guest at wedding - 35 or 50?

i've never brought my 5d to a wedding before, would like to though for the next weddings i'm invited to but don't want to bring the brick. would a 35mm or 50mm be more versatile at a wedding just to take shots of friends, bride/groom etc? thinking the 85mm will be too tight indoors, so 35 or 50mm? what one prime would you bring as a guest?

i would bring a 50 on your 5dmkii since 50 on FF isnt that tight i wouldnt think. i have never shot FF before. on my crop i would bring my 30, but that doesnt help you too much lol

Which 35? The L or the f2.0? Between the L and the 50, I'd take the L. If the f2.0 35, the 50 would be my pick for the faster glass.

good point. i dont want to shell out another grand for the 35L so probably would be the 2.0. and i think that answers it. 50mm 1.4 is the cheaper alternative, for now. until i convince myself to get the 35L

As a guest, I wouldn't take my DSLR to a wedding. I would consider that rude to both the pro hired to shoot the wedding and to the bride & groom on their special day. At most I'd put a P&S in my pocket, but might not get it out at all.

just dont get in the pros way and dont pop flash. i dont see how its rude to bring your own DSLR. 35L would be awesome of course

check out the sigma 30. its not as bad as everyone says it is

One does not shoot during a wedding...especially if it is a religious service. That would be very bad form. Shooting candid shots before or after is another story. But if they have a pro doing the event, keep your activies very discrete.

Not sure I agree. Depends more on your relationship to the bride and groom. I often get asked to supplement the pro since when I bring mine it cost them nothing and some young couples really can't afford a lot. As long as the pro makes the agreed upon fees plus purchased prints.

amfoto1 wrote in post #12845858
As a guest, I wouldn't take my DSLR to a wedding. I would consider that rude to both the pro hired to shoot the wedding and to the bride & groom on their special day. At most I'd put a P&S in my pocket, but might not get it out at all.

i would not get in the way of the pro photog. it'd be for shots of friends, fam, candids of the bride n groom. i've seen plenty of people bring dslrs. bringing a dslr is not rude. getting in the way of the hired photog is, which anyone is capable of doing. sorry i should have mentioned i'd be using it more during the reception, during dinner, drinks, bar, etc. not during the actual wedding where i'd have to get up close to the alter. i'd stay in my seat and take pics from there, no flash of course

35 is my much preferred perspective for intimates, candids, and people shots. I feel like it's far easier to give context and story with it.

Have a look at the Samyang 35/1.4. Sharper than the 35L, priced with the 35/2, manual operation only.

Brian_R wrote in post #12845887
just dont get in the pros way and dont pop flash. i dont see how its rude to bring your own DSLR. 35L would be awesome of course

check out the sigma 30. its not as bad as everyone says it is

He has a 5D, the sigma 30mm is only for crop~!

Bad form would be pulling out the 70-200 f2.8L is II and asking the pro to hold your drink while you get a few shots. I don't see a problem with guests snapping reception pics regardless of what they do it on.

I took my 24-105 to the last wedding I went to (as a guest) and the zoom versatility was perfect. I was well out the way and could take tons of candids. So I vote you take your brick and have fun.

B&G were happy to have the extra sets of candids, I def. got a lot of nice shots the pro wasn't going to bother with. I don't think he was into candids anyway - just gazillions of posed shots after the ceremony.

amfoto1 wrote in post #12845858
As a guest, I wouldn't take my DSLR to a wedding. I would consider that rude to both the pro hired to shoot the wedding and to the bride & groom on their special day. At most I'd put a P&S in my pocket, but might not get it out at all.

Tough call, but I generally agree. We went to a good friend's wedding a couple of weeks ago and I would have loved to shoot with a fast prime. I thought about asking the hired photographer but decided not to. It's the bride and groom's day and I felt like I shouldn't do anything that might cause a distraction. (As it turned out, there were a bunch of media production people on the guest list and all were very discrete. I saw a few point and shoots, three or four GoPros (!) and a bunch of cell phone cameras but nobody brought a DSLR and I know for a fact that a few of the guests have rooms full of photography equipment. I would have felt silly if the paid professional and I were the only ones with large cameras.)

to be honest... I hate guests who gets in the action with the photographer.. .I experienced this one time and I just want to kick him in the nuts. I think he's one of those starting ones who shoots and put it up his site and say he covered a wedding. There's a proper way to do that...it's called second shooter. I think it's rude and if you respect the bride and groom.... don't create a problem . Bride and groom paid the photographer to get good memories for them. Be thankful you were invited....... so have the courtesy not to eff up their pictures.