bribrius
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lol. i just asked how high the lift went.I had a tree taken down that would have most definitely fell on my house (otherwise i would have taken it down myself). You can bet your azz i asked if they had a boom truck.
Yeah. They had a truck. Just like a photographer has a camera.
But WHAT KIND of truck did they have? What brand? Ford? Chevy? Dodge? Freightliner? Did you ask if it's 2-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive? 1-ton? 2-ton? 3-ton? What is the engine displacement? Dual rear axle? What name is on the bucket system? Altec? Duralift? HiLine? VersaLift? What is the maximum working height? 30 feet? 35? 40? 50? What about their chain saws? Were they going to use Poulans? Stihl? Hasqvarna? Did you inquire about the blade size? 16" 20"? 24"? 30"?
Nope.... you just asked if they had the gear to do the job.
Next you're gonna tell us when you go do a fancy, high-falutin' restaurant you ask whether the stoves are 10-burner or 12. Are the refrigeration units SubZero or Viking? Are the chef's knives made of Damascus steel?
i think this comes down to, in good lighting you can shoot a decent shot with most cameras. It doesn't have to be a full frame. Camera.. however......
What usually separates the "pros" in any field is years experience and equipment held. People notice equipment as part a determining factor. If photography is your line of work, and that is the main tool for that line of work. Then i can't see why it wouldnt be expected that your invested some capital into your business equipment including your MAIN tool. I don't know too many people that cut down trees with cheapo chainsaw. i dont know too many carpenters that have tool boxes that probably cost more then what most people actually have invested in their actual tools. And i wouldnt expect someone in the software industry to be using a 199 dollar big box laptop special to work with. And i wouldn't expect a pro photography (least one i am willing to hire) to show up with a camera that costs him less than my own. Pros, use pro equipment. And in photography (here comes a big insult not intended) dropping ten k in equipment is PEANUTS for a startup business. Having a heart, i assume some people dont have much money. I would still expect them to show up with at least used pro gear. Most people in any field that are actually pros, tend to amass some pro equipment. They aren't running a business on a piddly 1500 investment.
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