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I think there are going to be some things you want to change once you get the ball rolling...
The first one, I would wager, is going to be the prime lens. Keep this in mind...people want to see themselves in their prints. For things like this, people usually want it to be a decently tight shot. To get a tighter shot with a 28mm lens, people will have to get pretty close. Hello wide angle distortion. Plus, with a lens like that, where they are going to have to stand is going to vary quite a bit for groups of differing sizes. So, with a prime, they will have to physically move themselves rather than the camera operator moving (unless you plan for the camera tripod to move each time...which would be even more problematic if tethered to a printer). Thus, refocusing and possibly changing the exposure depending on how evenly and wide the light is falling (which with a smaller octa could be a problem).
With a zoom, you set them and adjust accordingly without moving/changing anything (except possibly refocusing, but when stopped down significantly, this is not really a big issue). I think you are walking into a headache going with a prime. The only time a prime makes sense to me is if the situation is controlled and consistent (yours is controlled, but not consistent), or if you are working with a completely automated system where the subjects see themselves on a screen and can frame themselves accordingly.
Not that you are throwing money away getting the 6d, but you are definitely buying WAY more than you need. You will be shooting jpg, and (as erdongs said), the light should be what's doing your work for you. I would be using my old 40D with my booth setup if it supported tethering/liveview, and it would likely do just as good of a job at the 6d (image size and cropped sensor notwithstanding) I am going to be getting a rebel this spring to replace the camera we have been using.
Edited on Feb 20, 2014 at 11:56 AM · View previous versions
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