Is the D90 good enough for pro photography?

[mattsand]

well, it's a choice to let go of the control and let the camera create a lot of the look for you, i like to play with lo-fi myself, but to use a camera professionally it really needs manual controls. raw is also important which shuts out most compact/cheap cameras. other than that megapixels and so on isn't so relevant.

/matt

 

[slimjimmed]

well, it's a choice to let go of the control and let the camera create a lot of the look for you, i like to play with lo-fi myself, but to use a camera professionally it really needs manual controls. raw is also important which shuts out most compact/cheap cameras. other than that megapixels and so on isn't so relevant.

/matt

If you know the camera well enough, then you know pretty much how it will respond to given situations.

Photography is much more about your eye and observation than if you shoot in jpeg or raw.

 

[mattsand]

the darkroom has always been the photographers second home, raw brings that to digital. and i think you're wrong about knowing how a compact camera responds, it's extremely difficult. and why would you use it anyway if not to use its disadvantages to your advantage? it's not like you can't afford a better camera if you get paid to use it. how long have you been a professional photographer and how many shoots have you done using cameras without manual control, and more importantly why? i'm not asking you to prove yourself, i just have a feeling you're theorizing...

/matt

 

[slimjimmed]

I think one example is its discreetness and compact-ness. It's ability to catch moments unaffected, as they happen, is often easier when the person taking the photograph is more invisible or unseen.

An example I have is a friend who takes bikerides for months across the country and sometimes internationally. He travels extremely light and tight for practical reasons. Most of the photographs from his cheapy camera are incredible. He is usually able to sell quite a few from each trip to fund his entire next adventure.

His pictures are often born from the moment, and the unimposing nature of the consumer camera(when dealing with people). He would get a different reaction with a professional camera, not to mention how it doesn't fit into the lifestyle of his art.

In this case, he is aided by a "lesser" camera, and he makes money off of it.

Sometimes I see cell phone pictures that blow my mind. The content might not have been able to be accessed with a pro camera, nor would they have fit into that moment.

Just because an image has more noise or is not as sharp, doesn't mean it is not professional.

I know what you mean, though, and for the most part I desire the pro cameras. Even lust!

 

[mattsand]

Just because an image has more noise or is not as sharp, doesn't mean it is not professional.

manual control is to enable a faster workflow, raw is for options in post, that's what i think is necessary in a pro camera. since i know a lot of people read "image qulity" between the lines when you mention the word professional i tried to specifically explain that's that *not* what i mean. in fact if you check out my work i couldn't care less.

/matt