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If you have the option of buy now or save for later ... what would you do
Apr 27, 2013 09:34:57 #
MeanKitty, aren't you're making a couple risky assumptions here? First that the D800 will still be "state of the art" 4 years from now and second, that price will be comparable 4 years from now. Over a 4 year period, Nikon is likely to roll out one or two (maybe more) newer, more feature-loaded models albeit with higher prices (due to inflation if nothing else). Also, if you plan to trade/sell your D90 in four yrs to get the D800, it (the D90) will be worth much less four years from now.
Apr 27, 2013 09:48:11 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
Frapha wrote:
MeanKitty, aren't you're making a couple risky ass... (show quote)
Used D90s aren't worth much now if they were I'd sell mine. I think anytime you start using words like "investing" in this hobby you're kidding yourself. Maybe the professionals can call it an investment but only in that the equipment makes them money through it's performance much like a hammer is an "investment" for a carpenter. I wouldn't think in terms of what your equipment will be worth in a year let alone four years.
Apr 27, 2013 12:35:34 #
Keep in mind the digital landscape will have changed significantly 4 years from now ! .........
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Apr 27, 2013 12:53:34 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
The resolution of the D800 is so great you'll be spending time in post processing to soften the skin of the ladies. A D600 would be a far better choice for weddings. The D800 is better suited to landscape photography or photographing large groups for large wall enlargements.
Apr 27, 2013 13:00:28 #
xxMeanKittyxx wrote:
I have "enough" money to get the D7100 n... (show quote)
Buy now. Later may never come. Lots of ways to buy now: credit cards, second mortgage, making the kid pay his own way through college..........lol
Apr 27, 2013 22:06:18 #
Just thought if you are doing weddings and using your camera to make money,Maybe it would be better off using what you have or making a simple upgrade like the d300, than getting into the learning curve required with the d800.
Every time you jump is full of surprises and the wedding season is about to start. Just my humble opinion. Remember it the photographer that makes images, not the cameras.
Every time you jump is full of surprises and the wedding season is about to start. Just my humble opinion. Remember it the photographer that makes images, not the cameras.
Apr 28, 2013 22:41:27 #
so much to ponder. I just saw an IR camera on Ebay, a converted point and shoot, aahhhh.... another on my wish list. I just want to shoot everything and have every piece of equipment to do it with.
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Apr 30, 2013 11:25:41 #
I am reminded of an old adage from my computer days (I'm retired): If you wait to buy the perfect computer (or camera), you will never buy a computer (or camera). My exhaustive research just completed, I chose a D7100 and am extremely well pleased.
Apr 30, 2013 11:32:09 #
If you're shooting weddings you MUST buy a 2nd body now so you've got a backup. weather it's another D90 or a newer body you have to have a backup body if you're getting paid for a wedding. You wont get the chance to reschedule the shoot, your equipment must work. Period.
Apr 30, 2013 12:02:43 #
xxMeanKittyxx wrote:
I have "enough" money to get the D7100 n... (show quote)
You didn't say but from what you said I assume that you do not have a backup camera. If you are going to do weddings you MUST have a backup camera body, back up flash, and back up for any other equipment you use,, except maybe the tripod. To do weddings without backups is asking for trouble and is a disservice to your clients. Which every way you go backup needs to be your number one priority.
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