I once asked my photo mentor why he was using pedestrian 20D's and 5D's
and not using more expensive, weather sealed bodies and lenses. His
reply was that he never knew a bride who wanted to be photographed in
rain or snow. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
AG Schnozz wrote:
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>> And so the controversy is resolved. The 5D is a Pro camera.
>
> Under that definition, you are correct. Actually, in Canon's case,
> the "Print Button" is probably the defining feature that sets it
> apart from the low-rent masses.
>
> Seriously, I do consider a camera, such as the 20D/30D/40D/5D to be a
> "Pro Camera". To say otherwise would be like saying that back in the
> film days, only medium or large format cameras were "pro cameras".
>
> And, no, I don't consider the "use" or "user" as the defining aspect
> of pro-worthiness. I define a "pro camera" as one that doesn't get
> in your way, it delivers what is asked of it, and is adequately
> reliable and robust to be used without worries. Yup, the 5D does
> qualify. For my own personal style of shooting I may determine that
> a weathersealed camera is desirable, but this shouldn't be any more
> of a determining factor than 10 fps and clean ISO 12800 performance.
>
> Would I consider my A1 to be a pro camera? Within certain
> boundaries, yes.
>
> AG
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