primes on wedding

The only zoom I don't think I'll ever give up is my 70-200 f2.8 IS MKII. It's that good and it's that versatile. The 135L is a fantastic lens. I just never warmed up to it at weddings. I must have owned that thing like 5 times and every single time I end up selling it.

85 1.8 is a solid lens. It's obviously not the 85L, but honestly, you aren't losing all that much and you save so much money.

I must say I can't imagine shooting a wedding without my 50L. If 35mm is wide enough for you, then that's OK. I prefer to have something wider available.

All this is a matter of style and preference.

Please though...let's NOT get into the whole "creativity" with primes vs zoom. That's been done to death and then some.

ok no war please. lol.

that's why i said "what "i" like" that pertains to my own honest opinion. not telling everyone you can't be creative with zoom.

vinmunoz wrote in post #16482343
ok no war please. lol.

No war for me. I am mainly a prime shooter with the 70-200 f2.8 IS MKII being a huge exception. That lens kills.

if i have the IS version MK II, might be a different story for me.

vinmunoz wrote in post #16482287
what i like about prime is that, you will be forced to use its focal length creatively. and i don't like the bokeh on the 70mm even wide open.

everytime i used my 70-200, i have to back up and zoom to 200 to get that bokeh i wanted.

I think some times the candid moment is more important than the good bokeh

I had sigma 70-200 , image stabilizer is a must at 200mm
I think I should go for Tamron vc

True. I agree.

On my last wedding, i was at least at 1/320. Its because it was a garden wedding and too bright. Indoor in a church, yes i guess the VC or IS is a must.

vinmunoz wrote in post #16482580
On my last wedding, i was at least at 1/320. Its because it was a garden wedding and too bright. Indoor in a church, yes i guess the VC or IS is a must.

It's when you are indoors in lower light that all this comes into play. Of course VC/IS won't help you stop subject movement.

I am typically anywhere around 1/120-1/160, f2.8, ISO1600-4000 inside churches. You can certainly hand hold the 135L with those set of parameters since it's one stop faster. I just find the zoom so much more versatile and convenient.

i agree. for a normal speed of walk in the aisle, what's the minimum shutterspeed to freeze someone?

vinmunoz wrote in post #16482624
i agree. for a normal speed of walk in the aisle, what's the minimum shutterspeed to freeze someone?

I try to use at least 1/120.

thanks... i usually don't go below 1/200. nice to know 120 is fine.

I could never shoot with a 135L at weddings. I found hand-holding that thing to be difficult, even outside. I couldn't imagine shooting that thing at 1/50 in a dark church.

ZachOly wrote in post #16483401
I could never shoot with a 135L at weddings. I found hand-holding that thing to be difficult, even outside. I couldn't imagine shooting that thing at 1/50 in a dark church.

You can always brace yourself against a wall or rest the lens on a pew or something sturdy. I shoot my 200mm prime like this.

ZachOly wrote in post #16483401
I could never shoot with a 135L at weddings. I found hand-holding that thing to be difficult, even outside. I couldn't imagine shooting that thing at 1/50 in a dark church.

use your 5D's ISO and stay at 1/160.

I usually use 24L and 85L

If 24L is too wide I switch to a 35L

If 85L too long I switch to a 50L

But if I could only have 2, it would be the 24L and 85L

For ceremony, reception and location shoot I use the 200 f/2

For wide angle I use the 14L