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OK. YOu have your opinion and I have mine. I used to own an F4 I was never impressed with it , compared to the F2, Now that was a camera!
Didn't say film v digital. I was saying working v non working. And he should not be using one camera unless he can verify that it's working by using polaroid or digital.
If he was checking the LCD on a digital camera, he would have lnown earlier that the card or camera was wonky.
--How do you organize your the order of the shots with 3 different camera bodies and different films all shooting at different times during the ceremony ? Does it take you much time? I assume you use the panoramic camera for groups etc. Sounds diffrent but I suppose everyone has their own way of working.
I'll be happy to introduce you to the participants.
I would suggest a quick re-read of the original post. Particularly this part:
Your hearing the mirror is no indication that the shutter is working properly. As for "knowing" it is malfunctioning, there is a caveat, which I tried to explain, but apparently failed. If you use one of those cameras for any extended period of time, you get used to the sounds and the feel of the camera as it cycles. And they sometimes fail at other shutter speeds than others. But you can sometimes pick up a hint that all is not right. Not so with the sync failing, etc.; but it points to the fact that the shutter should be quickly checked between rolls or as soon as shooting permits. It is a horrible situation that every pro dreads and every amateur is totally unaware of until it happens. gc
An excellent tip for the aspiring or established pro who wants to shoot film.
The F2 is awesome. The thing I didsliked about my F4 was the plasticy feeling of it's controls and it's outer cover. The insode's metal and HEAVY, but the outside feels cheap comared to an F2 or an F3. Someday when i get a little money i'm going to buy an old F2 to shoot with..but man they're still so darned expensive! You can get an F4 cheaper than an F2 in nice condition.
Agreed; i always take backups to shoots. You'd be foolish not to, especially at a wedding!
True. Would the LCD tell you if the card was wonky? Still it would have told him the shutter wasn't working. I've used Kodak 14n and Nikon D1x cameras numerous times when clients demanded digital capture but I don't own one yet. Most of my work is still black and white fine art, and my Mamiya 645 with Tmax 100 developed in rodinal beats all the 35m based digital systems for that so far. I wish someone would make a black and white only digital!
