Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I would agree 100% with Mark on this. I shoot a lot of weddings and > always used to shoot square and the lab would crop to oblong for > whatever you wanted, you shot with that in mind. In those days the > camera was on a tripod and (in the UK) you shot around 95% formals. > The tripod gave you a status and people knew who you were and what you > were there for. > > Today the market has turned on its head and I have been faced with > people who video the wedding on their mobile phones. Everybody has a > camera that sits in their handbag/pocket and sales of prints to guests > has dropped right off. Today the approach is far less formal with the > return of b&w reportage, all of which is ideally suited to the digital > cameras with most digital SLRs capable of producing any print you may > want. Whilst full frame is good for many reasons, one of them is not > that it shoots better wedding shots because it simply is not needed. > > Gerry > I agree with the fact that you agree with me!!! I also used tripods a lot at weddings. At the receptions even. People had a nice respect for it. And you got better shots. Didn't need the flash. Mark William Rabiner Very agreeable guy! rabinergroup.com