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It is completely remiss of you to suggest that she need not worry about finding an affordable alternative to having a back-up.
That's not what I said - at all.
That's all that's being said here and for some reason you're telling her to ignore the advice of countless pro's that have done of this years and to just wing it... everything will be fine because over on the Digital Wedding Forums there's gear for sale that's never been used.
Don't be freaking obtuse. Sh*t happens. Thats a statistical certainty. However, the degree of SH*T happening that people are suggesting "cures" for is ONE of the things I disagree with. Having backups to expensive gear, and then backups for those backups is basically trying to drive your statistical chance of error to "zero" - which is silly and counterproductive. Renting a lens and body is probably a better option than outright purchasing a second body. DWF.com was brought up becuase of the COUNTLESS unused "backup" bodies that have been sitting in PRO shooters inventory for years. That is called anecdotal evidence to point to the insanity of this arms race some of you seem to be in with Murphy's Law.
Nevermind the nonsense that was bandied about having a backup to cars and other ridiculousness. People wonder why some of these shooters are able to get away with charging an arm AND a leg.
What will you tell her should she come back here after listening to your advice and says "my camera stopped working because it was knocked to the floor by a guest and I missed half of the wedding"? Will you ignore her posts? Pretend you gave other advice?
I will say "Why the hell was your camera on a tripod. . .in the middle of a wedding. . .and not in your hands?"