nixphotopix
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Al - I'm only 33 and I only started using rangefinders about 3 years ago... Ever since, I've covered weddings all over the world with my Ms... The reason I went to Ms is because I never used anything longer than 85mm on my DSLRs and wanted to shed the extra weight... I show up to my weddings with a couple of Ms (I keep a few spare bodies in the car, of course) and a 21, 50 and 90 (the 90 only comes out when needed for a church ceremony) and my lens cap is the 50. I don't pose anything as my clients commission me to document the story of their day with the least amount of interruption possible as they just want to hang out with their friends and family and just have fun instead of doing a bunch of posed photo sessions. I use little to no flash... Because of this, an M is all I need.
Cheers,
I have to say, I checked out your website and I love your style of photography. Im considering taking my M8 along with me next time a wedding pops up, however id only use it say, at the brides house while shes getting ready and its a bit more relaxed, and use the canon while its hectic!! until at least im more praticed.
Do your clients typicaly request candid shots looking at your site?
However, if a client want a documented wedding and not a posed one like you said, then this is the way to go. quality over quantity(taking time to get the right shot)
Also, camera shy people are a lot more at ease with a fairly unassuming rangefinder, rather than a huge dslr with flash and zoom lens.