xunjas
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Yup! I agree on that. Wedding photographers swear by the 85mm f/1.2.
lenses with good bokeh...
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Yup! I agree on that. Wedding photographers swear by the 85mm f/1.2.
LOL me neither
sexalicious
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why? hahas. just shot rom for the first time 2 days ago. my 50f1.2 cannot make it. =( too long. arghs. luckily i got bring my 17-35 that day. if not die there. 
Actually most AD photographers don't use the 85 f/1.2. It's portraiture photographers who often find it their bread and butter lens.
unseenshadows
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Hmm, i was all along under the impression that wedding photographers would use a zoom lens as they have to take both wide angle (table to table photos) and portraiture (of the married couple). on a FF body, i thought the 24-70 f/2.8L should suffice since it's a fast lens with both wide and short tele?
btw is f/2.8 good for bokeh in this case?
just asking out of interest. my skills are nowhere near the standard needed for wedding photography.
btw is f/2.8 good for bokeh in this case?
just asking out of interest. my skills are nowhere near the standard needed for wedding photography.
In ROM, gatecrashing, at the tea ceremony, at the church service, and at the dinner, the AD photog will definitely be using different lenses.
Even at the dinner alone, they will probably be switching between a 24-70 and a 16-35.
xunjas
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24-70mm on FF body can cover the dinner. f/2.8 still need flash in low light condtion. Aperture f/1.8 can be used without flash under certain low light conditions.
24mm can cover the WA view. 70mm is little bit short for portraits. 85mm would be great. =)
unseenshadows
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so careless of me to forget that the wedding is not only the dinner alone, lol!
my bad. rephrase my question: is 24-70L enough to cover the wedding dinner?
the last wedding dinner i attended, the photographer had two cam bodies, one with 16-35 and the other with 24-70...
my bad. rephrase my question: is 24-70L enough to cover the wedding dinner?
the last wedding dinner i attended, the photographer had two cam bodies, one with 16-35 and the other with 24-70...
sexalicious
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yes one for wide angle, one for closeup.
xunjas
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2 cams to back up each other. That's normal for AD photographer. =)
unseenshadows
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yeah, and he had two 580 Ex-es mounted on both cams. can't imagine that kinda weight, not to mention extra batteries for the 'just in case' scenarios...
For me i'd use a 50mm on a 1.6 crop sensor and a 85mm on a full-frame.
why? hahas. just shot rom for the first time 2 days ago. my 50f1.2 cannot make it. =( too long. arghs. luckily i got bring my 17-35 that day. if not die there.
For me, i always use a wide for weddings. Though sometimes more than that but seldom.
I believe he's carrying two bodies with two different lenses so he doesn't have to swap lenses and miss a shot, more than for back up purposes. The back up body is probably stowed in his bag.
unseenshadows
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i think you mean the EF 16-35L f/2.8 USM? the 17-35L is no longer in production though you might be able to get a 2nd hand one.hmm..
just got tasked by a friend to cover a new year eve countdown party...
does the 17-35L cut it? or the 25-75L is better?
but hor... the price of the tamron does seem more attractive..
and errr, there isn't a 25-75L. no such thing at all...not by canon or tamron.
hmm..
just got tasked by a friend to cover a new year eve countdown party...
does the 17-35L cut it? or the 25-75L is better?
but hor... the price of the tamron does seem more attractive..
17-35L is quite an old lens, that is comparatively soft as compared to the two newer 16-35Ls. However, if you get a good copy, it's an amazing lens. I've used one before. The build is excellent, confidence-inspiring, and in line with the other WA L lenses.
Never heard of a 25-75L before.
And you still haven't explained what you mean by colour sharpness.
xunjas
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yup, i would use 50mm if i am using a 1.6x sensor.
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