Your photography gear is outdated and funds are limited. Which upgrades should take priority?
When your photography gear is outdated and funds are tight, it's crucial to make strategic upgrades that maximize impact. Here's where to start:
What upgrades have made the biggest difference in your photography? Share your thoughts.
Your photography gear is outdated and funds are limited. Which upgrades should take priority?
When your photography gear is outdated and funds are tight, it's crucial to make strategic upgrades that maximize impact. Here's where to start:
What upgrades have made the biggest difference in your photography? Share your thoughts.
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In my decades of experience. I have found that equipment is constantly changing. Learn to maximize the ability of your equipment. Prioritize your skills over equipment purchases. The newest updated equipment can be rented. The objective is to increase funding. That is achieved by marketing and advertising campaigns. Promote your business !
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It's rarely about the equipment. Yes, you may have more consistency with Prophoto light over Godox, but the Godox will get the job done. A skilled photographer can create beautiful work with basic equipment. Yes, great gear is nice, but it's not something to get hung up on. A few years ago I went from running around with maybe 8 or 9 lenses to just two. My body appreciated the lesser weight, and my work didn't suffer. But to the question of what to prioritize - I would say glass. Invest in good lenses first.
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It really depends on how many parts of the equipment need to be upgraded and why. If I think about mirrorless cameras, they can last very long unless you break them. Even If I have to get a new one, I'll get an old model. One of my cameras is SOnyA7RII (7 or 8 years old), and I print big format aluminum without any problems. (my point is that you don't need new models that cost a fortune and have 100M to get good photo quality for your prints) Same for lenses, unless you broke a lens by accident or need an extra angle (e.g you have a 50-200 but need a 400 or 600 for wildlife photography) , you shouldn't have to replace them that often. Lastly , getting in insurance can get your gear replaced in case of damage for lower $ (deductible)
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