Daylon
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- Dec 7, 2006
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Hi everyone, first time poster here. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Trying to see if I can start getting work part-time as a photographer (hopefully eventually full time).
I'm about (next 2 months or so) take the plunge and go for the D200, 18-200 VR lens, and the SB-800 speedlight. I've been shooting film for the last year and it's frankly just rediculously expensive. By the time I buy and develop rolls of Velvia and then have prints made, even if you're charging $150 an hour you're still barely breaking even.
I think the D200 will be a nice upgrade to my 35 year old Canon F-1 and manual focus lenses I've been using. I think I'm a little behind the curve so I need to catch up.
My question is your thoughts on picking up a higher end photo printer to go along? I'm thinking of you can print your good quality contact sheets and prints, then it's more $$$ for you right? Not sure if I'll have any $$$ (or credit for that matter) after the camera equipment buy, but I think a quality printer is probably a must.
I was leaning towards the Epson Stylus Pro 3800? I've spoken with several other photographers and they all seem to favor Epson over HP printers. Comments?
Thanks in advance -
I'm about (next 2 months or so) take the plunge and go for the D200, 18-200 VR lens, and the SB-800 speedlight. I've been shooting film for the last year and it's frankly just rediculously expensive. By the time I buy and develop rolls of Velvia and then have prints made, even if you're charging $150 an hour you're still barely breaking even.
I think the D200 will be a nice upgrade to my 35 year old Canon F-1 and manual focus lenses I've been using. I think I'm a little behind the curve so I need to catch up.
My question is your thoughts on picking up a higher end photo printer to go along? I'm thinking of you can print your good quality contact sheets and prints, then it's more $$$ for you right? Not sure if I'll have any $$$ (or credit for that matter) after the camera equipment buy, but I think a quality printer is probably a must.
I was leaning towards the Epson Stylus Pro 3800? I've spoken with several other photographers and they all seem to favor Epson over HP printers. Comments?
Thanks in advance -