(Oct 28, 2013, 05:10)shaddy007 Wrote: Hi guys am new to forums, please pardon my folly if I asking a silly question, I am new to photography I started out with a Canon 600d and I have had a good run with it, now I want to upgrade...I was looking at either the canon 6d or nikon d600...the nikon seems a better machine but am finding the nikon lens selection both confusing and expensive...I want to specialise in baby photography and eventually combine weddings into it..any help any suggestions are well come oh and I don't mind heavy cameras all want is great Images. ..thanks
The big question is: Do you want to keep the lens(es) you currently use on your 600d?
Canon lenses won't work on Nikon, and Nikon won't (easily) work on Canon.
What is so confusing about Nikon lenses?
2 basic flavors, DX (crop sensor) and FX (full frame).
You would need FX for the D610 (since the D600 has been discontinued).
(I expect a big price decrease on D600's, especially factory refurbished ones, now that the 610 is out)
And if you think Nikon lenses are expensive, then you must think the same about Canon. The pricing is comparable for similar glass.
There are 'third-party' lenses from Sigma, Tamron, Rokinon and others that are less expensive and are quite usable.
Baby photography and weddings are way different. Baby is done in studio, with controlled lighting and close-up. And there's only one subject to 'wrangle'.
Weddings are everything that photographing babies is not. On location, variable to lousy lighting (you'll need to learn how to use flash), rushing around hither and yon to get the shot. Dealing with drunk and/or uncooperative subjects. You'll need to learn posing, post production (editing), album design,....... It goes on and on.
I'm on another forum with wedding photographers across the world, and the vast majority are struggling to make a decent living from it. And these are people that have been doing it for a number of years.
Oh, and whatever you do remember:
Only show your best stuff.
Charge what you're worth. Don't give it away. Ever.
Good luck and welcome to Shutter Talk.
