Question about lens for indoor wedding shots
May 20, 2014 12:51:04 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Beercat wrote:
You are correct, me bad :cry:
If it was just about one stop or two, I wouldn't have responded. It's really about the image quality wide open and at the longest focal length.
May 20, 2014 12:52:48 #
amehta wrote:
If it was just about one stop or two, I wouldn't have responded. It's really about the image quality wide open and at the longest focal length.
Got it!
May 20, 2014 21:43:33 #
Three suggestions, all about the same price, look for used models:
EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM (discontinued, look ebay or KEH)
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
The low-light capabilities of your 70D coupled with IS will give an f/4 lens flexibility in many indoor situations with no flash.
Primes I'd look at the EF 50 f/1.8 and the EF 85 f/1.8
EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM (discontinued, look ebay or KEH)
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
The low-light capabilities of your 70D coupled with IS will give an f/4 lens flexibility in many indoor situations with no flash.
Primes I'd look at the EF 50 f/1.8 and the EF 85 f/1.8
May 21, 2014 05:32:59 #
I am courious, is f 2.8 fast enough or do you need something faster????
May 21, 2014 05:56:56 #
bull drink water wrote:
I am courious, is f 2.8 fast enough or do you need something faster????
That is also my concern. My other camera has a constant 2.8 and it was hurting for light when I was in a dark mission setting.
May 21, 2014 06:59:50 #
A fast lens is needed, but you will not often shoot wide open at a wedding. It's a combination of ISO performance and fast glass that will get you there.
The Sigma 24-70 2.8 or 70-200 2.8 is the best bang for the $$. I use the Sigma in the Nikon mount and love it. Without being i the location where the wedding is, nobody but you can say if the glass is fast enough. But with my D800 I have shot acceptable shots at 6400 ISO and 2.8
If you think you need faster, you could go to primes and get two for the cost of a 2.8 zoom.
The Sigma 24-70 2.8 or 70-200 2.8 is the best bang for the $$. I use the Sigma in the Nikon mount and love it. Without being i the location where the wedding is, nobody but you can say if the glass is fast enough. But with my D800 I have shot acceptable shots at 6400 ISO and 2.8
If you think you need faster, you could go to primes and get two for the cost of a 2.8 zoom.
May 21, 2014 07:03:31 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Three suggestions, all about the same price, look for used models:
EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM (discontinued, look ebay or KEH)
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
The low-light capabilities of your 70D coupled with IS will give an f/4 lens flexibility in many indoor situations with no flash.
Primes I'd look at the EF 50 f/1.8 and the EF 85 f/1.8
EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM (discontinued, look ebay or KEH)
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
The low-light capabilities of your 70D coupled with IS will give an f/4 lens flexibility in many indoor situations with no flash.
Primes I'd look at the EF 50 f/1.8 and the EF 85 f/1.8
Shot the indoor part of a wedding with the 50 1.8. Very nice results. And let's not forget, pretty damn cheap.
May 21, 2014 07:16:21 #
I shot a wedding earlier this month. Even though you would like a 2.8 lens, you still want to shoot at f/8 or higher to get your DOF which required me to use flash.
I shot with a 50D and a 24-105 f/4, ISO 100 and 580ex set for ETTL.
My shots were so much better than someone shooting the same shots with a 70D and a 50mm 1.8.
I shot with a 50D and a 24-105 f/4, ISO 100 and 580ex set for ETTL.
My shots were so much better than someone shooting the same shots with a 70D and a 50mm 1.8.
May 21, 2014 07:29:55 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
A 70-200 f/2.8 would be ideal and a 24-70 f/2.8 would be good. Good luck.
May 21, 2014 07:36:59 #
BigBear wrote:
I shot a wedding earlier this month. Even though you would like a 2.8 lens, you still want to shoot at f/8 or higher to get your DOF which required me to use flash.
I shot with a 50D and a 24-105 f/4, ISO 100 and 580ex set for ETTL.
My shots were so much better than someone shooting the same shots with a 70D and a 50mm 1.8.
I shot with a 50D and a 24-105 f/4, ISO 100 and 580ex set for ETTL.
My shots were so much better than someone shooting the same shots with a 70D and a 50mm 1.8.
Nothing keeping you from stopping down the 50 and mounting a flash.
May 21, 2014 08:01:59 #
ocbeyer wrote:
Nothing keeping you from stopping down the 50 and mounting a flash.
There may very well be, the OP does not say. many Wedding venues especially a church do NOT allow flash inside.
May 21, 2014 08:18:54 #
Beercat wrote:
I'm using a Canon 70D (cropped 1.6X) and need a fa... (show quote)
I am a Nikon person but all have equal lens's. i always have my 24-70 f2.8 on my camera. Sometimes i switch to the 70-200 f2.8. Always does a stand up job.
May 21, 2014 08:19:08 #
Sounds like this is your first wedding..not knowing what lens to use..you only get the chance once..Good luck with
the job at hand.
the job at hand.
May 21, 2014 08:48:07 #
ocbeyer wrote:
Nothing keeping you from stopping down the 50 and mounting a flash.
Right. Just responding to Big Bear and his suggestion of using a flash as opposed to the 50 1.8
May 21, 2014 09:45:30 #
I also had the older version of the Sigma 50-150 and it was a fantastic lens. I can't speak for the newer version however but if it is as good optically and now has IS I would think it would be a great lens. Maybe you could rent it and check it out for yourself. Good luck.
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