nikon d2h for weddings

[mrdinh]

anyone using this body for weddings? would like your comments........

thanks

[mrdinh]

gary fong says no...do u agree?

[David_Buzzard]

Where does he say that? and what are his reasons?

David Buzzard

[Andrew_Funderburg]

I read over that post. You can read it here http://digitalphotographers.infopop....11#44610199111

He basically said the auto white balance wasn't working well when he used it for the first time.

But the D70 worked great. If I am correct the D2H can use three white balance sensors, or at least two and you can choose how it uses them.

Also, as a Nikon shooter I only shoot in RAW and fix white balance later. This should be even easier in the D2H since files are smaller.

Gary Fong's only conclusion so far is that the auto white balance doesn't work as good as the Fuji cameras. That should be no surprise. Also, he only shoots JPEG. Also he says the dynamic range isn't very deep. this could be a real problem.

My point, I don't think this is the definitive answer to your question. Keep looking. You might look over on Nikonians, there are a couple of photographers who have started using the D2H for weddings. If you can live with the slow autofocus, the D70 (or three of them at the price) looks like the camera to have at the moment. .

Good luck,

Andrew

[NorbertBissinger]

The D2H was developed as a sports shooters camera and not as a portrait camera and a wedding camera neither.

I need no Fongs and Adams to tell me which camera. They made their name not with a given camera but with a style and knowing about posing, framing, angles, perspective, seeing light etc and of course knowing what each tool can do and when and why use a different one.

Most important: They know how to market themselves!

It will be fine for about 85% of what you want to do... Don't use the auto white balance it sucks! Shoot raw + jpg and you will be fine.

Bottom line is it is a tool that will do the job. Is it the absult best tool to do the job, probly not. Will it do the job? Yes! Will it do a good job? Yes! Is it the greatest thing on the market? Probly not.... Can you still get great pictures? Yes!

[Charles_Bandes]

I shot my first wedding with my D2h this weekend.

It was a fantastic experience. The ergonomics are great, the responsiveness is amazing, and the flash performance was the best I've ever experienced.

Image quality is great. I am still using the S2 for formals and any time I need the extra detail, but the D2h is where most of my shooting will be happening this season.

Skintones - yes the S2 is better, but D2h is plenty good, and my lab will take care of the difference.