 Suzanne Colson |
Next Equipment to Buy for Wedding Photography I kknow this question has been asked tons of times, but after reading through some of the posts my head is spinning. I just hope no one minds it being asked again. I would eventually like to get into wedding photography and maybe even portraits. This is not something I am going to do tomorrow, but just some long range planning. Not to say, if an opportunity for a shoot comes up tomorrow I would turn it down. I have a general idea of what lenses I would need; wide angle, maybe a fixed telephoto and a fast fixed aperture zoom which I have. After that I am not sure what I should work on getting next. I would like to get a hold of in logical steps and really work at learning how to use each piece of equipment. That said, any suggestions? Light meter, flash, lighting, etc, etc???
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Marius Liebenberg |
I am thinking of doing weddings and I think I will feel adequately armed if I had the following gear on me: Canon 70-200 f2.8 L on digital body no 1 with 430ex flash and battery grip for lasting battery power (already have this setup) The two bodies allows me to shoot without changing lenses (or dropping a lens during change) and ready for any shot without delay It is quite allot of gear to carry at once, the first setup weighing 2.8kg, but you see media photographers with two cameras all the time anyway. This is only the hardware, knowing your way around the wedding process and working with people is the hard part.
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doug Nelson |
You will need a wide angle, for group shots and other situations when you have no more room to back up. Cheap wides and the wide end of some zooms show barrel distortion that will render faces at the edges of the frame as lop-sided. I would think that Canon's "L" class zooms would be fine, but I'd read reviews to find a 28 equivalent (or a 28 if you use a 5D) that has very, very little barrel distortion.
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Suzanne Colson |
Thank you for the suggestions and help Marius and Doug!! Can anybody make a suggestion as to a non 'L' wide angle lens? I know they are the best, but just starting out I need to compromise on a wide angle lens. I went broke on the Canon 70-200 f2.8L!!
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Russ Garcia |
My fiance bought the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 and it is outstanding. I, however, bought a Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 for the group shots and have not been as impressed with the quality. For weddings, we have the 70-200 and I have Canon's 85mm f/1.8. What other high quality and consistently reliable lens should I have for low light weddings?
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Christopher A. Vedros |
The Canon 50mm f/1.4 is a very nice lens, with similar build quality to the 85mm f/1.8. The 50mm f/1.8 is a cheap alternative that performs well, but it is built like a kit lens. I have all of the lenses you've mentioned. I'm curious, what problems do you have with the 24-70mm lens?
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Russ Garcia |
Thanks for the response, Chris. The only problem with the 24-70 is that it doesn't seem to focus sharply. I sent it back to Sigma thinking there was a problem with it and came 'back 'repaired', but the photos from the wedding I did are just not as sharp as I'd expect. Maybe it's becasue I used it at 2.8 and 3.5 and the depth of field was small, but that shouldn't effect the quality of the pic if it was focused correctly, which I believe it was. I have the kit lenses, but do you believe the 50mm f/1.4 will produce a sharper image?
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Christopher A. Vedros |
Yes, the 50mm f/1.4 produces very sharp images. At wide apertures, you will get smoothly blurred background bokeh. The diaphragm has more blades than cheaper lenses, so specular highlights will be nice circles instead of octagons. Chris A. Vedros
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Russ Garcia |
OK. I think it would be in my best interest to have 50mm 1.4 lens in my bag. Someone also recommended Canon's 17-85mm IS lens. While the budget is tight and I can't buy every lens I desire, I need to decide between the two. Someone have a recommendation? I'm looking for the clearest, sharpest picture.
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Jerry Frazier |
I suggest you test them. Go to a camera shop, stick the lenses on a body and shoot with your card. Take your card home, and see if you can tell a difference. The 50 prime is a very sharp lens. Sharper than any zoom. You can also go to the Canon website or to other forums and check out the actual lens performance.
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