Why don't you get the D700? It's almost identicle to the D3x in every way but price. This way, you'll be AHEAD of the Jonese because you're smart enough to get the good gear, but at half the price.
Cordially,
Mark Lent
----- Original Message -----
From: "Herschel" <herschel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 12:53:07 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: talk me out of it
I am about to spend my life savings and my children's inheritance on a
Nikon D3X. Just to keep up with the Jones's who are in opposition to me
here.
I have a Mamiya ZD back on a 645AF but it's way too slow for me when it
comes to shooting people. Also I don't have a range of lenses for the
Mamiya.
I want something that will recycle as fast as the studio flash packs so
I can shoot around 1-1.5 fps for about four or five frames ...at least
plus I want to do interiors etc.,
I just can't justify the price of a new Hasselblad and the new ZD back,
which is apparently a little faster, is also $7500.
Actually I can't really justify the
day which
is what I charge now, it would take 8 full days of shooting... in a bad
month that could be 2 months of work, to pay for it - In any case most
of those jobs could easily be done with the D3 I already have.
Should I be sneaky and just Up-res the D3 images to 25MP?
Please give me some sensible reasons to not buy this thing which calls
me from the depths of B'nH and whispers my name...
Herschel
