| [QUOTE=Steven Yampolsky;155621] Unless you plan to make a living by selling great photos, either camera will be just fine. QUOTE]
The camera doesn't make the photo worth selling or not. I know of plenty of photographers that start with what they can afford and then buy what they need to do the type of photography that they want to do. "Professional" gear is supposed to be more rugged and withstand constant use. That's why they have more durable shutters, made of metal, weather sealing, etc. Wedding photographers seem to gravitate toward the Fuji S5 because they like the skin tones and the dynamic range. Does it operate fast? Not really. Definitely not like the D200 it is based on. Higher fps? I shot with the D200 and 40D. They just made me lazy on the field but I had to do more work to sort out the good ones when I got home. Then there's an interesting point my wife made. She took the 40D to her preschool and was taking candids of kids being kids. Well, she pointed out how noisy it was (shutter/mirror). Her previous Nikon D80 was a lot quieter and allowed her to get the kids without drawing attention to herself so much.
The bottom line is this: get what you think will do the job for the price you can pay and take it from there. I've recently sold the Canon gear that I bought to replace the Nikon gear. I now have a K10D and just ordered a D80 for my wife. I really like the K10D and I'm contemplating getting a K100D Super while they're still available. For $350 or so after rebate I can't see where I could go wrong. I want to try it out in gym and stage lighting with some f/2.8 lenses.
Miller |