17-50 is too short to get any candid shots.
Wait a minute. Does the TS mean potraiture, as in the wedding couple will pose for you, be it in a studio or an outdoor venue, or an event coverage, such as the entire wedding procession?
Hi, actually, I hav already tried 18-105mm VR (D90 kit lens) a few weeks ago and have sold it out just a few days ago. It didnt meet my expectation. To get a bokeh, I had to zoom in like over 70mm. Even so bokeh is still not that great. But i understand it is due to aperture of this lens...at 70mm, can't even get F3.5 already. Furthermore, zooming compromises view of sight which means the more u zoom in to get good bokeh, the narrower the view. That made me impossible to shoot whole body portrait with nice bokeh, wide background.I'd say the standard Nikon kit lens will get you started. The 18-55mm may be a little limiting in terms of reach, but a 18-70mm, 18-105VR or 18-135mm are good contenders. The Tamron will work as well, with the large f/2.8 aperture in its advantage. Still, you may find the range a little limiting. I have covered events exclusively on the Tamron 17-50mm as well as on the Nikon 18-200mm VR. I'd say each have its strengths and weaknesses, and that you'd have to think of solutions to overcome their limitations. To each his own.
Most lenses are fine for posed potraiture, since you can easily walk up front or back off to overcome any limitation in reach. The trade-off lies in the lack of a really shallow depth of field that the 50mm and 85mm primes provide.
D80 with budget?
18-55 vr2 + 85 f1.8
u also need a flash and a spare body if ur really venture into weddings
Have done a few weddings with a single flash and body, so... dun think it's really a MUST, more of a good to have.
are u the main photographer?
then i think ur a guru :bsmilie:
you'll be better off with 17-50 range as it will be used most of the time and no time to change lens during wedding shoot.After reading through all suggestions, can I conclude that either of these two combination will meet my needs with D80 body?
17-50mm f2.8
50mm f1.8
Or
Tamron 28-75mm
85mm f1.8