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Dual Body or New Lens ?


gat3keeper

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Hi,

 

I'm new to Fujifilm and so far I'm enjoying it. I'd like to seek your opinion regarding my dilema.

 

 

My current gears are

 

XT1

18-55 2.8-f4

35 1.4

 

 

I still have a budget for an XT10 body. My question is, should I buy a second body or a new lens ?  

I shoot wedding by the way.

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

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I've never shot anything professionally, but done a lot of events, including weddings in other technical roles - and the first thing I'd do is add a backup to a critical piece of gear. So, second body first, preferably the same as the primary so you can put different lenses on each and grab whatever you need without swapping lenses and without rewiring your brain to a different button layout.

 

If you get by with the current focal lengths, I'd stick to them until you have that second body and whatever other gear you don't have today. Only then would I add to the available focal lengths. 

 

Again, I'm not a photographer, but speaking from experience as someone for whom it would be a catastrophe if a critical piece of equipment failed during a job.

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If you can shoot what you need at a wedding with the two lenses you have, I'd say get a second body. I only have one body right now, and on most jobs I find myself wishing I had a second. Add the fact that you never know what might go wrong, and a second body is a requirement for serious paid work.

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thanks for the reply Aswald

 

Anytime. ;)

 

For weddings I find that this works best for me.

 

Camera 1. Body + 24-70 F2.8 or 24 F1.4 or 35 F1.4

Camera 2. Body + 50 F1.2 or 85 F1.2 or 70-200 F2.8

 

One camera covers a wide perspective and the other camera have better reach when the chance pops up.

 

Unfortunately, most weddings I shoot are rather hectic. Apart from 2 cameras, there's sometimes a 2nd photographer.

 

However, I've also shot more intimate weddings where a single photographer and a single camera works very well.

 

I guess, based on the requirements of the type of wedding you shoot, you my be able to decide if a 2nd body or a new lens makes more sense for you.

 

I wish you the very best.

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