I'm in the market for some more glass and as I'm a budding wedding phototag I want to make wise choices.

When I read most forums on the subject (lenses and weddings) most jump all over the 24-70L f/2.8 II and the 70-200L f/2.8 II, only a mere $3,500 - $4,000 ... oh my

When I check comparison stats on DX0 I see many older, none IS prime lenses at the top of the heap.

Canon EF 35mm F/2 IS USM is on the very top - around $500

Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 - around $350

Canon EF 85mm F/1.8 - around $350

Canon EF 100mm F/2 - - around $450

All seem to be great glass at a fraction on the cost. I know, the old question zoom verses prime for weddings.

Personally I see myself doing just fine with about 3 primes, a 35, 50 and a 85 ....... then 1 zoom, a 70-200mm F/2.8 IS. I see the need for the zoom for during the ceremony but primes when you have the time like during the poses and family will do just fine and probably sharper. However, I do see the potential need for IS on a loner racked out lens such as the 70-200mm.

So from you seasoned wedding pros give my your take.

Thank you ...

I've been reading all the posts on the UHH for several years. Today I read one looking for advice on which lenses were best for wedding photography.

There were many suggestions on particular lenses but no mention of the camera body they were using. Full frame or cropped sensors.

A 70-200mm on a cropped sensor might not work for a wedding but on a FF body would.

This is also true of questions pertaining to landscape, portrait, action, wildlife, etc.

Perhaps the person asking the question could name the camera model and if it's a full frame or cropped sensor (I know which canon models are cropped or FF, but have no clue for Nikon or other companies), and the person responding could do the same.

I think the fools are the ones who made a mountain out of a molehill on this forum Most of them did not get the facts correctly, and instead of asking for clarification a whole lot of them made incorrect assumptions. I will challenge any of them with respect to writing. For crying out loud some of them did not even realize that I took the camera personally to Nikon. Some of the people who were polite and truly understood what was going on were chided by the ones who did not get it. Most said I did not get it,but apparently I did, and I did not call anyone names until now. I am fed up with some of the imbeciles who are part of this forum. The Forum preaches about being nice to people. A lot of them need to follow that premise.

I will be following your post with interest. Ironically, just yesterday I decided to give my Nikon 85 1.8G a good test and try to figure out why I was never pleased with the results. I have had the lens for 2 yrs. but usually put it back in the bag as my other lenses were sharper. Well I did not make any headway yesterday as again everything from that lens was soft focus. Not bad but not great like I keep reading about this lens. Anyway, I am wondering if it needs calibration by Nikon. I know the G version is manufactured in China. Maybe there are some bad copies in terms of autofocus.