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can you do photo shoots with a D60? anon
do you think it's possible to do real, professional looking photo shoots with a D60 only? like with the big lights and all that stuff from studios

i don't want to look like an amateur with just a small camera

do i owe it to the client to use a better camera? some of them are not newbies and they know the different types of equipment and stuff because they've worked with professional people before

i think there's also a confidence thing with it because you would feel more confident about yourself if you look like you know what you're doing, like how some people reject contracts if they are priced too low, they're amateurs and if they charge more, they probably know what they're doing, that's how it is for some clients
>> Anonymous
0/10
>> ilkore !!rybbb5OcRVp
if you're getting paid, why not just rent something better, until you can afford to own it?
>> anon
renting equipment would kill my profits!

i have done jobs where i would see guys with literally $10,000 worth of equipment and they're not the official photographer, i am

so that puts me in very awkward situations
>> Anonymous
Get a P&S and spend the rest on lighting.
>> Foca !ZPmgSZGczM
>>245956

I go to many events with a cheap (compared to "pro" setups) 400D and usually the 50mm 1.8 and 70-300 f/4.0. The rest of the photojournos have all the expensive jazz (2 cameras, ~€6000 total). They don't really care, and neither does my boss, as long as I get the job done. Heck, I know 2 photojournos that use their Canon G9 everywhere, unless they need specific equipment.
>> Anonymous
If you and your customers are happy with the technical quality of end product then there's no real problem.

However, you may want to consider the intangible reasons why pros use pro-level gear: toughness, reliability, ergonomics.
>> ­
Spend your money on lenses, DSLR bodies are disposeable.

If I was doing studio photography I'd have no desire to upgrade my D80. Takes pictures just fine. The lens, lights, subject, and setting are much more important than the camera.

I shoot sports for a newspaper so I'm itching for a big expensive camera that can blast at 9fps, but that's me.
>> Anonymous
>>246093
>intangible
>ergonomics
>> Anonymous
If you're worried about image, just get a battery grip for it and it'll look more like a "pro" body to the somewhat trained eye...
http://www.adorama.com/TGVGNKD40.html?searchinfo=Nikon%20D60%20vertical&item_no=1
>> ilkore !!rybbb5OcRVp
>>245990
where i am, renting a body for a day or two, is pretty cheap. just add it into your invoice of expenditures; that way it doesn't do anything to your profits.... although, if the rental cost of a dslr body, is hurting your profits too much, then you probably aren't charging enough.
>> Anonymous
There is absolutely no difference in camera bodies according to /p/. The only possible difference is found in more expensive lenses.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
here's the way it works.

if you're one of those guys with the 10 grand setup and you take shitty photos, you look like an amateur tool.

if you can take great pictures with a $600 setup, you look like a photographic genius.

having said that, nothing makes you look a little more authentic than to have an old manual focus body loaded with film slung around your shoulder, "because you like the look of film for some shots".