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snips86x

snips86x

snips86x

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I'm photographing a friends wedding and have the following kit:


  • *Canon 7D with battery grip
    *Canon 70-200 f/4 L non-is
    *Tokina 11-16
    *Canon 100mm Macro

I think I'm going to need 1-2 additional lenses but I'm not sure which lenses to get. I'm also looking to get a Canon flashgun.

What are your recommendations?
 
50 1.4
35 1.4

Make sure flash is allowed at the venue, there was a guy on reddit where the registrar wouldn't allow him to stand where he wanted too or move at all due to creaky floorboards.
 
Zooms

16-35 on that or
Tamaron 17-50
Canon 17-55

Or canon 24-70/2.8

Primes, considering it's a 7D

24/1.4
50/1.4

Id leave the 70-200 at home, it's long enough on FF, way long on cropped. But that's just me.
 
Might struggle for a big group shot and any shots of the venue from outside if space is tight I wouldn't want to risk 24mm on crop as your widest!

I'd definitely get a flash even if it's band during the ceremony it will probably come in handy later in the day or evening.

Considered a second body just encase yours dies, even if it's just a mate attending as a guest who will pass you his in an emergency? lots of memory cards swap often, spare batteries they will go flat at the most awkward moment.

Good luck
 
Thanks for all your help!

For group shots i was considering the Tokina, due to its super wide angle, the 35mm as a prime for bright clear shots and the 24-70 for activities and where i need more focal length.

As for the flash, it would be a 430/480EX, i have 2x 8gb and 1x4gb CF cards and 2 batteries with my grip.
 
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snips86x said:
I'm photographing a friends wedding and have the following kit:


  • *Canon 7D with battery grip
    *Canon 70-200 f/4 L non-is
    *Tokina 11-16
    *Canon 100mm Macro

I think I'm going to need 1-2 additional lenses but I'm not sure which lenses to get. I'm also looking to get a Canon flashgun.

What are your recommendations?
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EDIT: NM, read the OP too quickly, didn't see the wedding. I shot one (civil) wedding with a 35mm, my sisters with a 50mm and a friends with a 24-70mm. Liked them all in their own way, the 24-70 was certainly super flexible and incredibly fast to focus. The primes changes the work flow, sometimes being a fixed focal length it improved some composition, often it would limit possibilities. With the 35mm sometimes there just wasn't the reach for a nice head and shoulders image but cropping in post somewhat resolves this, with the 50mm sometimes things needed to be wider but you are then screwed. The whole "zoom with your feet" doesn't apply to dynamic situations - you see the moment you have to frame and fire immediately.

If you are not used to a wedding type scene then I suggest a 17-55mm f/2.8 or 24-70mm f/2.8. The 17-55 will be a far better general purpose lens, the 24-70 doesn't work well on a crop body for general photography.HOWEVER, for a wedding the 24-70 gives you 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 105mm primes equivalents that are all popular portrait lengths.

The zooms will be a stop ore more slower than the primes but I rarely shot the primes wider than f/2.8 anyway.
 
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Everyones suggesting some lovely lenses, but I think the question that needs asking first of all is this.

How much are you willing to spend?

That dictates what lenses out of the above will be in your price range - some of them are well over £1k in price.

If its just a case of a 'favour' to your mate, then it might be far more cost effective to hire lenses for the day.
 
Andy90 said:
Everyones suggesting some lovely lenses, but I think the question that needs asking first of all is this.

How much are you willing to spend?

That dictates what lenses out of the above will be in your price range - some of them are well over £1k in price.

If its just a case of a 'favour' to your mate, then it might be far more cost effective to hire lenses for the day.
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I made the assumption if he's only doing this wedding and no others, and as he doesn't already own them he hasn't found a use for them he's renting. Sooo... yeah... I'd go with he intends on renting.
 
Andy90 said:
Everyones suggesting some lovely lenses, but I think the question that needs asking first of all is this.

How much are you willing to spend?

That dictates what lenses out of the above will be in your price range - some of them are well over £1k in price.

If its just a case of a 'favour' to your mate, then it might be far more cost effective to hire lenses for the day.
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Hyburnate said:
I made the assumption if he's only doing this wedding and no others, and as he doesn't already own them he hasn't found a use for them he's renting. Sooo... yeah... I'd go with he intends on renting.
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Purchasing depends on the lens. Ideally, id like to buy 2 and these would be used for future events like weddings and parties. I'm loving the 17-55 and had the pleasure of using it before. A friend of mine had one and referred to it as the non-L L lens. It's my primary choice at the moment.

That brings me onto the prime. My budget, without working it out too accurately, would be £1400-1600. On the assumption that the 17-55 is 600-650, what prime would you recommend for wedding, portrait and low light photography that comes in around the £7-800 mark?
 
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D.P. said:
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 should work within budget and be a great combo.
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I think that is what I have settled on, along with a Canon Speedlite 430EX or 580EX as they are both around the £200 mark.
 
I'd go with Ray on this one as the 24mm prime sounds the best bet on that crop sensor. 50mm on a crop is nearly 80mm on a canon camera, which is seriously tight for anything but head and shoulder work in cramped conditions.
 
James J said:
I'd go with Ray on this one as the 24mm prime sounds the best bet on that crop sensor. 50mm on a crop is nearly 80mm on a canon camera, which is seriously tight for anything but head and shoulder work in cramped conditions.
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The only one in my price range is the 24mm f2.8 IS USM model.

Would it hold its own against the 35mm Sigma? It looks nice, that is for sure and it would effectively be a 38mm with the crop, so yes....I see your point and a worthy choice.
 
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