I'd rather stay an amateur too. And refrain from doing action photography, BTW.
I was just making a point: Action photography requires fast lenses (and perhaps a fast camera body :-). And they are quite expensive. BTW: It's not really a lot of money, if you want to make a living from sports photography. Or if you just want to make excellent photograps, compareable with what is published in the local paper. Think of what a cap driver has to pay for a Mercedes Benz (90% of all taxies here are just that). I believe they sell for 160.000 USD here. This also happens to be the average cost of creating 1 job, where I live. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. februar 2006 00:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: SV: *IST-D / DS & High speed action! Mark Roberts wrote: > Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>On 22/2/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>>"Most professional sports photographers have the following set of equipment: >>> >>>3 top-of-the-line digital camera bodies, such as the Canon 1D or Nikon D2H >>>($3,000 each) >>>6 Extra batteries ($100 each) >>>Extreme wide angle 14mm f/2.8 ($1,400) >>>Wide angle zoom lens 17 - 35mm f/2.8 ($1,400) >>>Fast short telephoto 85mm f/1.4 ($900) >>>Telephoto zoom 70-200 f/2.8 ($1,500) >>>Fast Telephoto 300mm f/2.8 ($4,400) >>>Fast Long Telephoto 400mm f/2.8 ($7,700) >>>Teleconverter 1.4x ($450) >>>Teleconverter 2x ($450) >>>2 Monopods ($150 each) >>>Tripod ($450) >>>2 Flashes ($400 each) >>>Radio Remotes ($300) >>>Light stands, umbrellas, misc lighting equipment ($500) >>>Laptop with extra ram ($2,500) >>>Photoshop ($600) >>>Other software ($500) >>>Rolling camera case ($300) >>>Rain gear ($500) >>> >>>Total: $34,000" >> >>Don't forget: >> >>Insurance for above ($2500 yearly) >>New car every 3 years ($28,000) >>Interest on overdraft facility (£500) >>Hospitality to kennel maids etc ($10,000) >>Assistant ($22,000 yearly) >>Drinking habit ($12,000) >>Alimony ($68,000 yearly) > > > And: > Personal masseuse ($25,000 yearly) > Emergency gear rental when airline loses it $10,000 > Licensing photos from Ken Rockwell when yours turn out like crap $50,000 > > And: Sherpa named Cesar (six pack of beer daily) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/266 - Release Date: 02/21/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/266 - Release Date: 02/21/2006
