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Old 07-30-2008, 01:42 AM   #1
paulsoucy
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Anyone shoot weddings with a Pentax?

I shot for fun my friends wedding a two weeks ago, having finally sat down and looked at the pictures something became very apparent to me:

I should never shoot weddings because shot after shot was out of focus, and either I suck at photography or my camera ( the k10d ) sucks. I was using the FA 50 wide open at ISO 400 and I can't really say that even without the pressure of being the paid photographer I have but 10 good shots out of 600 or so...

So does anyone know anyone who actually braves weddings with their Pentax equipment? Is it even possible given the really rapid nature of a wedding shoot and the camera's poor af ability.

This is when I look over at my Canon & Nikon friends and envy what their camera's can do in low light...

Now, I am not at all knocking the K10d, I absolutely love iit, but if you are getting paid to shoot a wedding ( something I open to down the road perhaps pursuing ) you need to really have equipment that works, and either my approach was way off or the k10d just absolutely sucks in a low light enviroment regardless of how fast the lens is..

Anyone have any thoughts?
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