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Kristina S. Warta
 

Lens


I have been asked to shoot an out door wedding, The lens I have is a 18-200mm. do you think that would be a good lens for the job or would you choose something different.


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March 04, 2007

 

robert G. Fately
  Well, certainly that lens will give you a great deal of flexibility in terms of distance to subject(s) and angle of view, but you might also want to take along a faster (perhaps prime) lens so you can get shots at wider apertures and reduced depth of field.

In other words, for the formal type shots or the ceremony itself, a faster lens could give you the result of the bride & groom in sharp focus while the audience or shrubbery in the bacground stays out of focus (and thus is less distracting). But for the reception the 18-200 might be the only lens you'll end up using.


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March 04, 2007

 

Kristina S. Warta
  any suggestions on a lens for the ceremony.


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March 04, 2007

 

W.
  any info on the situation.


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March 04, 2007

 

Who Me?
  well outdoor is a de variety of options, 30% experience does everything think they have? You can't ask anyone how to shoot certain things, only 25% does any of you any understand. I was the same way, but the journey is long and hard to understand. Others move faster, but just understand that they have might invested more.


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