Thinking of selling all my lenses and cameras for the Sony a7r iii
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yeah, they have multiple adapters at launch.
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just did it breh... got a deal on the a7iii (not the r) for the camera, kit lens, sony flash and a 14mm wide angle for $2400... the body and kit is $2400 new..Thinking of selling all my lenses and cameras for the Sony a7r iii
now i'm off to sell all my nikon shyt... hopefully i'll sell it all for at least $600-700 and the sony will have cost me 1600 for all that... gotta love ebay
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Not too much of a fan of Canon, but this camera looks promising. I think I will try and get the fuji X-T3 over the weekend or next week. I've been working with the x-t1 for years now and the slow AF kills me at times. I find my self shooting MF at most events because of that. The X-T3 supposedly is way faster and the AF covers all focus points.
Not too much of a fan of Canon, but this camera looks promising. I think I will try and get the fuji X-T3 over the weekend or next week. I've been working with the x-t1 for years now and the slow AF kills me at times. I find my self shooting MF at most events because of that. The X-T3 supposedly is way faster and the AF covers all focus points.
I have been on a camera roller coaster this year... I had the A7II, got the A7III, had a car crash and sold the A7III for a profit, went back down to an A7RII. A7III is a great camera... some little things I didn't like but overall a huge improvement over the 2s and crazy value. I would not fukk with Ebay, the fees are killer. Try FredMiranda.com or Craigslist. Not sure what Nikon gear you had but if it's full frame and from the "G" series you can adapt it to your A7III.
Regarding the new Canikon systems....
Nikon is in better shape but not quite there. I think their bodies will be nicer to use than the Sony without giving up too much in specs. But they are not quite there yet.
Canon is in trouble. Nikon, Sony and Fuji use Sony sensors which is why their mirrorless/live view stuff is good. New X-T3 is a beast. New Canon body is kind of DOA. No IBIS, very weak AF performance (i.e. 3FPS tracking), IQ will be behind Sony/Nikon. But you have to think, most people buying the Nikon will be coming from Nikon DSLRs, most people buying the EOS R will be coming from Canon EF, so to some degree it doesn't matter that they aren't beating Sony. I shoot Sony and even if Canikon's systems were better I wouldn't switch.... I'm not gonna take that hit and I'm happy with my system
Nikon is in better shape but not quite there. I think their bodies will be nicer to use than the Sony without giving up too much in specs. But they are not quite there yet.
Canon is in trouble. Nikon, Sony and Fuji use Sony sensors which is why their mirrorless/live view stuff is good. New X-T3 is a beast. New Canon body is kind of DOA. No IBIS, very weak AF performance (i.e. 3FPS tracking), IQ will be behind Sony/Nikon. But you have to think, most people buying the Nikon will be coming from Nikon DSLRs, most people buying the EOS R will be coming from Canon EF, so to some degree it doesn't matter that they aren't beating Sony. I shoot Sony and even if Canikon's systems were better I wouldn't switch.... I'm not gonna take that hit and I'm happy with my system
So I told you guys about the gig we got with the Navy....
We shot 10 videos for them last month and we presented them yesterday.
They loved the quality of the videos and were singing our praises for our professionalism and saying how glad they are that we're the ones doing the videos for them.
Then they proceed to pick out entire chunks of each video that can't be used due to their own staff having on improper protective equipment, improper grooming standards, the wrong uniforms. etc. The head guy representing the Navy looks at us frustrated and embarrassed and says "we screwed up. You guys have done a great job and this is 100% on us".
He then reluctantly asks if we would be willing to go back out and re-shoot some of the footage and re-do the edits if they pay us more.
He also reiterates that he would like us to develop more videos for them once we get through these.
At this point, it really looks like this time next year I'll be working for myself full time. This big contract along with the little jobs we've been picking up here and there have been bringing in more than enough money for me and my business partner to quit our day jobs. We're just being patient, but the time is coming much quicker than we anticipated.
Seriously, do not underestimate the power of networking. If you aren't getting the gigs you want you need to re-evaluate your circle. Even if you don't have a strong portfolio yet, get out there and do some free gigs and use it to promote your services and build up your portfolio. Get out on social media, google, etc. and start finding all the businesses in your area and start hitting them up. Don't sell them your pictures or videos, sell them the idea of how they need to increase their visibility online to increase their sales. If you aren't getting gigs, you may be chasing the wrong type of client for your area. Don't be afraid to ask questions and get around new people, even if you have to intern for an establish photography company, do what you need to do to get around more people who are connected. I can't stress enough that you have to stop trying to sell your pictures and videos. Sell the experience, and what it will do to improve lives. Whenever we shoot businesses their first instinct is to prepare a script that details their prices and services, and then explain why their prices are what they are. I ALWAYS tell them, "don't sell me the product, sell me the experience; show me who you are and why you as a person/company are different from everyone else. Tell me your story." We need to approach the way we market ourselves the same way. Tell people, anyone with a camera can take pictures, but when you book me, you get a person that _________________ and go into why you do what you do, tell them about your passion, and show them that you care about them. Don't tell them, show them. Maybe the customer mentions that they love Snickers, or maybe you see them order a coffee before a meeting. The next time you see them, show up with that snickers, or coffee, and say "Here you go, I was thinking about you." Little stuff like that will get you long term business.
We shot 10 videos for them last month and we presented them yesterday.
They loved the quality of the videos and were singing our praises for our professionalism and saying how glad they are that we're the ones doing the videos for them.
Then they proceed to pick out entire chunks of each video that can't be used due to their own staff having on improper protective equipment, improper grooming standards, the wrong uniforms. etc. The head guy representing the Navy looks at us frustrated and embarrassed and says "we screwed up. You guys have done a great job and this is 100% on us".
He then reluctantly asks if we would be willing to go back out and re-shoot some of the footage and re-do the edits if they pay us more.
He also reiterates that he would like us to develop more videos for them once we get through these.
At this point, it really looks like this time next year I'll be working for myself full time. This big contract along with the little jobs we've been picking up here and there have been bringing in more than enough money for me and my business partner to quit our day jobs. We're just being patient, but the time is coming much quicker than we anticipated.
Seriously, do not underestimate the power of networking. If you aren't getting the gigs you want you need to re-evaluate your circle. Even if you don't have a strong portfolio yet, get out there and do some free gigs and use it to promote your services and build up your portfolio. Get out on social media, google, etc. and start finding all the businesses in your area and start hitting them up. Don't sell them your pictures or videos, sell them the idea of how they need to increase their visibility online to increase their sales. If you aren't getting gigs, you may be chasing the wrong type of client for your area. Don't be afraid to ask questions and get around new people, even if you have to intern for an establish photography company, do what you need to do to get around more people who are connected. I can't stress enough that you have to stop trying to sell your pictures and videos. Sell the experience, and what it will do to improve lives. Whenever we shoot businesses their first instinct is to prepare a script that details their prices and services, and then explain why their prices are what they are. I ALWAYS tell them, "don't sell me the product, sell me the experience; show me who you are and why you as a person/company are different from everyone else. Tell me your story." We need to approach the way we market ourselves the same way. Tell people, anyone with a camera can take pictures, but when you book me, you get a person that _________________ and go into why you do what you do, tell them about your passion, and show them that you care about them. Don't tell them, show them. Maybe the customer mentions that they love Snickers, or maybe you see them order a coffee before a meeting. The next time you see them, show up with that snickers, or coffee, and say "Here you go, I was thinking about you." Little stuff like that will get you long term business.
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Navy gone soft. Smh. And this was in VA too.
But good advice. I definitely need to get out there networking.
Yeah man. They put us through the security process, gave us Government Contractor Clearance to come and go as we please into the Norfolk Naval Base, sent us in there with 2 "experts" that were tasked with making sure each person we were filming would be up to the Navy standards and they still got it wrong. Breh, we even gave them a shot list with details as to what we were going to need. We told them from this time to this time, we need, 2 people, a mop bucket, a mop, water, etc etc. We did that for each and every shot, gave them every little detail to avoid this sort of thing from happening. When we got there, they didn't have anyone ready, and a lot of the areas we were supposed to film were made unavailable to us. It's embarrassing for them, and to be honest we were a little bit nervous and waiting for them to try and place some of the blame on us, but so far they've done the right thing and fully accepted the blame. I imagine someone is going to get in trouble on their end because right now they have to request the original contract be amended and they are asking for more money to cover our time.
The Devil's Advocate
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Hey y’all brehs in va too? I’m in Richmond area. We need a central va meet up. Or do some shoots and talk cameras
Yeah. I'm in Virginia Beach.
Those of you who do model shoots, what is the general range of the amount of total photos you take a shoot? Especially if you are shooting for a couple different looks, like what from your experience is the range of the amount of pics you take for each look?
And if its one look what do you yourself normally do for one?
Like when you are there at home checking the files on your memory card to edit, how many are you usually looking for?
And if its one look what do you yourself normally do for one?
Like when you are there at home checking the files on your memory card to edit, how many are you usually looking for?
Dumping some recent stuff
