Useful Lenses to buy..

[ayS]

i am fairly new to the photography scene, but i am curius as to what are some good lenses to have in a wedding photography type of enviroment? any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!

[tim]

Based on my experience of exactly one wedding, I'd like to add a wide angle lens to my collection, and the 70-200 wouldn't be useful all that often. Most day shots were with my 28-75 and flash, most reception shots were with 50mm F1.4 @ 1.4 and no flash, a few with the macro lens of the cake, and a few formals with the 70-200.

Edit - I could alternately have used the 28-75 and flash at the reception, but I didn't want to stand out or bother everyone with flashes all the time. Other useful equipment is a water bottle, snacks, and comfortable shoes.

[robertwgross]

If I had to do a wedding on a single lens, it would be the 28-135 IS lens.

After that, I need a wide lens to get large group shots, to about 20mm. Also, at the reception, I like to hang back a little farther so as not to be too pushy, so I will shoot with anything up to about 200mm.

---Bob Gross---

[tim]

Also, at the reception, I like to hang back a little farther so as not to be too pushy, so I will shoot with anything up to about 200mm.

I would like to do that too, however some times it's not an option with small dark rooms. I was on F1.4 at ISO 1600 and I still have photos that came out blurry, either due to camera shake or subject movement in areas where light was too low. I hope I get to shoot a larger venue some time soon.

[trickyricky]

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