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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · In a few years will we see the X-T1 and EM1 as a turning point? | |
rattymouse wrote:
No. The level of support that Fujifilm and Olympus provide is not even close to CaNikon's pro support. Only THE most low level pro would be satisifed with this. Further, Fujifilm's flash system is laughable in comparison. More like a toy system.
I think it highly depends on the type of work one does. I know a good number of pro photographers who earn a WAY better income than I do who don't shoot with CaNikon gear.
I've done quite a few product shoots using a variety of Fuji, m4/3 and Sony gear, in addition to my Nikon's. Fuji's flash system was just fine because I used studio lighting and only rely on the camera for triggering.
The added DoF from m4/3 was very useful in doing a shoot for a volleyball equipment company, and the ability to compose on the rear LCD was also very useful for that type of work. I even stacked focus on a few shots and being able to touch the screen to control the point of focus made this really easier. Much easier than trying to adjust the focus ring on my Nikon's and not bump the tripod.
So what does this tell us ?
Am I a "low level pro" because I used what I felt were the best possible tools for a given job ?
I'll certainly be using my Nikon DSLR's for this weekends football games, and yes, my D3s and 400/2.8 certainly outperform any mirrorless system I own, at least when it comes to AF performance, but pro photography does not start nor end with sports work.
I actually make way more money doing product photography than I do covering sports.
What do we use to define who a "real" pro is ? If I look cool when you might catch me in the back on the endzone for 5 seconds on TV while at an NFL game with my Nikon DSLR's, or when I'm at the bank cashing a pretty nice check for some product work, which I may have shot with a silly little "toy" camera ?
Pro level support really isn't a huge factor either. Whenever myself, or anyone I know, covers things like weddings etc, we carry 2 or 3 of each item. The fact that I could send one of my camera's to Nikon and get 3 day turn around really doesn't do me much good if something goes down while on assignment.
I'd honestly say that support is probably a bigger issue for the "low level" pro's you mention. Guys who can only afford to buy one camera body, so when its broken, can't work. They really need fast repair times and/or rental gear.
I can pretty much go without any given piece of gear for quite a while because I have several backup items, or similar items that will still get the job done. Nikon service centers don't make me sleep any better at night.
This whole silly internet forum idolization of "pro's" and what they do or don't do, and how it has any bearing on if an equipment choice is good or bad is so odd to me.
The reality of pro photography, coming from someone who's made photography their sole means of income for the past ten years, is that pro's are no different than anyone else really, with the exception we usually don't have as nice of gear as most enthusiast since we don't have 100K+ "day jobs" as lawyers, doctors, executives etc to pay for everything lol.
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