Hi dear colleagues,
some time ago I asked what analog camera you would recommend for pro-use. I got a lot of helpful tips here and finally got a beautiful M7. Now I have shot my first full day wedding coverage with it.
Tools: Leica M7 (MP viewfinder) with 35 Summicron IV and Artisan 50/1.1. Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600.
(colorimages on Canon AE with 50/1.4 - so just ignore them)
The film was developed in my guest-bathroom (na, now more a little foto-lab)
Over the time of 13 hours I shot 14 rolls of films with the Leica and delivered 400 images.
I am in love with this incredible camera and could not wish for any better tool to make my job (0:
here you can see the images:
https://just-schmidt.com/analog-wedding-photography/
I have been shooting weddings with the M9 and M240 for 2 years now, so the transition was nearly a piece of cake.
Even the flash work went very well after I trained a bit at home and learned to remember some settings, even for off-camera-use. So I could extrapolate on the fly, depending on circumstances and distance.
Now I am probably going to get a M3 to take my 50, so that I do not need to change lenses.
have fun shooting,
heiko