In 1990 I spent almost 10 grand on a couple Hassleblads, 5 backs, 150 and 80mm lenses, and a couple Metz C4 flash units. Shot about 450 weddings with that setup. In 2005 I traded in the Blads, about 10 cents on the dollar for a Nikon D2x. Wow, less arm strength needed, no stoppage to reload film backs, and taking a zillion pics opened up new creative doors for me.

I think that the digital labs have come up to speed processing images; images are better. I think the D2x is still a viable camera. I think that for wedding photography, digital is almost a requirement. Bride and Grooms want 500 pics or more on a DVD/CD, and taking pics of bits and pieces (photojournalistic) plus the group shots, are pretty common.

As one poster put it though, having Uncle Wally taking business away from the serious pros is a downside to digital wedding photography. With the glut of used digital SLRs on the market, and easy credit, there you go. Even back in the film days, I worked for a pro lab. Had to talk many a Bride off the ledge while I explained that Uncle Wally does not have any more room at the top of the 35mm neg to include her head~! Seriously, this happened.

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1986 Mercedes 300 SDL
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1985 Porsche 911
1980 Porsche 924 Turbo
1981 Porsche 924 Turbo
1971 Jeep CJ5 Renegade II
1995 Jeep Wrangler lifted
2001 Ford F350 Diesel to find more junk
2004 Car Trailer, to haul junk that the truck finds.
1993 Damon Challenger, diesel pusher RV
1958 Pam - Loving wife that puts up with the above!