What real Pros shoot...

[aj1575]

I just found this graphs of what gear pros are shooting. By pros I means the ones who contributed their picture to the list of the best Reuters photos of the last year.
Also interesting to see what settings they are using.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1A9U6JVLnh0cCeWzabq03buSY26MA0CvYYJ68WquT7YM

 

[verysimplejason]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

 

[Ricku]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Nice one, but I bet the photographer wished he had a D800 for that shot. More DR would have helped!

;D

(Obvious flame bait, but it is still true.)

 

[aj1575]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Nice one, but I bet the photographer wished he had a D800 for that shot. More DR would have helped!

;D

(Obvious flame bait, but it is still true.)

Or he may not have been able to take that picture with a D800, because all his memory cards were full at this point....

 

[Patrick]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Great set of images - thanks for posting the link!

 

[Bombsight]

I see people with Canons.

 

[Hobby Shooter]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Nice one, but I bet the photographer wished he had a D800 for that shot. More DR would have helped!

;D

(Obvious flame bait, but it is still true.)

Im not sure you're baiting, it lookes more like trolling. If not, then please provide a serious explanation to your statement. The moment is everything. To capture the moment, a camera with fast AF is essential, having a 5D3 myself, I have to say it's quite adequate when it comes to that.

Also, looking at the charts. 82.9% if I recall it correct couldn't have been taken with a D800 to match a 5D3 on ISO. So again, please proove your point.

 

[Jay Khaos]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Nice one, but I bet the photographer wished he had a D800 for that shot. More DR would have helped!

;D

(Obvious flame bait, but it is still true.)

Im not sure you're baiting, it lookes more like trolling. If not, then please provide a serious explanation to your statement. The moment is everything. To capture the moment, a camera with fast AF is essential, having a 5D3 myself, I have to say it's quite adequate when it comes to that.

Also, looking at the charts. 82.9% if I recall it correct couldn't have been taken with a D800 to match a 5D3 on ISO. So again, please proove your point.

I would have brought a D800 and left my 5D at home in case I dropped it in a pool or something... maybe thats what he meant

 

[AprilForever]

This...

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/11/30/best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#a=1

Nice one, but I bet the photographer wished he had a D800 for that shot. More DR would have helped!

;D

(Obvious flame bait, but it is still true.)

Im not sure you're baiting, it lookes more like trolling. If not, then please provide a serious explanation to your statement. The moment is everything. To capture the moment, a camera with fast AF is essential, having a 5D3 myself, I have to say it's quite adequate when it comes to that.

Also, looking at the charts. 82.9% if I recall it correct couldn't have been taken with a D800 to match a 5D3 on ISO. So again, please proove your point.

I would have brought a D800 and left my 5D at home in case I dropped it in a pool or something... maybe thats what he meant

I was going to scream if this was another film love thread... But, I was overjoiced to see that Canon was nearly all the cameras!!! By the way, who makes a 16mm prime? Also, More DR would have helped like none of these pictures...

 

[sandymandy]

There are 16mm cinema prime lenses.

 

[crasher8]

I love film

 

[Jesse]

By pros you mean pro photo-journalists.

I'm surprised how popular the 16-35 is with them compared to the 24-70.

 

[rpt]

Real pros? Huh! I thought there were Pro Cameras and then there were shutter clickers...

 

[distant.star]

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Interesting look at the current state of photojournalism.

Despite the common dictum "f/8 and there," most of these images are on the extremes -- slow shutter speeds, wide apertures, high ISO (although not as high as I would have expected from the 5D2 bodies).

Thanks for the link.

 

[BruinBear]

Interesting...anyone know why ISO 200 is the most used?

 

[Northstar]

Lot's of nice images...

Regarding the Usain Bolt image, I'm just surprised about this shot being included...not that great a shot. IMO

 

[Zlatko]

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Interesting look at the current state of photojournalism.

Despite the common dictum "f/8 and there," most of these images are on the extremes -- slow shutter speeds, wide apertures, high ISO (although not as high as I would have expected from the 5D2 bodies).

I agree, very interesting. Like photographing a speeding Usain Bolt at 1/125th of second, which is just enough to capture a walking person and normally too slow for sports action. Panning with the camera resulted in a perfect blend of sharpness and blur.

 

[eddiemrg]

If you are interested in a statistic of your "photo parameters" you can use EXPOSUREPLOT: http://www.cpr.demon.nl/prog_plotf.html but beware at crop factor!

 

[Loswr]

Interesting...anyone know why ISO 200 is the most used?

At a guess, perhaps because many people have highlight tone priority turned on, and that results in ISO 200 being the lowest setting.

 

[Patrick]

Real Pros shoot great images. As long as the equipment is adequate for the task it is adequate.
Great equipment does not make you a great photographer.
F8 and there is indeed better that f1.2 L series sitting on your desk at home!