 Ewurama Hayford |
What Lens for Baby's Christening? Hello all, I will be taking pictures at my sister's baby's christening. I have a Tamron 28-75, 2.8 - nice and fast!! I feel like that will be adequate, but I wonder: Will I benefit from have a longer zoom, like a 70-300?? The priest will let me be reasonably close, but I can't get up on the altar, or move around too much. Also, I'm taking pictures of my 3 sisters - and I'm looking for a photo that crops at the waist, with them filling the frame. My guess is that a length of about 85 will do this for me - am I right?? Thank you.
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Sharon Day |
That's a good question. I took some photos inside a church and had to be in the back shooting. The 70-300 zoom I had came in handy, but the flash output wasn't quite able to handle the distance. Until the experts weigh in, my guess is the 28-75mm lens will work well for you.
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Pete H |
Hi Ewurama, Pete
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Andrew Laverghetta |
My question is about how the light will be. Most 70-300 lenses that I see aren't all that fast and you still need a faster shutter speed to keep from blur due to camera shake if you're hand holding. Though, this probably would be a good focal length to not get too close. Also, what kind of camera do you have? If it's digital, you probably have a slightly longer reach because of the cropping sensor. Good luck!
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Bill Wassmann |
As a basic rule: shoot with the lens you are most comfortable using. The long zoom will need a stronger flash and a tripod or at least a monopod. This can be unwieldy. Lighting conditions and church rules will also have an effect. If you can, scout out the situation beforehand Bill.
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Ewurama Hayford |
thank u all for your answers. its a 3.5 - 5.6, with image stabilization, and I use a rebel xt. the lighing is from chadeliers mostly and kinda "yellowish". many thanks e
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Slim Brady |
lens baby :)
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