I only have my D3100 as a true DSLR, so my Backup is my Samsung S21 5G which does produce excellent photos.
delder wrote:
I only have my D3100 as a true DSLR, so my Backup is my Samsung S21 5G which does produce excellent photos.
I make a lot of 24x36 inch prints and some 3x5 ft so I need something capable of handling the job. The average person doesn't need as much resolution due to only making smaller prints or just viewing their work on the internet. A good cell phone is great for the vast majority of people.
jerryc41 wrote:
And, of course, there's always the cell phone.
If you are doing a photo Job that you're getting paid for and you whip out a cell phone I'd think you'd be looked at with disdain!
What amazes me is that camera manufacturershave been making battery grips for many years. Wouldn't you think they woukd have ironed-out all the bugs by now?
As I said if you're a pro, you reputation is on the line and your future earning capacity is diminished if your camera fails and you don't have back up and can't complete your job. So for a pro back up is abolutely neccesary.
However, for a hobbyist like myself the money is better spent on extra lenses or a body with a different purpose not a backup.
The second body you suggested could be your spare if it works with your lens kit.
delder wrote:
The second body you suggested could be your spare if it works with your lens kit.
If a second body if needed it should be for a different purpose rather than backup. For example you have one camera with very high resolution and one which is very fast and does well in low light. A back up should be one that does the job for the main one as well. Or a different camera could be one that you can put in your pocket for situations where a big camera won't do.
grandpaw wrote:
Friday night I was photographing an event when my Z6ii started giving me a message about my shutter being locked and to press the shutter button to keep shooting. I did that and it would work for awhile and then the camera wouldn't come on at all. Fortunately I also had my. D810 with me as a backup and finished shooting with it. I was pretty ticked off with my Z6ii, but when I got home I started trying to figure out what the problem was. I am not going to go through the entire list of things I checked but after removing the battery grip and reconnecting it, everything worked fine. Where I was shooting was in a theater of a live performance and it was very dark at my location so I really couldn't see well enough to figure out the problem. After getting home and cooling off over being mad I found out the the battery grip must not have been communicating with the camera. I learned a long time ago not to go anywhere without a backup! If you ever have a problem with your Z camera, that has both batteries in the grip, take it off and reattach it to see if that fixes your problem. I would like to add that one battery was at 100%. and the other at 90% for those that will suggest it being a battery problem. Just wanted to share this just in case it ever happens to you!
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As a professional, I have a backup for every important piece of gear.
BebuLamar wrote:
I have backup tools for my job but since photography is a hobby I do not have a back up. It my camera failed I go home. I would be more upset about my camera malfunction than the pictures I may miss.
I have two d90s to back up each other plus a D80, D50
and a D 3400
ronpier wrote:
I have two d90s to back up each other plus a D80, D50
and a D 3400
I have my eyes and memory as a backup and at times as a primary or only recording system.
That way I truly experience the sounds, smells, people interactions and all other aspects of life with no worry about equipment or getting the shot.
I watched the Queen's funeral and remembered the cathedrals and chapels as well as the priests and spending about 1/2 hour with the Archbishop of Canterbury with just my wife in a wonderful conversation and personal tour.
No photo could ever capture the experience.
Nor did I try even though I had a camera and no restrictions.
The new Apple 14 'phone' has 48 mp...
That might work out in a pinch!!!
I'm thinking of selling my D750 and buying this 'phone'!!!
ronpier wrote:
I have two d90s to back up each other plus a D80, D50
and a D 3400
I have more cameras than the ones I have mentioned. It is the cameras that you have with you while shooting that you can grab and keep shooting with when needed that are the real backups
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