i'm gobsmacked!!
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:12 pm
Hi everyone,
Well I have a few questions, but first i will explain the reason why i am posting these questions. Earlier today I received an email from an old school friend asking me to photograph her special day, after she saw my pictures from my first wedding I did last year. She loved what i had done and really wants me to photograph her special day.
As you all mostly know now, I am the proud owner of a Nikon d200 and a 24-120vr lens. My old tripod wasn't a very good one and i need to replace it as the weight of this camera is just too much for it, it's broken a few times and i've repaired it each time but i've only used it at home and always been prepared for the tripod to tip etc. Where as i will not risk it, i love this camera too much for something stupid like that to happen to it. So i'd like to ask you all what you suggest for a tripod , i am no proffessional and would like something that i can quickly get the camera on and off and wont be too big and bulky to pack up.
My second question is in regards to CF cards, i only have a 1gig and a 512meg card currently and i know they are too small for anything like a wedding, so what size would you suggest i use? with my old camera i used for my last wedding, i used a 4 gig and shot in raw and i was uploading pics onto my laptop over and over again as it kept getting too full. But everytime i did that it drained the battery.
My third Question is in regards to the battery, where is the best place to shop for one? fleabay?
My fourth question is, External flash, i don't have one, but after my first wedding i believe i need one, but this wedding is going to be an outdoor garden ceremony, am i going to need it?
My fifth question is in regards to lense. Will my current 24-120vr be suitable - its so hard as with my old camera i had all the gear i needed except the flash and the day was a sucess, this time i have to start all over again!! It is a heavy lens but i love having the built in Vibration reduction, would i need a wider lens? or do you have any other suggestions?
Sorry to have bothered you all with these questions, but as i said i had most of the gear for my old camera and my plan was to slowly get these items i now need, but suddenly being asked to do a wedding has made me get my backside into gear and get ready for it.
Thanks Kristen
Well I have a few questions, but first i will explain the reason why i am posting these questions. Earlier today I received an email from an old school friend asking me to photograph her special day, after she saw my pictures from my first wedding I did last year. She loved what i had done and really wants me to photograph her special day.
As you all mostly know now, I am the proud owner of a Nikon d200 and a 24-120vr lens. My old tripod wasn't a very good one and i need to replace it as the weight of this camera is just too much for it, it's broken a few times and i've repaired it each time but i've only used it at home and always been prepared for the tripod to tip etc. Where as i will not risk it, i love this camera too much for something stupid like that to happen to it. So i'd like to ask you all what you suggest for a tripod , i am no proffessional and would like something that i can quickly get the camera on and off and wont be too big and bulky to pack up.
My second question is in regards to CF cards, i only have a 1gig and a 512meg card currently and i know they are too small for anything like a wedding, so what size would you suggest i use? with my old camera i used for my last wedding, i used a 4 gig and shot in raw and i was uploading pics onto my laptop over and over again as it kept getting too full. But everytime i did that it drained the battery.
My third Question is in regards to the battery, where is the best place to shop for one? fleabay?
My fourth question is, External flash, i don't have one, but after my first wedding i believe i need one, but this wedding is going to be an outdoor garden ceremony, am i going to need it?
My fifth question is in regards to lense. Will my current 24-120vr be suitable - its so hard as with my old camera i had all the gear i needed except the flash and the day was a sucess, this time i have to start all over again!! It is a heavy lens but i love having the built in Vibration reduction, would i need a wider lens? or do you have any other suggestions?
Sorry to have bothered you all with these questions, but as i said i had most of the gear for my old camera and my plan was to slowly get these items i now need, but suddenly being asked to do a wedding has made me get my backside into gear and get ready for it.
Thanks Kristen