M for weddings?

[frogfish]

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I'm pleased to say I don't do keyholes.

 

You´re funny LOL

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[Jamie Roberts]

There's been very few times I when I need the precision of a dSLR at a wedding, to be honest. I also don't shoot keyholes. Gates, maybe

 

As for manual focus after 12 hours of shooting at a wedding, well, any focus after 12 hours is a PITA, even with the joys of AF (which doesn't always work anyway).

 

My solution has honestly been not to book the 12 hour+ jobs anymore (unless they're multiple day jobs) or only book them if there's a solid, multi-hour break or two in the day (which there usually is), OR only shoot them with other people covering too.

 

For me, and I'm sure I'm older than "FrogFish," there's a law of diminishing returns there anyway. It's got nothing to do with manual focus. After 12 hours of shooting I'm done.

 

However, I always have a dSLR available at weddings for longer focal lengths, and for when I'm not feeling well: that affects my ability to do consistent work with an M, because I'm not thinking clearly.

 

As Bill said, the buffer is fast enough for normal shooting on the M, most of the time, anyway. I also only shoot raw and it certainly makes a big difference.

 

Having said that, I'd like it to be faster than it is. I agree with the point about "if I press the shutter on my M it should take the picture--period," Well, at least until the card is full--but the buffer shouldn't ever prevent me from getting a shot.

[stephan_w]

as a gift?

 

yes, why not?