DSLR Shots and Discussions

Tigger · 10-28-2016, 12:16 PM

Need some opinions. I'm starting up a professional photography business and I plan on doing about half of my work with models/portraiture and weddings. The other half split between landscape, astro-photography and street.

I put some contenders up for consideration. Initial budget is $40k. I'm only looking for two cameras. One super portable for street and the other for the no-joke, all-out quality camera.

For indoor portrait work/weddings and also landscape/astrophotography:

Leica S (type 007) with Summicron 100mm f/2 ASPH and various fast lenses of various lengths
-OR-
Canon 5D Mark IV with Zeiss 55mm 1.4 distagon and other fast lenses as applicable

For street...
Leica Q (type 116) with fixed 28mm lens
Any other suggestions? Looking for something small and easy to carry, handle, and manipulate settings on the fly without having to dig through menus (like the Sony A7r ii for example)
Nikon D750 (or the new equivalent, if there ever is one, as long as proportions don't expand) would be a contender here.

What I've listed is highly limited and I am open to suggestions as long as everything stays in the full-frame to medium format realm. DOF will be an enormous factor as I am approaching photography from an artistic standpoint in all facets including weddings.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Edit: Added Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera to the mix (not yet released).

jshare1 · 11-17-2016, 03:33 PM

onzedge · 01-01-2017, 01:26 PM

Shot from our farm in MN...

onzedge · 01-01-2017, 01:27 PM

onzedge · 01-01-2017, 01:28 PM

TreeSemdyZee · 01-03-2017, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I love older farmhouses.

onzedge · 01-04-2017, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

I love older farmhouses.

So do we. It's too bad that we are going to tear it down. We are building a replica in its place.

onzedge · 01-01-2017, 01:29 PM

Z&I · 01-03-2017, 08:59 PM

They planted the trees upside down

mattross1313 · 01-04-2017, 06:42 AM

Ooh great thread! Some awesome photos in here!
I've been trying my hand at the DSLR over the past few years - I try to shoot different subjects and styles, but usually end up pointing the camera at cars!
Couple of my favourites below -

axmea? · 01-06-2017, 01:10 AM

Taken while on my PW Z.

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HKYStormFront · 02-05-2017, 07:26 AM

Started this year off right shooting another fantastic build for Joe @ HotRod Dynamics. This '55 Nomad sports a Camaro LS3, a 6L80E transmission, an Art Morrison modern chassis with coilovers all around, and a Dana 60 independent rear end. The interior was completely custom fabricated other than the physical dash itself by a company in Florida, the door skins being CNC'd out of a solid piece of plastic and affixed to the car via rare earth magnets instead of push pins. Joe and his crew have done an amazing build for this owner, but you won't believe what I'm shooting soon for him

All of my shots of this Nomad are at the back of my album for HRD:

https://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com...cs-Photoshoots

ZAtlanta_OG · 03-22-2017, 08:28 PM

Got to shoot this Supercharged Mustang 5.0 for UPR Products and Vortech Superchargers!

HKYStormFront · 03-25-2017, 07:05 PM

That's an awesome looking ride, Dante

ZAtlanta_OG · 03-26-2017, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

That's an awesome looking ride, Dante

it was great to ride in!

10-28-2016, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tigger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NM Posts: 8,063 Drives: Awedeeeeee Rep Power: 603	Need some opinions. I'm starting up a professional photography business and I plan on doing about half of my work with models/portraiture and weddings. The other half split between landscape, astro-photography and street. I put some contenders up for consideration. Initial budget is $40k. I'm only looking for two cameras. One super portable for street and the other for the no-joke, all-out quality camera. For indoor portrait work/weddings and also landscape/astrophotography: Leica S (type 007) with Summicron 100mm f/2 ASPH and various fast lenses of various lengths -OR- Canon 5D Mark IV with Zeiss 55mm 1.4 distagon and other fast lenses as applicable For street... Leica Q (type 116) with fixed 28mm lens Any other suggestions? Looking for something small and easy to carry, handle, and manipulate settings on the fly without having to dig through menus (like the Sony A7r ii for example) Nikon D750 (or the new equivalent, if there ever is one, as long as proportions don't expand) would be a contender here. What I've listed is highly limited and I am open to suggestions as long as everything stays in the full-frame to medium format realm. DOF will be an enormous factor as I am approaching photography from an artistic standpoint in all facets including weddings. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Edit: Added Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera to the mix (not yet released). Last edited by Tigger; 10-28-2016 at 02:16 PM.

11-17-2016, 03:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
jshare1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hanover, MD Posts: 283 Drives: 14' 370Z Touring 6MT Rep Power: 15	__________________ "only acceptable trades are turtles or beer" Last edited by jshare1; 11-17-2016 at 03:39 PM.

01-01-2017, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	Shot from our farm in MN... __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

01-01-2017, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	__________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

01-01-2017, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	__________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

01-01-2017, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	__________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

01-03-2017, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
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01-04-2017, 06:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
mattross1313 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: UK Posts: 71 Drives: 2017 Nismo Rep Power: 197	Ooh great thread! Some awesome photos in here! I've been trying my hand at the DSLR over the past few years - I try to shoot different subjects and styles, but usually end up pointing the camera at cars! Couple of my favourites below -

01-06-2017, 01:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,240 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53242	Taken while on my PW Z. [IMG]DSCb_7882 [/IMG] [IMG]DSCa_7946 [/IMG] __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

02-05-2017, 07:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 53	Started this year off right shooting another fantastic build for Joe @ HotRod Dynamics. This '55 Nomad sports a Camaro LS3, a 6L80E transmission, an Art Morrison modern chassis with coilovers all around, and a Dana 60 independent rear end. The interior was completely custom fabricated other than the physical dash itself by a company in Florida, the door skins being CNC'd out of a solid piece of plastic and affixed to the car via rare earth magnets instead of push pins. Joe and his crew have done an amazing build for this owner, but you won't believe what I'm shooting soon for him All of my shots of this Nomad are at the back of my album for HRD: https://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com...cs-Photoshoots __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

03-22-2017, 08:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
ZAtlanta_OG Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 315 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 322	Got to shoot this Supercharged Mustang 5.0 for UPR Products and Vortech Superchargers! __________________ MY PHOTO BLOG instagram 2012 Nismo #268 Last edited by ZAtlanta_OG; 03-22-2017 at 08:31 PM.

03-25-2017, 07:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 53	That's an awesome looking ride, Dante __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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