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Just hired a new portrait photographer to take over the portrait side of things. She was a Canon girl and right now I'm training her on a D700 and D800. The problem is, on Saturdays when I shoot weddings, I need them both. So I have to buy her a DSLR.
My first thought is to finally get my dream camera, a used D3s. I'd finally get to work with a Nikon pro body, see how it feels in the hand, and I'd benefit from it's low light performance and superb AF. But we're talking $2700-$3200
My next option is a used D800 for around $2000. Can't beat it. Great portrait camera for her. She's already training on it and she likes the idea of all that resolution. However, she's already noticed the slower workflow in post
Third, a used/refurbished D610. I have reservations. She's already in love with 51pt AF on my cameras. Also, the ISO button is in a different place than the D700/D800 she's training on and my girl shoots manual, thank God! Sounds small, but worth mentioning as a difference for her. The advantage here: $1500-$1700
Finally, taxes are right around the corner and I owe a lot, ha! So this time of year a few hundred dollars seems like a lot.
What would you do as a business owner?
Edited on Feb 26, 2014 at 10:21 PM · View previous versions
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