all right so I always wanted to know how much my camera and equipment weighs
especially this is my setup when I shoot weddings. So I'm going up ....90kg.. 9 - 0 ... 90 kg..
so yeah that's a lot anyways once in a
while somebody emails me or calls me and asks me a question
what camera and what gear they need to start working as a photographer and in
today's video I'm gonna answer all that but first I'm gonna get rid of all these
nonsense because it's heavy and I am a woman... it's really really heavy
So for those watching my channel first time and wondering who is this crazy person my name is Zdenka
Darula and I work as a professional photographer
when I get asked what type of camera new hotographer should buy people
usually expect me to tell them exactly what camera model they should buy if
DSLR or a mirrorless if Canon or Nikon if small or big
if pink or blue I'm just joking they sometimes even send me 2 camera models
and they ask me they expect me to tell them which one is better
first of all realize what your budget is some people are saving for their first
camera for a very long time or they even take loan and then you will have no
money left for stuff like memory cards batteries marketing editing software
photography lessons you know there's always so many different costs involved
when it comes to photography whenever you are buying a new camera or even when
you are upgrading. So when I was buying this camera which is Canon 5d Mark iii I
realized that the memory cards I was using my previous model are simply not
enough for this camera. The number of images I could take on those memory
cards with this one literally shrunk in half so I went to the store and I picked
up some extra memory cards and batteries and you know I was right away $200 extra
on top of it I took some photos with this camera on videos and I uploaded it to
the computer and I realized that my computer is way too so so I had to even
upgrade my whole computer. So for me I totally didn't expect it and it was very
huge it was a very big expense for me to do this whole upgrade. So bottom line
don't go crazy expensive because you gotta be broke and stressed out. All
you're gonna be thinking is how to make money and you don't even know how to use
your new camera yet so once you know your budget go to your preferred camera
store grab a few camera models hold them in your hands
test it out see how it feels if you live in Toronto
or you travel to Toronto quite often I have actually perfect person for you his
name is Patrick Ng and he works in this huge camera store right in downtown
Toronto I included his contact in the video description below and he knows
everything about camera so he's the person to talk to you when I was
choosing my first camera I was deciding between Canon and Nikon I went with
Canon after all because I used to live close to my other friend Paul which
happens to be a photographer as well and he suggested that we borrow each other's
gear or cameras in case ours break down and it actually did my camera broke down
and I borrowed his and unfortunately it broke down as well it's a true story
he didn't tell me until this day what really happened with his camera I still
feel very bad about it there is quite a big difference between
brands so again you want to hold them in your hands take a few photos see if you
like the results and see what do you really feel in your gut which one is
better for you I wouldn't just read about it online or read reviews and
order it without even testing it out now you've seen my tools at least part of it
let me pull out what I would really get when starting out so you will need your
camera body I would also suggest to get this 50
millimeter lens 1.5 it's truly the best it's only about $100 it's a
true view what do you see through your eyes that's what do you see in the in
the camera there's no distortion whatsoever the quality of images is
amazing then you've obviously need some extra memory cards and you will also
need some extra batteries and that is all you need to start right from the
beginning that will be seriously enough just to learn how to use your camera
properly and how to work in natural light and if you really insist on
getting more stuff that I would strongly suggest this golden
and silver reflector and then also white diffuser they are both 42 inches just so
you know I linked some of my favorite products below in video description
so check it out and one step above would be flash and that's all even that can be
really overwhelming at the beginning because there's so much you need to
learn about photography when you're starting out so there you have it nice
and compact exactly the way I like it you know I normally don't drag all these
crazy equipment with me I like it very small and compact and when you use
all the equipment I was actually mentioning here in this video you can
produce this really nice photos just like these
all right now the truth. I am going to weigh myself and then compare those 2
weights and obviously I am going to deduct it so how much do I really weigh?
let's look at the scale "sedesat osum cele ctyri kilo."I hope you
understood now you can do the calculation to find out how much my equipment
and camera really weighs... well I hope you got some pointers from my today's video and
if you did please don't forget to give it thumbs up and subscribe for all the
future videos for those wondering how heavy is my equipment is actually 43
pounds I calculated it's 43 pounds well that's a lot of weight so if you
have any questions or comments or would like to request video on a certain topic
don't be shy and comment below thank you for watching I'll see you next week
again ciao .. ahoj...