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May 16, 2013 19:24 |  #1

Hello friends,
As the title reads, please help me choose the lens (es) to rent. My brother and I will be shooting a wedding in less than a month and I will be the main photographer.

Gear that we will have:
Bodies- T3i, T4i, and 60d
Lenses- 10-22, 17-55 f2.8, 50 f1.4, 85 f1.8, 70-200mm II
Speedlights- 580exII, 3 430exII, and some yungnuo speedlights that we can use for OCF

Gear that we are renting
5d3, 580ex2

At this point we just want to get a really good potfolio out right now. We want to go all out for pictures if we can. Debating if we should rent the 85L (I've never used it before but I know what it is capable of). 24L, 16-35L? I will basically have a day and a half to get used to the rented gear and we only want to rent 1 lens... 2 if someone can convince me.

So what do you guys recommend? I will carry 2 bodies most of the time. I am a big fan of UWA and bokeh :D


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May 16, 2013 23:25 |  #2

16-35 (if required or if you want to make cool wide angle effects that can't be done with a P&S), 24-70. Maybe a fast prime, but get it a day or two in advance and practice with it.


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May 17, 2013 20:18 |  #3

It looks like you already have some fast glass on the wide end of things (even though they aren't L lenses). Given that, and the crop bodies you're using, I'd rent the 24-70 (version 2 if possible).


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May 18, 2013 18:54 |  #4

I appreciate the comments Tim and PhotoMatte.

PhotoMatte, why version 2? Just curious to hear your thoughts


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May 18, 2013 20:29 |  #5

In my opinion, you're pretty set. Don't really need to rent any more gear. If anything, I'd buy/invest in battery packs for your speedlights.




  
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May 19, 2013 08:48 |  #6

Remember that the 17-55 wont work on the 5D, so you'll want to rent something along those lines. The 24-70 version 2 is amazing.

That, or maybe rent the 135mm f2, since you only have one long lens, and you'll have 2 shooters.




  
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